Archive for March, 2018

Outten Outta Here

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WXDE 105.9 is reporting that Republican State Rep. Bobby Outten won’t seek re-election. Outten, a lifelong Harrington resident, has represented the rural 30th District in southwestern Kent County since succeeding Bobby Quillen in 2004. No word on whether anyone else named Bobby is ready to run this November.

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This Is Your Brain on Guns

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Second Amendment enthusiasts — as distinct from gun owners in general — are called “gun nuts” for a reason, and it’s not because they like shooting squirrels out of hickory trees. Somewhere in this favored land some devoted NRA types are surveying the post-Parkland landscape with the calm reflection and somber dignity … oh, hell, […]

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March 28 Open Thread: St. Anthony’s Finds Its Misplaced Good Sense

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You couldn’t write a better ad for the effectiveness of Tom Neuberger in fighting the Catholic authorities: He got St. Anthony’s parish and the Diocese of Wilmington to back down and reinstate Padua Academy Principal Cindy Mann to her post. Neuberger, who was treating Mann’s labor dispute as pro-bono case, told the News Journal: “It […]

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 28, 2018

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Karen Hartley Nagle’s dream of one day becoming New Castle County Executive is on its way to becoming just another of her delusions.  The House passed legislation yesterday that would have the Governor fill a vacancy in that office, and that would also allow the Governor’s appointee to subsequently run for the position.  The original […]

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NRA Admits Foreign Contributions

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NRA Admits Foreign Contributions

DE Legislators who accept NRA money are traitors. It is that simple.

“While we do receive some contributions from foreign individuals and entities, those contributions are made directly to the NRA for lawful purposes,” NRA General Counsel John Frazer wrote to Wyden.

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Song Of The Day: March 28, 2018

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Procol Harum rocks out. Robin Trower’s last album with the band. Also enjoy the fact that the Gary Brooker built the piano riff off of ‘Cool Jerk’, or so it sounds to me. He sure could sing, too:

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Coons Saves America With Bipartisan Urging

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The American republic, in dire peril of collapsing into a one-party Third World-style autocracy, was saved today by Sen. Chris Coons and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who released a bipartisan call for the Mueller probe to be allowed to proceed without impediment. They boldly stated: We urge President Trump to allow the Special Counsel to […]

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Rhetorical Shots Fired, Facts Injured in Gun Debate

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State lawmakers are getting testy over gun-control legislation, at least on Facebook. Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News has the story of the spat between State Sen. Dave Lawson and House Speak Pete Schwartzkopf over a semi-true video Lawson posted urging people to oppose two gun bills. Lawson’s video made untrue claims about what […]

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March 27 Open Thread: Surf’s Up

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A blue wave in November is pretty much a given at this point, but will it be big enough for Democrats to retake the House? A new report says it will take the biggest electoral wave in 40 years to overcome the gerrymanders the Republicans enacted in many of the 30 states they control. The […]

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Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 27, 2018

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A quick wrap-up from last Thursday, starting with the comprehensive Session Activity Report.   I will only note the passage of HB 144 (Osienski) in the Senate. Why? Because even what appears to be a modest restriction on DELDOT’s ability to acquire property caused the downstate dead-enders to fulminate and foam at the mouth. Perhaps b/c […]

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Song Of The Day: March 27, 2018

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This song was supposedly written as Lou Reed observed Andy Warhol and Warhol’s denizens at the Factory.  The weird piano sound is due to the fact that paper clips were attached to the piano strings. Hey, it’s Wikipedia, the King Of Truthiness. The song is still bleeping amazing 50-plus years on:

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Pete Peterson Is Gone, But His Bad Ideas Live On in Carper

Filed in National by on March 26, 2018 8 Comments

The patron saint of Delaware Democrats, Peter G. “Pete” Peterson, died last week. He’s the former Nixon commerce secretary who made his billions co-founding the Blackstone Group, one of Wall Street’s hungriest vampire squid. To the greater detriment of Americans, he also co-founded the Concord Coalition, the bipartisan panel of deficit scolds who preach austerity […]

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March 26 Open Thread: Big Bust Might Lead to Big Bust

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The March for Our Lives turnout exceeded my expectations, and produced hours of riveting testimonials from children about the effects shooting have on their lives. That’s unbeatable TV, and the right knows it, which is why their media gasped for the proper response. As you would expect, they ranged from “inappropriate” to “wildly inappropriate.” By […]

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