Archive for December, 2009
To the Bitter End.
Why the GOP thinks Scrooge is the perfect role model I will never know. Perhaps Mitch McConnell needs a visit from three ghosts.
22Dec2009 | Delaware Dem | 1 comment | Continued
Just in time to ruin your Christmas: Delaware Dem returns
Thank God for my wonderful compadres here at Delaware Liberal. They have all been picking up the slack over the last two (or Jesus, has it been three?) hiatus, and doing a fantastic job too. It was a definitely unplanned break resulting from a perfect storm of end of the year real world work [...]
22Dec2009 | Delaware Dem | 4 comments | ContinuedSanta’s Revenge
I was at the Eagles Game Sunday. A few snowball fights broke out (in fact, I may have had a hand in starting one, since I threw snow into the air along with many other people in celebration of the last Eagle touchdown of the game, which is when the fight started). [...]
22Dec2009 | Delaware Dem | Comments Off | Continued
Looking For Some Good News?
As a person who’s been held hostage and treated like cargo by the airlines, I’m thrilled with this new law.
Via Think Progress:
Responding to horror stories of stranded travelers, the Obama administration ordered airlines today to allow passengers to disembark from planes that have been stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours. With the [...]
FYI: The Gift Kids Really Wanted
Brandywine, Christina, Red Clay and Appoquinimink School Districts have canceled classes for the rest of the week.
Winter break begins NOW!
According to my kids: BEST. GIFT. EVER.
UPDATE: As of now, Christina School District is closed today (12/22) but is scheduled to be open tomorrow.
What Does The Senate Bill Do?
Jonathan Cohn sums up the how the Senate health care reform bill will do for people. Basically it helps lower your risk if you get sick and need health care. Most people will save money with this bill. Costs would only be higher if you currently don’t buy insurance and don’t get [...]
21Dec2009 | Unstable Isotope | 55 comments | Continued
Monday Open Thread
I’ll call this a Monday freedom thread since I’ve been freed from my snowbound house. The roads are still treacherous out there so be careful!
This week thieves stole the sign at the Auschwitz Camp, the one that said “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Sets You Free). Luckily Polish police recovered the sign:
Polish police have [...]
The New “Super Majority” Problem
Despite all our differences on Health Care, the real problem is the new 60 vote or nothing framework. This new Super Majority or nothing dilemma must be addressed if we ever want to govern. Needing 60 votes to do anything is impossible mainly because it results in only two outcomes:
1. It stops legislation.
2. It only [...]
Fisker On a List It Doesn’t Want to Be On
Scooby sez, “Ruh-roh.”
Granted, it’s only one person’s opinion, and it’s at a website called Ask Men (Disclaimer: I am not a regular reader of this site, but its list is yet another Top 10 list. Besides, I usually ‘ask women’. The answer invariably is ‘no’).
However, if you make cars, you don’t want to appear on [...]
Senate Bill Passes First Cloture Vote
Early this morning the Senate health care reform bill passed its first cloture vote.
Moments ago, the Senate voted 60-40 to end the Republican filibuster of the manager’s amendment to the Senate health care bill, clearing an important hurdle to passing health care reform before the end of the year.
The Senators voted from their desks — [...]
Late Night Video: Golden Retrievers Teach Science
These are smart dogs!
20Dec2009 | Unstable Isotope | 1 comment | Continued
Et Tu Howard Dean?
Howard Dean caused quite a stir when he said “kill the bill.” A lot of people trust Howard Dean and the reaction from the White House was anger. Dean appears to have had a change of heart. He’s still not a fan of the bill, but he’s saying that the manager’s amendment [...]
20Dec2009 | Unstable Isotope | 29 comments | Continued
Want One!
A roll up-portable computer! Love how this really is pretty complete AND can also be used as a tablet. Very impressive design (warning: cheesy music ahead):
20Dec2009 | cassandra_m | 2 comments | Continued
FYI: Schools Closed On Monday
Brandywine, Red Clay, Christina and Appoquinimink Schools are closed on Monday. Gotta love snow days!
Please add any additional closings below.
Bulo Remembers 2009-”Please Accept Our Apologies”
People are human. They make mistakes. And most journalists fall into that category. The human part, I mean.
Story errors are generally ‘corrected’, if at all, in tiny one paragraph increments buried deep in the paper days after the mistake was printed. At least with American mass media newspapers.
Fortunately, (a) sometimes the correction is funnier than [...]
Question
If you believe that Congress cannot, and will not, improve the Health Care Bill if passed, then why would you believe killing the bill and starting over is possible with this Congress?
20Dec2009 | pandora | 31 comments | Continued
Weekend Open Thread
It’s time for a snowbound weekend open thread. I’m going to put up my Christmas tree and drink eggnog this weekend. I’ve still got a little bit of Christmas shopping to do, but I guess that will have to wait until Monday.
This is interesting: physicists may have detected dark matter in a Minnesota [...]
Breaking: Markell Declares State of Emergency
From the press release:
Markell Declares State of Emergency for Kent and New Castle Counties Effective at 3:00 PM
Motorists In Two Counties Encouraged to Clear Roads as Soon as Possible
Wilmington, DE – Governor Jack Markell declared a State of Emergency for New Castle and Kent counties effective at 3:00 pm today. All non-emergency vehicles are strongly [...]
Weekend Foodie Thread
What to do on a snowy day? At the Pandora household we’re making pasta – and, um, drinking mimosas. Now, I’ve made pasta in the past, but today we’re using our new Imperia pasta machine. This is an old fashioned, hand cranked, clamp to the counter machine – that weighs a ton and provides directions [...]
19Dec2009 | pandora | 16 comments | Continued
New Health Care Reform Bill Revealed
Last night Harry Reid and Ben Nelson announced that they reached an agreement on the health care reform bill and Nelson will vote for the bill. The agreement has to do with the anti-abortion language in the bill. From a quick read of the amendment (read at the link) it appears that [...]
19Dec2009 | Unstable Isotope | 29 comments | Continued
Sarah Wins!
Biggest quitter? No. Biggest nitwit? No. Sarah Palin wins Politifact’s Lie of the Year contest for her “death panels” Facebook posting. Congratulations Sarah, it’s a well-deserved dishonor.
Here’s what Queen Sarah said:
As more Americans delve into the disturbing details of the nationalized health care plan that the current administration is rushing through [...]
A Prairie Hate Companion
Apparently, NPR’s Garrison Keillor is on Bill O’Reilly’s side regarding the War On Christmas. OK, weird, but that’s not the part that bothers me. Check out this little excerpt from his screed in Wednesday’s Baltimore Sun, whereupon he’s quite angry about a somewhat secularized version of “Silent Night” sung at a Unitarian church in Cambridge, [...]
18Dec2009 | xstryker | 31 comments | Continued
Friday Open Thread
It’s a pre-snow Friday open thread! Don’t forget the War on Christmas party tonight, 7 PM, C.W. Harborside. Bring canned goods to donate to the Food Bank of Delaware. You’ll also get the chance to tell off the DL contributors in person! How can you resist?
Remember those funny/strange Michael Steele/RNC intern [...]
Nominations Being Accepted: End Of Year Polling
It is time, once again, to submit your nominations for our end of year polling.
- Scandal of the Year
- Post of the Year
- Biggest Policy Screwup of the Year
- Comment of the Year
- Rookie of the Year
- Blog of the Year
- NEW! Biggest Loss of a Blog
Best Wishes to Joe Rogalsky
We at Delaware Liberal received official word last night that Joe Rogalsky will be leaving as Gov. Markell’s press secretary to reconnect with his family and then to take on other challenges. Official in that it came from Joe Rogalsky. I, for one, will miss him.
He made clear that he remains a strong and enthusiastic [...]
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