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Open Thread For June 5, 2017

By El Somnambulo June 5, 201712 Comments

That Russian Bank Is 'Not A Bank': It's a government agency. No wonder Trump was in such a hurry to lift sanctions. Kushner might just have needed their money. It…

Open Thread For June 4, 2017

By El Somnambulo June 4, 20177 Comments

How Climate Change Deniers Won Over the Rethugs: Start with Citizens United and the Koch Brothers and move on from there. Fake facts abound. Great piece in the NY Times.…

Open Thread For June 3, 2017

By El Somnambulo June 3, 20179 Comments

Prisons Report Consigned to the Friday News Dump. Bottom line: Yeah, the prisons suck, we know why, but we've got that $400 K deficit. You can go back to sleep…

Carney just sentenced some innocent kids to death or disfigurement

By jason330 June 3, 201745 Comments

John Carney - Taking on the big problems of the day. Governor Carney Friday signed a bill that blocks local governments from banning or restricting someone's ownership of certain breeds…

“Shared Sacrifice” as defined by the internet

By jason330 June 3, 20173 Comments

Shared Sacrifice Everyone give up the goods so me and my friends can have more. (Typically spoken by elected officials or upper management)

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Carney statement on joining blue state climate coalition

By jason330 June 2, 20175 Comments

This from TPM. Carney's statement after the jump.

After President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement on Thursday, the Democratic governors in California, New York and Washington state announced a state climate coalition called the United States Climate Alliance.

Open Thread For June 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo June 2, 201710 Comments

Trump Cites Fake Facts To Justify Exit From Paris Accords. What R will stand up to this nut? How To Fight Climate Change W/O Trump? Wonder if Trump will try…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2017

By El Somnambulo June 1, 20174 Comments

A really good month!: This one features the great Mavis Staples: Featuring the great Curtis Mayfield, one of my heroes: We close with Jason Isbell, who may be our most…

Mo’ Better Dems: Everybody Into the Primary Pool…RD 1

By El Somnambulo June 1, 201731 Comments

The incumbent: Charles Potter. District Registration: 12,665 D; 1,444 R; 2,626 I. Those are not misprints. OK, why should Charles Potter be primaried? First, he and his family have fed…

Open Thread For June 1, 2017

By El Somnambulo June 1, 201716 Comments

Legislative Cowards Surface to Stop JFC Cuts. Politics uber alles. Too many constituents are being hurt, say 'leaders' McBride and Schwartzkopf. So they're 'stopping' the JFC process to see what…

Shared Sacrifice Uber Alles

By jason330 May 31, 201711 Comments

The JFC voted yesterday to cut Delaware's investment in the arts by $550,000 (about 20%). The arts are big economic driver and every dollar of state supports leverages up to…

Open Thread For May 31, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 31, 20175 Comments

No, The Grownups Won't Save Us Or Trump. It's Dubya deja vu all over again. Sussex County Population Grows As Retirees Storm the Beaches. More 'takers' than 'givers' in that…

Most Dismal Legislative Session Ever?

By El Somnambulo May 31, 201744 Comments

By 'ever', I mean since 1983, when I first started working for the General Assembly. I've either worked for, or followed what's going on in Dover ever since. My answer…