Archive for June 9th, 2009
Late Night Oddity: Die Harry Potter, Die!
You know Pepsi paid a fortune for this sweet product placement.
OK, This Is Weird
I don’t know if you’ve been following the strange tale of the war supplemental bill. Two controversial amendments were attached to the funding. One amendment is funding for the International Monetary Fund (unpopular with Republicans) and the other amendment is the Lieberman-Graham FOIA amendment. The Lieberman-Graham amendment would allow the Secretary of Defense to exempt […]
Breaking News
Virginia governor Democratic primary That was over quick. State senator Creigh Deeds pulls off an impressive victory over a big name with big money Terry McAuliffe. Democratic Primary For Governor (70% of Precincts Reporting) Creigh Deeds 101,278 (50%) Terry McAuliffe 53,117 (26%) Brian Moran 48,632 (24%) Deeds will face Republican Attorney General Bob McDonnell in […]
HB 117 Passes the House
Vote on this hotly debated bill really did happen this afternoon and the results just got posted. Vote was 23 YES, 17 NO and 1 Absent. Follow after the jump for the vote detail. Apologies in advance for the formatting.
President Obama Orders Stephen Colbert to Shave His Head
As usual, Colbert is crazy and his guests are good sports. If you hadn’t heard, The Colbert Report is broadcasting from Iraq this week. Make this an Open Thread and tell us what is on your minds. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Obama Orders Stephen’s Haircut – Ray Odierno colbertnation.com Colbert […]
How Bad Reporting Becomes a Wingnut Talking Point Forever
Some dumbass wingnut that comments here (I don’t recall who and I don’t feel like looking it up) said that unemployment is higher now than it would have been without the stimulus package. Here is a link that explains how that dumbass got his fact wrong to begin with. Of course, being wrong is part […]
More Socialism!
It is a banner day for socialism in Delaware. (If you are keeping score at home please note: Anything that benefits large corporations is inherently good and just. Anything that benefits people (especially poor people) is teh bad socialism.) “The Markell administration should look into the possibility of ending the state’s contractual agreement with Walgreens […]
Socialism!
This is good news. But Short is a Democrat and Insurance companies need the unfettered ability to gouge every one’s eyes out, so this bill must be socialism or something. “One of the key focuses of the Small Business Caucus is to improve the opportunity to establish and grow a small business in Delaware,” Rep. […]
What’s The Message?
Dr. Tiller’s clinic will not re-open. The family of slain abortion provider George Tiller said Tuesday that his Wichita clinic will be “permanently closed,” effective immediately. Besides being extremely sad for Dr. Tiller’s family and the women who desperately needed his services, I worry about the message this closing sends to the Pro-Lifers Anti-Abortionists. Will […]
Today’s Legislative Agendas-Tuesday, June 9
Delaware State Senate Agenda. Delaware State House of Representatives Agenda. You can click on each of the above links, and you can then click on the individual bill numbers to find out about each piece of legislation. Probably the two most notable bills on the Senate agenda are SB 90, sponsored by Sen. Bethany Hall-Long, […]
Another Episode of Wingnut Fail
There they go again. Republicans’ Maximum Leader Rush Limbaugh is trying to manufacture a new bit of outrage, this time to boycott GM. That’s right — boycott General Motors. Clearly these repubs have not spent any time mapping out where the GM plants will survive. And clearly these repubs don’t give a damn about whether […]
Lakhdar Boumediene Speaks
Lakhdar Boumediene was held for 7.5 years in Guatanamo without being convicted of a crime. He was finally released by a federal judge. ABC’s Jake Tapper interviewed Boumediene and he talks about what happened to him. Boumediene said he endured harsh treatment for more than seven years. He said he was kept awake for 16 […]
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