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Open Thread for Monday, October 30, 2017

By Alby October 30, 20177 Comments

For the first time in 51 weeks, today seems a little better than yesterday. Anybody who claims to know how all this will end is just guessing. We can't know…

Manafort Ordered to Surrender

By jason330 October 30, 201719 Comments

I know the wording is boilerplate, but I hope the "surrender" verbiage hurst Trump's feelings. He is such a status conscious twit.

WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case.

Network Delaware Flexes Its Political Muscles In SD3

By El Somnambulo October 30, 201720 Comments

Elizabeth 'Tizzy' Lockman. Remember the name. She is running for Bob Marshall's seat in SD 3. She is the first candidate to emerge from Network Delaware's grassroots efforts. She is…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 30, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 30, 20171 Comment

When Walter Becker died, I sampled a lot of his and Donald Fagen's solo stuff and, of course, listened to a lot of Steely Dan. While this song was on…

Open Thread for Sunday, October 29, 2017

By Alby October 29, 20171 Comment

Everybody waiting for Mueller's Monday reveal, but writing about it is difficult because nobody knows anything more than the bare bones. I'm skipping all the prediction stories -- Mueller will…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 29, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 29, 20176 Comments

A great lost (IMHO) Paul Simon classic. From a not-well-received album, Hearts And Bones, released in 1983. Talia Schlanger played it on the World Cafe a couple days ago, first…

Open Thread for Saturday, October 28, 2017

By Alby October 28, 20178 Comments

The big news of the day is, of course, the first indictment from Robert Mueller's election probe. Today's chatter revolves around who will get the knock on the door just…

The week Trump solidified his grip on the GOP

By jason330 October 28, 2017

This week rumors flew about Mueller getting down to business and handing down an indictment. It is also the week that Trump formally consolidated his grip on the GOP. The…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 28, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 28, 2017

A new free-association musical treat brought to you daily. I first saw Buckwheat Zydeco do this at a festival the day before I hopped a plane to a conference in…

Mueller Drops Really Big Shoe

By Alby October 28, 20174 Comments

CNN is reporting that the grand jury in Robert Mueller's probe of Russian involvement in the election has filed its first charges. It's been sealed by a judge so we…

I’m torn on Catalonian Independence

By jason330 October 28, 20175 Comments

Philosophically I'm for it. But Russia has ben very active in supporting separatist and secessionist groups in Europe and America. So does supporting Catalonia play into Putin's grand plans to…

Open Thread for Friday, October 27, 2017

By Alby October 27, 201712 Comments

Sorry for the delayed open thread. Three reasons: 1) I'm still figuring out how to code this, 2) my gout is acting up and 3) I got sidetracked by a…

Delaware Political Weekly: October 20-26, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 27, 20171 Comment

1. Rachel Blumenfeld To Challenge Deborah Hudson in RD 12. She's a great candidate. An English Special Education Teacher in Delaware's public schools. Here is a Delaware Voices piece she…