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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 17, 2019

By El Somnambulo January 17, 201917 Comments

The Delaware ERA is now part of the Constitution, with the only opponents being the endangered species, aka The Angry White Guys From Lower Slower. That's pretty much all that…

I love Bernie Sanders

By jason330 January 16, 20197 Comments

Bernie would have beaten Clinton if the nominating process was fair and transparent. It wasn't, but it is better now thanks to the work Sanders put in after the nomination was decided. The Democratic Party is better for having Bernie Sanders ~~in it~~ on it. I also love who wins the Democratic nomination provided the contest is fair and transparent.

If You Think the News Journal Is Bad Now, Just Wait

By Alby January 16, 20198 Comments

Here's a bit of national business-page news you won't see in your local upstate daily paper: Gannett, which owns the News Journal, has become the target of a hostile takeover…

Song of the Day 1/16: Randy Rainbow, “There Is Nothin’ Like a Wall”

By Alby January 16, 20192 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL5CDt_1xcE You probably know about Randy Rainbow, the pre-eminent political musical parodist of the Trump age. He released this one two days ago and it's gotten 360,000 plays on YouTube…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 16, 2019

By El Somnambulo January 16, 20196 Comments

Can we start with John Carney's Group Hug? Trying to stay one step ahead of the posse, er, courts, John Carney announced a commitment to provide $60 mill in funding…

Song of the Day 1/15: “Pretty Pimpin,” Kurt Vile

By Alby January 15, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=659pppwniXA It's hard to explain Kurt Vile to someone who's never heard him before. There's a lo-fi vibe that runs through most of his work that, along with his penchant…

National Prayer Breakfast not giving up the speakers list

By jason330 January 15, 20193 Comments

Hi Brandon, I got your name and email from Sean Coit of Senator Coons' office. He said that you would be the person to ask for the speaker's list for…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 15, 2019

By El Somnambulo January 15, 20196 Comments

Didn't take long for one of the most dubious deals in recent legislative history to resurface. Featuring, at the least, the ethically-bankrupt trio of Val Longhurst, Nicole Poore, and Dick…

Open Thread – Wall of Hamburgers & How the hell did Carper, Coons and Rochester write this OpEd and not Mention Mitch McConnell?

By jason330 January 15, 201964 Comments

I'm seriously asking. Mitch McConnell is keeping this shut down alive, but he (somehow) doesn't exist as far as TC, CC, & LBR are concerned. Today, our country is in…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 17, 2019

I love Bernie Sanders

If You Think the News Journal Is Bad Now, Just Wait

Song of the Day 1/16: Randy Rainbow, “There Is Nothin’ Like a Wall”

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 16, 2019

Song of the Day 1/15: “Pretty Pimpin,” Kurt Vile

National Prayer Breakfast not giving up the speakers list

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 15, 2019

Open Thread – Wall of Hamburgers & How the hell did Carper, Coons and Rochester write this OpEd and not Mention Mitch McConnell?

Dispatches From the ‘Biden 2020’ Front

Shootings Down in Wilmo, Self-Congratulations Way Up

What Your Tax Dollars Are Doing Instead of Working for You

Song of the Day, 1/14: “So It Goes,” Nick Lowe