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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023

Filed in National, Open Thread by on October 4, 2023 11 Comments

Chris Coons must be having the mother of all sads today. After Kave-in McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, a GOP member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN that Republicans in the group are considering quitting en masse because none of its Democratic members voted to retain him. Republicans apparently can’t conceive of […]

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BREAKING: McCarthy Loses Speakership

Filed in Featured, National by on October 3, 2023 2 Comments

216-210. 8 R’s voted to remove McCarthy, no D’s voted for McCarthy. Circular firing squad.  Rethugs are livid at the renegades.  But, hey, McCarthy cut the deal that made this inevitable.

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Song of the Day 10/3: The Ramones, “Why Is It Always This Way?”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on October 3, 2023 0 Comments

Elon Musk’s fascist leanings are obvious at this point, and Russian state TV put a fine point on it yesterday by bragging that “Elon Musk really is our agent.” That got me thinking about “Rocket to Russia,” the Ramones’ third album. Unfortunately for the band that essentially invented punk rock, it came out just as […]

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DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023

Filed in National, Open Thread by on October 3, 2023 21 Comments

Matt Gaetz – am I the only one who thinks he looks like a low-quality AI rendering of a young Jack Nicholson? – has pulled the trigger on his threat to depose Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. This puts McCarthy’s fate in the hands of House Democrats; Josh Marshall weighs the pros and […]

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Song of the Day 10/2: The Traveling Wilburys, “Not Alone Any More”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on October 2, 2023 0 Comments

Rock has had a lot of so-called supergroups, but I think the superest of them all is an easy choice. The Traveling Wilburys featured Beatle George Harrison, Nobel Prizewinner Bob Dylan and Hall of Famers Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, all of whom were in awe of their fifth member, Roy Orbison. Orbison’s career started […]

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Two Ethically-Bankrupt Legislators Stand Behind BHL…

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on October 2, 2023 13 Comments

…along with pretty much nobody else.  We have chronicled in these e-pages how both Our PAL Val and Sen. Nicole ‘No Longer’ Poore each got bullshit no-show jobs shortly after getting elected.  Longhurst as ‘Executive Director’ of the Delaware Police Athletic League (hence PAL, for newbies), and Poore as ‘Executive Director’ of the worse-than-useless Jobs […]

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DL Open Thread Monday Oct. 2, 2023

Filed in National, Open Thread by on October 2, 2023 4 Comments

It takes a lot of dysfunction for the media to notice the GOP is in disarray, but that tipping point has been reached. Matt Gaetz says he’ll try to oust Kave-in McCarthy as speaker, while as-yet-nameless Republicans are expel Gaetz from Congress because, one said, “No one can stand him at this point.” This is […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September 2023

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on October 2, 2023 0 Comments

Fewer songs this month.  Sky-high quality, though, one of my favorite batches of the year. A Pops Staples original.  Dedicated to Jason: MY kind of band.  Surrealist noir is MY kind of music: Italian disco vibe. Video’s a hoot as well.  Made me laugh: Perhaps the best American roots artist you’ve never heard of.  I […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 1, 2023

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on October 1, 2023 9 Comments

Feds Look To Shut Down Medicare Advantage Scam.  Oh, it’s legal, and the insurers behind Medicare Advantage use it to reject claims: Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because […]

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Song of the Day 9/30: “Flipper” Theme

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, National by on September 30, 2023 2 Comments

Former Republican poll watcher Scott Hall pled guilty to five criminal counts and must testify against co-defendants, notably former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, his contact in the plot. He’s the first of 19 defendants in the case to flip. I’m guessing he won’t be the last. For those too young to remember it, “Flipper” was […]

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Meanwhile, in New Jersey…

Filed in National by on September 30, 2023 2 Comments
Meanwhile, in New Jersey…

Indicted Sen. “Gold Bar Bob” Menendez refuses to resign, but nobody expects him to survive a primary for his seat. Yet so far only one office-holder, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, has stepped forward to announce a challenge to the scandal-plagued incumbent. As this story recounts, it’s not for lack of people who want a higher […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on September 30, 2023 7 Comments

“Dianne Feinstein Dies.  Staff Insists She Can Still Carry Out Her Senatorial Duties.”-Fake headline dedicated to Jason. Kevin McCarthy Could Earn A Profile In Courage.  Yes, it would cost him his worthless Speakership, but could remove some tarnish from what remains of his reputation: “I hope the speaker snaps out of the vise grip he’s […]

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Thank You, Jason.

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on September 29, 2023 2 Comments

Jason, you are a true friend.  I honestly don’t know what I would have done without you and without Delaware Liberal. You took me in as a stray immediately after Val Longhurst put an abrupt end to my 20-plus years as a legislative staffer.  I can’t tell you how depressed I was at the time.  […]

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