FFS Hillary, Move On
As in 2016, Hillary Clinton is exactly what Democrats DON'T need right now. In a new interview this month, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton took aim at current presidential…
Song of the Day 1/21: Pigmeat Markham, “Here Come the Judge”
Some say this was the first rap song, which would be quite a distinction for Chitlin' Circuit vaudevillian Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham, born 1904, whose "here come the judge" routine was…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 21, 2020
I may, may owe Bernie Bros Greatest Foe about one-tenth of an apology. No, there was no legal or practical way that he could have pushed through a bill setting…
DL Open Thread: Tues., Jan. 21, 2020
McConnell Reveals Rigged Rules. No evidence, no documents, no witnesses, and testimony up to and past midnight. We can take him at his word. He and the White House moved…
Welcome to Impeachment Hell – How to dig yourself out
Mitch McConnell and the President ignore the charges outright, and instead brazenly argue that up is down, that wrong is right, and that 2+2 is now and always equal to 22.
Breathlessly, the "media" pretends that the Republicans have a fair point. Democrats pin their hopes on Susan Collins having a very belated epiphany.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, the ONLY impeachment that counts is the all encompassing and total impeachment of all trump supporting Republicans at the ballot box. Every DEGOP Trump enabler, at every level of government, must lose.
Turn your disgust into outrage. Find your Delaware candidate. Throw yourself into that race and work as if the country's future depends on it, because it does.
Song of the Day 1/20: Bob Dylan and Clydie King, “Abraham, Martin and John”
Everybody who's old enough remembers the Dion version of this response to the twin assassinations of 1968, penned, incongruously, by Baton Rouge musician Dick Holler, the same guy who wrote…
DL Open Thread: Mon., Jan. 20, 2020
The Virginia Gun Rally. On MLK Day, no less: Along with mainstream gun-rights activists, the event is also expected to attract white supremacists, members of antigovernment militias and other extremists,…
Song of the Day 1/19: Generation X, “Your Generation”
Before Douglas Coupland's book, before demographers' appropriation of the term, a bunch of louts from London led by a bloke named William Broad formed a band to take advantage of…
DL Open Thread: Sun., Jan. 19, 2020
Malls Don't Have To Fail. A success story, and a possible road map for the Concord Mall? I get it. Miami is not suburban Brandywine Hundred. But the concept of…
Song of the Day 1/18: The Clash, “Wrong ‘Em Boyo”
"London Calling," the Clash double LP released 40 years ago this month, stunned audiences who thought punk rockers were just a bunch of low-talent yobs by presenting a array of…
DL Open Thread: Sat., Jan. 18, 2020
Five Myths About Bipartisanship. I think they've got it about right. Maybe Chris Coons should take a look. Is Trump's Popularity Overstated? Could be. Could manifest itself in lower R…
Who truly is “the last good Republican” in Delaware?
I talk about this a lot because it bugs the fuck out of me. Mainly because as far as I can see, there are no good Republicans left in Delaware.…
Trump Supporter, Anthony Delcollo, reveals Trump Support in HB73 vote
HB73 is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to eliminate restrictions on when absentee ballots can be cast. Delcollo, who has had some success pretending to be "one of…