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Open Thread Dec. 5: This Is Why They Don’t Let Clowns Run the Circus

By Alby December 5, 20172 Comments

The Republican Death Star tax bill is not yet fully operational, because the House and Senate versions must be reconciled. The first think pitched overboard: some of the special deals…

Song Of The Day: Dec. 5, 2017

By El Somnambulo December 5, 20174 Comments

Just a great bleeping song. Written by Butch Hancock, performed by Joe Ely and a blistering band. The Clash liked them so much they had them open for them in…

Rehoboth Tables LLC Voting Plan

By Alby December 4, 201724 Comments

The one thing you can count on with almost all Delaware politicians: They lack the spine for a fight. Perhaps factory-fresh Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns and Commissioner Park City…

Forget About Impeachment; Focus on the Crimes

By Alby December 4, 201712 Comments

To anyone who lived through Watergate, Robert Mueller's investigation is surprising in only one regard: How quickly he has put together a case that implicates not just the president but…

Open Thread Dec. 4: Your President Is Not a Crook

By Alby December 4, 201718 Comments

Oh, what a weekend it's been. Turns out having a belligerent ignoramus in the Oval Office leads to lots of legal liability. After Ol' Stubby Fingers tweeted out that he…

Song Of The Day: Dec. 4, 2017

By El Somnambulo December 4, 20172 Comments

Why this song? It entered my head yesterday, and refused to leave. Real life? Perhaps at one time...:

Carper votes against preventing cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

By jason330 December 3, 201761 Comments

Tom Carper always touts his "ability to work across the aisle" and "build bridges" with his "Republican Partners." But look at his track record. His ability to "work across the…

Open Thread Dec. 3: Can a Never-Raveled Chucklehead Unravel?

By Alby December 3, 2017

Pundits continue to parse the charges Mike Flynn pleaded guilty to in hopes of learning more about where Mueller's investigation is headed. Many outlets noted that K.T. McFarland seemed to…

We end Underground Motown Week with a great underappreciated classic from 1967. Written by Smokey Robinson, performed by the Marvelettes. Lead singer Wanda Young-Rogers was married to Miracles' member Bobby…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: November, 2017

By El Somnambulo December 2, 2017

Last list before I put together my Best Of The Year extravaganza. I feel the anticipation mounting already. Here are some new ones that might or might not make the…

Open Thread Dec. 2: Midnight for the Middle Class

By Alby December 2, 20171 Comment

Amid the furor of Mike Flynn's guilty plea, the Republican Senate spent the day tweaking and re-tweaking its tax gut bill, finally scribbling together an acceptable compromise that passed in…

Song Of The Day: Dec. 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo December 2, 20173 Comments

Today's Motown Underground Week Question: Who was Marvin Taplin? Well, kids, Taplin was a Motown rarity. A guitar player who was not a member of the Funk Brothers, he was…

If a Democratic President is ever elected again, you know what is going to be a huge issue?

By jason330 December 2, 201715 Comments

...the national debt. It will be such a pressing issue that we'll have to make huge cuts in social security and stop paying greedy teachers their lavish salaries.