Archive for November, 2009
The Mississippi Health Care Stomp
You hear that sucking sound? Yeah, that’s state of Mississippi. Gov. Haley Barbour was on Hardball the other day and commented how he thinks states would do a better job at health care than the federal government. Digby over at Hullaballo points out that Mississippi ranks 51st out of the 50 states (plus DC) in [...]
21Nov2009 | nemski | 25 comments | Continued
Sometimes Size Doesn’t Matter
Matthew Yglesias has a great look at the size of bills on Capitol HIll and disingenuousness of Republicans who complain about a bill’s length.
The bill is long in part because it’s a complicated bill with lots of words in it. But part of the issue is that bills are printed up with large type and [...]
Conservative Senators Love Mike Castle
Anyone who thinks Mike Castle would be some kind of moderate thorn in the side of the conservative GOP Senate minority leadership is fooling themselves.
Among those senators who reported giving to Castle in October were Thad Cochran (Miss.), whose Senate Victory Fund PAC gave $10,000; Orrin G. Hatch (Utah), whose OrrinPAC donated $5,000; Pat Roberts [...]
Comment Rescue: Kowalko Slams Copeland on Valero.
This deserves its own post:
From John Kowalko:
Ladies and gentlemen,
You have the advantage of witnessing the final morphing of Charlie Copeland into a Rick Jensen of the blogosphere.
Charlie has taken no verifiable facts, added a dose of false accusations, sprinkled in some blame without regard to any sense of honesty, shaken with a dose of [...]
Is Sen. Venables An “Honored Guest” At A Fundraiser for Colin Bonini?
Now this pdf letter lacks and real official markings, but it is being circulated as an official invite. And now you are asking yourself why a Senator belonging to the Democratic caucus is an Honored Guest or a Sponsor or Host for a fundraiser for a Republican candidate for Treasurer, when his own party has two candidates running for the same position.
20Nov2009 | cassandra_m | 17 comments | Continued
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Thanksgiving Bacon!
Bacon-Wrapped Turkey with Pear Cider Gravy. Doesn’t that sound good? I’m seriously rethinking my own Thanksgiving turkey preparation (fresh turkey, honey brine, stuffed with fresh herbs and roasted on the grill) for this one featuring bacon.
20Nov2009 | cassandra_m | 1 comment | Continued
Mindnumbing Quote of the Day
“So what if Sarah Palin didn’t write this book? Even God used early scribes to write the Bible,” – Moe Lang, a commenter on Amazon.com.
20Nov2009 | Delaware Dem | 6 comments | Continued
Valero
Valero closed today due to capitalism in action. The owners of Valero were losing money in operating the plant because demand for gas was low. Thus, by closing the plant, they hope to squeeze supply so as to make gas prices rise. And when gas prices do rise, we hear excuses from the oil and gas industry that if only we had more refinery capacity in this country, then there would be more supply and thus there would be lower prices!!!
20Nov2009 | Delaware Dem | 19 comments | Continued
Friday Open Thread
It’s Friday! It’s the day you’ve been waiting all week to arrive. Not only is it Friday but it’s also open thread time. It’s almost too much excitement!
All I can say about this is that David Vitter should be target #1 for national Democrats in the Senate. This is absolutely [...]
McCain Vulnerable For Senate Re-election
Just over one year ago, John McCain was the Republican nominee for president. Today he is vulnerable in his home state’s senate primary:
Rasmussen Reports finds Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) clinging to a two-point lead over a possible challenger, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.). Chris Simcox, the leader of the anti-illegal immigration Minuteman Project who’s [...]
Parents
“Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne Cheney, welcomed their seventh grandchild, Sarah Lynne Cheney, Wednesday, November 18, 2009. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz and was born at 8:17 A.M. at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C. Her parents are the Cheney’s daughter Mary and her partner, Heather Poe.”
Her parents [...]
November Cattle Call
The statewide fields are starting to take shape for 2010.
20Nov2009 | Delaware Dem | 9 comments | Continued
An Assault On Traditional Divorce
Social conservatives have been make dire predictions about how same sex marriage will ruin traditional marriage if it’s allowed. So, what’s happening in Massachusetts, where same sex marriage has been allowed for 5 years?
Actually, the “experiment” has been running in Massachusetts for fully 1/2 decade now. Over three years ago I wrote a story, [...]
Moments of Rationality
Coburn is shot down and Huckabee sounds downright respectful of the President. Is this a new trend of rationality on the part of the GOP, or is it just insincere political maneuvering.
20Nov2009 | Delaware Dem | 7 comments | Continued
An End To An Era
After 25 years, Oprah Winfrey is ending her talk show:
This afternoon, Tim Bennett, president of Winfrey’s Harpo production house, announced that the media mogul will step off the “Oprah” set in September 2011. He said Winfrey will confirm the news on Friday’s edition of her show.
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” will not move on to the [...]
Scott Spencer’s “Silly” Altruism
Scott Spencer, a Democratic candidate for the open Congressional seat, is donating 10% of his campaign fundraising to the Food Bank of Delaware, and he is challenging all other statewide candidates to do the same, whether it be to the Food Bank of Delaware or another charity of their choosing. If you support and vote for candidates that pledge to do more for our common good, Scott Spencer’s gesture is altruistic. If greed is your primary motivation in supporting and voting for candidates, then surely this gesture by Mr. Spencer is silly.
19Nov2009 | Delaware Dem | 17 comments | Continued
What a Wuss! Giuliani Decides Against Run for Guv
Mr. Verb Noun 9-One-One has decided that the one thing he fears more than terrorists is–losing.
The New York Times reports that Bernie Kerik’s best bud will not run for Governor. Why?:
It was not clear what prompted the decision, but the prospect of potentially facing Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, who is quietly planning his own [...]
Neoconservatives rail against Eritrean dictator Isaias Afewerki
Hah, just kidding. Neocons don’t even know where Eritrea is.
Afewerki announced in May 2008 that elections would be postponed for “three or four decades” or longer because they “polarize society.” All forms of media are controlled by the government. At least 10 local journalists remain in prison since their arrests in 2001.
(Link: Parade)
Remember, the Neocon [...]
Prison Health Care-Does Anyone Really Think This’ll Work?
Delaware’s Department of Correction is under Federal court order to fix a broken prison health care system. The alleged wonders of privatization have once again been exposed for what they are–private profit at taxpayers’ (and consumers’) expense.
The proposed solution? Break down the large failed bureaucracy into ten smaller bureaucracies, according to today’s News-Journal:
Rather than having [...]
Which Religion Is This?
I’m glad that Republicans are treating the health care debate with the seriousness that it deserves:
Republicans have vowed to fight the legislation at every turn, saying it represents a dangerous expansion in the role of government that would increase taxes and insurance costs for millions of people. “It’s going to be a holy war,” said [...]
Thursday Open Thread
It’s open thread time – time to talk about whatever you like. Feel free to drop links in the comments or just comment on the weather. Nothing is off-topic!
Here’s something to talk about, Joe Biden talked to Jon Stewart on Tuesday.
Part 1
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Joe Biden [...]
19Nov2009 | Unstable Isotope | 14 comments | Continued
Senate Health Care Reform Bill Unveiled
Last night the Harry Reid unveiled the Senate health care reform bill, called The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The whole bill can be read here (warning PDF) and a 2-page summary can be read at this link (PDF).
The CBO score for the bill was released yesterday, the bill costs $850M and covers [...]
NY-23: Fighting The Forces Of Evil
Everyone thought the drama of the NY-23 special election was over after Doug Hoffman conceded the race and Bill Owens was sworn in. Bill Owens even got to vote for health care reform. However, an election recanvass found that Hoffman’s votes were dramatically undercounted in one counting, cutting Owen’s lead from 5000 votes [...]
19Nov2009 | Unstable Isotope | 31 comments | Continued
Texans Living In Sin?
This is too funny.
Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state.
The amendment, approved by the Legislature and overwhelmingly ratified by voters, declares that “marriage in [...]
Could Someone Please Make Her Stop Talking?
Sarah Palin is not only an idiot, she’s a dangerous idiot with absolutely no control, or thought, over what spews from her mouth.
I believe that the Jewish settlements should be allowed to be expanded upon, because that population of Israel is, is going to grow. More and more Jewish people will be flocking to Israel [...]
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