Archive for October, 2009
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Bacon Cake!
Bacon Slab Cake, that is. Just when you think this bacon thing can’t get any weirder, her comes someone to actually make a cake that looks like it:
23Oct2009 | cassandra_m | 18 comments | Continued
Happy Birthday, Mike Protack
Even though Mike puts the wing in wingnut and his comments sometimes border on spam, we at Delaware Liberal sincerely wish Mike a happy birthday.
Here is Todd Snider’s Conservative Christian to help celebrate Mike’s birthday.
Friday Open Thread
It’s Friday and it’s open thread time. That means your Friday is already halfway over!
It’s also National Mole Day, a celebration of Avogadro’s number, 6.02 x 10^23 (the number of atoms in a mole). It’s celebrated from 6:02 AM to 6:02 PM on 10/23 every year. This link gives you some tips [...]
News-Journal: Fisker to Build Hybrid Cars at Boxwood Plant
Andrew Eder, who has been all over this story, reports the good news.
And, lest anyone think that Jack Markell just got lucky, here is what a governor who was actively engaged did:
The company’s decision to use the Boxwood Road factory marks a quick resurrection for the 62-year-old plant, a casualty of GM’s bankruptcy and restructuring [...]
Mike Castle, He’s Talking About You
Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY9) has been a real hero in the fight for health care reform. He has released a study that shows 151 current members of Congress receive Medicare, the dreaded government-run health care system, including 55 Republicans. All of these Republicans are opponents of the public option. Here is the [...]
23Oct2009 | Unstable Isotope | 18 comments | Continued
Alan Grayson Wants to Know if a Republican Really Knows His Constitution
It is so much fun watching this guy — he is remarkably good at turning the wingnut rhetoric back at them with devastating results. This time he quizzes one of his cohorts Rep. Broun from GA on the law and the Constitution and makes it pretty clear that for all of their talk, walking the walk is still not a GOP goal:
23Oct2009 | cassandra_m | 11 comments | Continued
No War For Oil
Uh, what? I thought we were spreading freedom and democracy. Wait a minute…
et in remarks to Congress yesterday, Pickens revealed that he is just as interested as ever in tying our national security to oil interests in the Middle East, suggesting that American oil companies are “entitled” to Iraq’s oil because we spent blood [...]
Palin vs Gingrich
The lines have been drawn. And didn’t we all know it would come to this? NY-23 is the election to watch.
In one corner we have Sarah Palin who has chosen to endorse Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.
Political parties must stand for something. When Republicans were in the wilderness in the late 1970s, Ronald Reagan knew [...]
Late Night Video — Two Dudes and a Webcam, Part II
Yep, this is brilliant — the Two Dudes in their bathrobes return to dis the WaPo for their seriously cheap contest looking for a new web pundit:
22Oct2009 | cassandra_m | Comments Off | Continued
Gaffney Has NO Shame
When you’re losing an argument with the Ron Reagan, jr. tell him his father would be ashamed of him. Now, I was never a fan of President Reagan, but, imo, if Reagan was alive Gaffney should better start running.
Ron Reagan, jr. was absolutely correct. Frank better watch his mouth. Talk about crossing a line, but, [...]
22Oct2009 | pandora | 40 comments | Continued
Washington Post: Will Beau Run?
Long speculative piece from today’s Washington Post.
I found these comments from Jack Markell a little–incongruous:
“He’s not the type of guy who is going to let other people’s timetables dictate his,” said Jack Markell, the Delaware governor, the family-chosen surrogate. He argued forcefully that the prospect of Biden failing to protect his father’s seat would not [...]
Breaking: Carper On Board With Public Option!?
It’s the current lead story on Talking Points Memo:
Guess he’s been getting the messages left at his office. He still sounds a little weaselly about it, and decidedly unenthused, but it doesn’t sound like he’ll be off the reservation.
More Like This Please
Will Al Franken become the Alan Grayson of the Senate? He’s already gotten 30 Republicans on record supporting KBR over rape victims. In this video he puts a health care reform opponent from the Hudson Institute on the grill:
Franken: I want to ask you, how many bankruptcies because of medical crisis were there [...]
22Oct2009 | Unstable Isotope | 9 comments | Continued
2008-2009 Phillies: Best Philly Sports Team Ever?
Should they win their second consecutive World Series, I’d say absolutely yes. Certainly the only team in the modern era to rival these Phils would be the Broad Street Bullies, who won consecutive Stanley Cups in the early to mid-seventies. Who else would even be on the list? The Steve Van Buren-era Eagles? Pro football [...]
22Oct2009 | El Somnambulo | 33 comments | Continued
Thursday Open Thread
Thursday’s open thread: PHILLIES!
Courageous blogger Mike Stark attends a press conference by the ACORN video producers and learns:
Some things you probably don’t know about James O’Keefe (“the pimp”) and Hannah Giles (“the prostitute”):
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1. You know that ridiculous pimp outfit O’Keefe was filmed wearing? Well… he never wore it into an [...]
Who’s The Most Underrated Governor?
Chris Cillizza, The Fix, asks the question – complete with poll.
Aside from that handful of high-profile governors, most of the nation’s 50 chief executives toil in semi or total obscurity — far from the bright lights of the Beltway.
So, who among them deserves the honorific as the Fix’s most underrated governor in the country? Six [...]
Speaking Of Marriage…
Does Senator David Vitter support interracial marriage? He has avoided commenting on the Judge Bardwell incident. Liberal bloggers finally cornered Vitter’s spokesman:
Greg Sargent spoke to Vitter spokesperson Joel DiGrado, who said:
“First, Sen. Vitter thinks that all judges should follow the law as written and not make it up as [...]
Why We Need Marriage Equality
I’ll let WWII veteran Phillip Spooner explain. He does a better job than I ever could.
Partial transcript (full transcript at the link):
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I am here today because of a conversation I had last June when I was voting. A woman at my polling place asked me, “Do you believe in equal, equality for gay and [...]
Delaware Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Delaware’s Democratic Party has its annual fundraiser on Tuesday, November 10 at the Chase Center in Wilmington. (Tickets available here) I believe an almost-full contingent of your friendly neighborhood bloggers will be there. Guess who is going to be the keynote speaker? (C’mon take a guess first, before clicking the link.)
21Oct2009 | Unstable Isotope | 23 comments | Continued
This Sort Of Lazy Blogging Drives Me Crazy
Tennessee Walker, over at Delaware Politics, has a post up that tells me the little chick-a-dee could use some time off the farm. It starts as a rant about Eric Holder (Fine, I get that. It’s a Conservative blog) then launches into a full-out screed against cities.
Democrat run cities are cesspools of corrumption and cronyism [...]
Socialists Stealing Paychecks!
Kenneth Feinberg of the Treasury Department has been watching the sycophant banks and trading companies very closely and he’s a little pissed that many of decided to give themselves bonuses, pay increases and other perks. Not anymore, reports The New York Times.
. . . The seven companies that received the most assistance will have to [...]
Chris Christie Is In Political Trouble
You know how I know that? Well, check out his latest web ad. Shouldn’t he be latching onto a Republican’s coattails instead of Obama’s?
Oh yeah, he’s in trouble. TPM sums it up nicely: “If you didn’t know any better, you might think from this video that Obama was endorsing Christie. That sure would be handy [...]
21Oct2009 | pandora | 7 comments | Continued
Wednesday Open Thread
It’s Wednesday and we have thread.
Are you suffering from Crazy Fatigue? I know I am.
Speaking of crazy, crazy birther lawyer/dentist/real estate agent Orly Taitz is appealing her $20,000 fine. Do you think she’ll get a fine every time she files now?
Here’s a taste of Taitz’s latest (bolded text in original):
Judge Land’s actions that [...]
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