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Chuck Fucking Schumer
Doesn’t get more pathetic than this: Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government funding bill that has fiercely divided Democrats under pressure to impose limits on the Trump administration. Schumer told Democrats privately during a spirited closed-door […]
Thumping The Tub For Chumbawamba’s Boff Whalley
A fortuitous, and completely coincidental, mash-up of two events. A couple of weeks ago, Al featured Chumbawamba’s ‘The Day The Nazi Died’ as his song of the day: For reasons that neither of us can figure out, the post and song went totally viral. Perhaps it’s because people need their political viewpoint now more than […]
Delaware Liberal Needs Help!
No, not an editorial comment from Captain Obvious. LiberalGeek, who has kept this site running smoothly since its inception, is retiring. We cannot even begin to thank him for his selfless (did I mention, unpaid?) efforts. We need someone with WordPress skills who also has the tech savvy to keep the site up and running […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 13, 2025
The Big Story: Delaware Prepares To Legalize Prostitution. Again. No, not legalized sex work, which I support. We’re talking Delaware prostituting itself because apparently we’re desperate. There is ample precedent. The Financial Center Development Act of 1981 essentially legalized usury in the form of high credit card interest rates. In exchange for so-called ‘credit card banks’ […]
Song of the Day 3/13: Sara Bareilles, “Brave”
I don’t care that Democrats haven’t made angry noises about the end of our constitutional republic because I only care what they do, not what they say. Now that it’s time to do something, let’s see how much courage they have. Will they show their prowess, be a lion, not a mowess? Will they change […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Senate Democrats (Kinda Sorta) Grow A Spine. In their pathetically-wimpy way. Will they, for once, remain resolute?: Senate Democrats haven’t even surrendered yet on a government shutdown — but already White House officials are gloating about making them eat crow, almost taunting them to vote “no.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threw down the gauntlet […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 12, 2025
Pull up a chair. If yesterday was (barely) an amuse-bouche, today’s a full-fledged legislative banquet. Starting with plutocrats seeking to gorge themselves courtesy of a watered-down corporate law bill. But first, here’s yesterday’s legislative activity report. Only item of note was the passage of SS1/SB 5 (Townsend), which enshrines the right to abortion in the […]
Song of the Day 3/12: Dropkick Murphys, “Where the Trouble’s At”
If you’re only dimly aware of the Dropkick Murphys, chances are you think of the Celtic punk band as a bunch of white working-class louts, and probably sympathetic to Trump and the MAGA movement that caters to that demographic. But you’d be wrong. The Dropkicks are from Boston, where even working-class louts spurn Republicans, particularly […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Just Another Day In Dystopia. Education Department Fires 1300 Workers. EPA To Close All Environmental Justice Offices. USAID Workers Ordered To Shred And Burn All Documents. USDA Takes $1 Billion From Kids’ Meals. Meanwhile, House Rethugs pass a horrible ‘continuing resolution’, then leave town, daring Senate Democrats to vote it down. Which they flat-out should […]
Song of the Day 3/11: Roy Ayers, “Running Away”
Vibraphonist Roy Ayers, an oft-sampled pioneer of jazz-funk fusion, died last week at age 84. Ayers started out in the post-bop jazz scene in the early ’60s. His first LP, “West Coast Vibes,” was released in 1963. It included his version of this Thelonius Monk composition. He teamed up with flutist Herbie Mann for a […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
A major tip of the sombrero to an intrepid reader, who pointed me to this article (it’s free, but you have to sign up). This is what the corporadems seek to inflict on Delaware: In an effort to appease Elon Musk, Delaware’s Democratic-controlled legislature is expected to vote on a bill this month that would […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Lots happening this week, the least of which is the seating of two undistinguished Corporadems to replace Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay. Their names, like them, are unimportant. Talk about a downgrade. Gonna put the blinkers on and take it one day at a time. Let me first catch everyone up on recently-introduced legislation. […]
Song of the Day 3/10: Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Soul to Squeeze”
Anthony Keidas doesn’t articulate what was squeezing his soul – he descends into babbling actual nonsense in the last verse – but if you read the news these days you know how he felt. Recorded for 1991’s “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” but left off the album because they thought it would be one ballad too […]
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