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DL Open Thread Tuesday, April 16, 2024
And so the torch is passed. Just days after O.J. Simpson, defendant in last century’s Trial of the Century, hurdled off this mortal coil, Donald J. Trump donned the mantle of rich womanizing defendant for what the infotainment industry hopes will be a similar ratings bonanza. The big story on Day 1: Trump fell asleep. […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Two Big Stories To Kick Off This Post-Easter Session: 1. Will the General Assembly Stop Windfalls For Retired Legislators, And Potentially Themselves, Down The Line? 2. The General Assembly Has Completely Tuned Out John Carney. Yes, the two are inter-related. Bryan Townsend said it on the record: Delaware Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend said lawmakers […]
Song of the Day 4/15: Cheap Trick, “Taxman, Mr. Thief”
Today’s the deadline for mailing their 2023 federal tax return for most people. If you live in Massachusetts or Maine you get a break because of the Patriot’s Day holiday, and if you live in a disaster area you get until June, because you have bigger problems. “Taxman, Mr. Thief” appeared on Cheap Trick’s 1977 […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, April 15, 2024
Couple of idle thoughts to start the week: Israel’s vow to rescue the hostages was only slightly more sincere than OJ’s vow to find the real killers. America invested more energy in the courtship of the Golden Bachelor than the subsequently-wedded couple spent on their own marriage. Oh, for those of you utilizing cunning linguistics […]
Song of the Day 4/14: The Byrds, “Eight Miles High”
In popular consciousness, “Eight Miles High” is a drug song. Radio stations certainly thought so when it was released in 1966 – many refused to play it, so it only reached No. 14 on the Hot 100. But it’s considered by many critics and historians to be the first psychedelic rock song. The musical inspirations […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, April 14, 2024
Pretty Much All You Need To Know About Iran’s Attack On Israel. Looks like everybody, except perhaps Israel, wants to de-escalate the situation. I honestly don’t understand why Israel struck the Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria. Here’s hoping this ends the back-and-forth for now. Looks like Biden has told Netanyahu to ‘take the win’: President […]
Song of the Day 4/13: Paula Cole, “I Don’t Want to Wait”
Yet another Trump stunt to delay his hush-money trial got rejected yesterday, so it’s almost certain to start Monday. Almost certain. The title of this song sums up my feelings on the matter. Paula Cole burned briefly but brightly in 1997, when two singles from “This Fire,” her self-produced second album, scaled the Billboard charts. […]
DL Open Thread Saturday, April 13, 2024
People who thought Ron DeSantis might stop acting like a tinhorn dictator after his presidential-race embarrassment can abandon that hope. He signed a bill that turns police oversight boards over to the police. In what’s now a running gag, Truth Social’s stock price fell again. It would make a better reality show than the one […]
Song of the Day 4/12: Dada, “Dizz Knee Land”
The worst thing about this timeline is that it makes me root for people and institutions I hate. The FBI and CIA, for instance. I hate them, but I hate Trump more, so I end up rooting for the FBI and CIA. I resent that, and it’s far from the only example – Liz Cheney, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, April 12, 2024
“Trump Did This”. Has there ever been a clearer political message to sell to voters?: Trump Tests Gag Order. ‘Dog Bites Man’: In a post on his Truth Social platform Wednesday, Trump called his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and the adult film actor Stormy Daniels “two sleaze bags who have, with their lies and […]
Delaware Political Weekly: April 5-11, 2024
1. Three-Way In RD 14. No, we’re not talking about any shenanigans between Lopez, McGuiness, and Speaker Pete. Although you’re welcome to. We are talking KMG entering the RD 14 primary, which already features Claire Snyder-Hall and Marty Rendon. She announced at this week’s RD 14 committee meeting, and has filed her committee. As you’d […]
Song of the Day 4/11: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, “Where’s the Money?”
Turns out Donald Trump’s $175 million bond was posted by a company that isn’t licensed to do so, doesn’t have the capital required to back it up and doesn’t promise to pay up if Trump loses his appeal. That means that he’s once again running out of time to come up with someone else’s money. […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Throwing Bad Money After Worse Money Going After Court Of Chancery. Sombrero tip to Al Catraz for citing this incomprehensible (to me) ad: Could I point this out? Nobody in Delaware gives two shits about this. I’d like to know just who the audience is for these ads. I mean, hasn’t Musk already moved to […]
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