How Delaware Liberal Works

It is difficult to remember sometimes that we are a blog with a large readership, but a small group of commenters. This Band of Bloggers sometimes forgets that we aren’t just talking to ourselves here.

For as long as I’ve been posting here — especially since this became a Team blog — I don’t think we’ve ever talked about how we work. This is it:

woohoo bitches

Afternoon Open Thread

Is there something on your mind? Here’s some stories that have caught my attention.
This is the scandal that will ruin Obama’s presidency for good! Michelle Obama wore shorts! (I know, some people have nothing better to do.)
I’m all for compassion but I don’t understand this decision:
Scotland freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber [...]

Is This A Bad Sign?

Senator Kennedy has asked the state of Massachusetts to re-examine its law to fill a vacancy in a Senate seat:
A cancer-stricken Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has asked Massachusetts leaders to change state law to allow a speedy replacement of him in the Senate, fearing a months-long open seat will deny Democrats a crucial vote on [...]

Playing Politics With Our Nation’s Security

Of course, we already knew this.  Gosh, it’s getting really hard being right all the time.
Among the headlines promoted by publisher Thomas Dunne Books: Ridge was never invited to sit in on National Security Council meetings; was “blindsided” by the FBI in morning Oval Office meetings because the agency withheld critical information from him; found [...]

Required By Law?

I am no third party advocate, to be sure, but there is one law, or rather, a provision in our state Constitution that I cannot stand. Even though Governor Markell is a Democrat, and even though we have a supermajority of Democrats in the State Senate, we have to nominate a Republican by [...]

Why The US Attorney Scandal Was a Scandal

There was a lot of chatter back when the US Attorney scandal was going on about how these guys served at the pleasure of the President, so there was nothing wrong with firing a bunch of them for potentially partisan reasons.  Across the river, in New Jersey, there is a heated battle for Governor.  The [...]

Oopsie! “Anti-Corruption” Candidate Christie Admits Ethics Violation

One of the off-year races that people have been watching is the New Jersey governor race between incumbent Jon Corzine and challenger Chris Christie. Corzine has been in danger of losing the race, and polling has shown him trailing Christie by double digits. Corzine is not universally loved and Christie came across as [...]

Facts Make A Difference In Health Care Debate… And Poll Numbers

Geez, ya think?

Bloggers Make A Difference!

Look what we can do when we set our minds to it!
A fundraiser launched by progressive bloggers as part of an increasingly aggressive response to White House backsliding on health care reform has out-raised any such effort in the past.
Donations in support of Democrats who back a public insurance option as part of health care [...]

Health Care Reform: The Flow Chart

Nicholas Beaudrot of the blog Donkeylicious (who I met at Netroots Nation) put together this handy flow chart of what health care reform will look like:

Simple and easy to understand!

It’s About Time! Democrats Will Go It Alone On Health Insurance Reform

This is the best news I’ve heard in a while. The Democrats have decided to go with a Democrat-only bill for health insurance reform. Republicans have made it painfully obvious that they are not interested in any type of reform. Grassley has even said that he will vote against a bill that [...]

Why I know I’m doing something right

I hide out in the open people.  I was right there Saturday hamming it up in Greenville.  There was about 75 other people from various political circles and social circles right along side of me.  Slugging Twin Lakes beer after beer.  Perhaps you didn’t know that I also go to the Drinking Liberally events.  You [...]