Archive for January, 2018
Sarah McBride’s Book Among ‘Most Anticipated Of 2018’
The book is called ‘Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss And The Fight For Trans Equality”, and will be released on March 6. Sarah’s book appears on this list, and is described by Paste Magazine as follows: Why You’ll Love It: Sarah McBride’s memoir is a must-read, offering encouragement while showing that the fight for equality […]
Biden Watch: Joe to Keynote House Democratic Retreat
Politico is reporting that Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker at the three-day event, being held in Cambridge, Md., starting Feb. 7. This should provide more fodder for those who think Biden will mount one last presidential bid.
Open Thread Jan. 31: Republicans Lick Trump’s Ass, Report It Tastes Like Fascism
The biggest takeaway from the State of the Union address is that nobody believes a word Trump says, even the people who want to. Lots of people worried that sticking to a teleprompted script would have pundits praising Trump, but there’s very little of that this morning. Josh Marshall’s sigh of resignation is more honest […]
The Question to Ask Yourself About Trump
Here’s the ugly little question at the heart of the Trump era: How much would you object to his behavior if he were pursuing a liberal agenda? Obviously that’s not a real-world scenario, because the racism is baked in. But what if you subtracted that but kept the sexual predation, the crudeness, the taste for […]
El Somnambulo Brings The Zydeco For Mardi Gras Weekend!
That’s right. A hed like that can only mean one thing: Symphony Steve Tanzer is pushing yet another upcoming concert. But WAIT, don’t leave just yet. After all, what better way to celebrate Mardi Gras Weekend than with the band that No Depression calls “the best zydeco in the land”? Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, […]
Open Thread Jan. 30: He’s Not a Real President, But He Plays One on TV
The State of the Union? Nobody cares, and nobody should, Jim Newell argues, because “it has lost its efficacy in the age of the one-minute news cycle.” Speaking of tired scripts, Republicans are continuing their pretense, apparently for the consumption of their cult alone, that the FBI is engaged in a coup against Trump (to […]
Song Of The Day: Jan. 30, 2018
Paste Magazine just did a piece on the greatest garage rock albums of all-time. Garage rock bands really didn’t do albums. Singles, baby. Like Little Steven’s Underground Garage. Like this:
What I’m not looking forward to
What I’m not looking forward to is the fawning press coverage of the State of the Union speech. I’m dreading the dumbed down “analysis” that goes on and on about what a great speech it was simply because Trump avoided a stammering rant about how unfairly he is being treated. And oh yeah. There is […]
Guillermina Gonzalez Announces for RD 22
· As Delaware is changing so is the need for a different kind of elected official. With a background that spans both corporate and nonprofit boardrooms, grassroots community organizing is at the heart of who I am and how I approach finding solutions to the very real challenges that we face in Delaware. I now […]
Another “safe” Republican quits rather than face voters in November
WASHINGTON ― Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, a 12-term Republican from New Jersey and chairman of the most sought-after committee in Congress ― the Appropriations Committee ― announced Monday that he would not run for re-election.
Frelinghuysen’s announcement was a bit of surprise, considering he could still serve as the top Republican on the powerful Appropriations Committee for another four years under House GOP rules. But faced with the prospect of a tough race ― Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in that district by only 1 point in 2016 ― as well as internal discussions about removing Frelinghuysen as chairman after he voted against the party’s tax bill, the 71-year-old GOP moderate decided to call it quits.
Keep quitting guys. You certainly don’t want to be associated with Trump’s next two years in office.
Open Thread Jan. 29: Eyesore Rankles Sorehead
Bob Weiner is easily New Castle County’s wackiest council member. Remember that time he tried to effect a citizen’s arrest on a guy putting unauthorized advertising on a telephone pole? He’s wacky that way. Now he’s at it again — not physically restraining anyone, thank goodness, but making a big issue over the fact that […]
Song Of The Day: Jan. 29, 2018
Dedications, we do dedications. This rousing anthem goes out to RE Vanella from his not-so-secret admirer, Alby:
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