Archive for February, 2010
Frank Rich On The Tea Party Movement
New York Times op-ed writer Frank Rich takes a look at the Tea Party movement and the GOP embrace of it:
No one knows what history will make of the present — least of all journalists, who can at best write history’s sloppy first draft. But if I were to place an incautious bet on which [...]
Weekend Open Thread
Well I have to say that last snowstorm was a bit of a dud, but I’m not complaining. It’s nice not to be stuck inside for a couple of days. I have to add, I’m really, really ready for spring to arrive.
This story just makes me sad:
Last week, the South Dakota House of [...]
Weekend Foodie Post — 50 Things Every Foodie Should Try
This was talked about on A Chef’s Table this morning, talking to the author Pim Techamuanvivit who has a new book called Foodie Handbook: The Almost Definitive Guide To Gastronomy.
27Feb2010 | cassandra_m | 26 comments | Continued
DE GOP Abuse of Legislative Perks
That is the topic of a good piece of reporting by Ginger Gibson in this morning’s News Journal, providing some detail how how the GOP spent their budgets to support themselves when they were in control of the House. This report has the feel of a tip of the iceberg — as in there is likely more there to look at.
27Feb2010 | cassandra_m | 59 comments | Continued
About that Slavery Apology…..
When I wrote the other day that I thought it might be a distraction for the General Assembly to pass a resolution apologizing for Delaware’s role in the horrid disgusting dehumanizing bigoted evil institution of slavery, I did say the undeniable racism of certain leading conservative and Republican Party officials and of certain elements of [...]
26Feb2010 | Delaware Dem | 35 comments | Continued
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Sizzling Bacon Rap
A Bacon Rap song? Everything else in th world is being made of bacon, but some people have too much time on their hands here:
26Feb2010 | cassandra_m | 2 comments | Continued
New Senate Poll Gives Castle A 18 Point Lead (Updated)
Coons has obviously increased his name recognition, but still lags behind. This race will be an uphill battle for Coons and I think he can win, but he needs to start generating some excitement. I think that excitement starts with the grassroots Democrats.
26Feb2010 | Unstable Isotope | 16 comments | Continued
Friday Open Thread
Welcome to Friday. If you’ve noticed that I haven’t been around so much, it’s because I’m absolutely swamped at work. It looks like you kept yourself entertained without me. So let’s open this thread.
Why?
The Charleston Post and Courier reports the final divorce hearing for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) will be [...]
Paterson Ends Gubernatorial Campaign
The New York Times bombshell on Paterson’s possible intervention to cover up domestic violence by an aide has convinced Paterson to end his campaign:
Less than 48 hours after the New York Times revealed in a bombshell story that the administration of Gov. David Paterson had intervened in the domestic violence case of a top aide, [...]
3 Pit-Bull Attacks In 3 Days
I found this amazing and horrifying.
THE BLOODY paw prints were still in the snow, and a bunch of white gauze lay nearby.
The pinkish snow was packed down where two pit bulls had attacked a 10-year-old boy – severely injuring his right arm and puncturing his neck, left arm and back with their teeth shortly after [...]
Things I Learned From Ron Williams
This week’s Ron Williams column in the News Journal was more informative than usual. I learned the following:
- Anthony Wedo is rich.
- Anthony Wedo is not running for the DE-AL U.S. House seat, did I mention that Wedo is rich?
- Richard Korn has black hair, is from New York and has a New York accent.
Highlights Of The Health Care Reform Summit
Daily Kos compiled a video of some of the highlights from Democratic legislators during today’s health care summit. I’d like to add, Louise Slaughter rocks!
25Feb2010 | Unstable Isotope | 18 comments | Continued
Ask Dr. Liberal: Good Deal!
Dear Dr. Liberal,
Should I buy a used car from Barack Obama? It is a 2005 Mazda Protege with 65,000 miles on it. He is asking $3,000 for it. What do you think?
Signed,
Car Shopping in DC
Thursday Open Thread
As of writing this, I’m still waiting for this latest snowstorm, the “snowicane” to start. It sure was nice of the snowstorm to hold off until everyone gets to work to start! Today’s open thread is a “governors behaving badly” version of your open thread. Let’s roll!
It looks like the Gov. David Paterson [...]
Rasmussen Polls Delaware
Take it with a boulder of salt, but according to the poll, President Obama has a 51% approval rating, versus a 48% disapproval rating; Governor Markell has a 61% approval rating, versus a 37% disapproval rating; and Castle leads Coons 53% to 32%. 8% prefer some other candidate (O’Donnell?? Anti-Coons or Pro-Biden sentiment?) and 8% are unsure.
25Feb2010 | Delaware Dem | 10 comments | Continued
Anthony Weiner Explains It All For You
Awesome, really. Would that we had more like him:
25Feb2010 | cassandra_m | 2 comments | Continued
Health Care Summit Thread
Might as well put up a thread. Begins at 10:00.
If you’re watching please add your thoughts in the comment’s section. I hope to catch a lot of this.
Fiscal Conservatives Don’t Want To Cut Spending
Conservatives do a lot of posturing about the deficit, which they only discovered the existence of on January 20, 2009. I remember the good ol’ days of the early Bush presidency when the problem was the surplus. Well, conservatives are apparently extremely upset with the deficit now, but taxes are still bad (in [...]
25Feb2010 | Unstable Isotope | Comments Off | Continued
Olberman’s Special Comment Last Night
It is a must watch. Click through.
25Feb2010 | Delaware Dem | 12 comments | Continued
NPR Destroys Republican Talking Point
The media coverage of the health care reform debate has been quite frustrating because the coverage has not covered the substance of the debate. It’s been the typical “on one hand, on the other hand” type of coverage which has allowed Republicans to get away with telling outrageous lies about health care reform (death [...]
25Feb2010 | Unstable Isotope | 11 comments | Continued
Wednesday Open Thread
Are we getting another mini-snowpocalypse? Who angered the weather goddess again? While we wait for more snow to come, let’s open this thread.
Ooooh, delicious – rightwing slap fight:
Wow. So, Glenn Beck’s CPAC keynote speech on Friday was apparently so powerful it united Jon Stewart, Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin…against him. I’m not sure [...]
Virtual March for Real Health Care Reform
If you are part of MoveOn.org, you may already know about this. Today starts a Virtual March to pressure Congress to enact real health care reform. It is a quick and easy process:
1. Go to the MoveOn March Page
24Feb2010 | cassandra_m | 13 comments | Continued
Cheney Lied About CIA Torture Effectiveness
In Cheney’s mind, he’s a courageous patriot who’s not afraid to get things done. Cheney thinks that terrorists will be scared of the U.S. if only we’d torture more and the only way to get info is to throw accused terrorists (some of whom may be actually innocent) into Guantanamo (which has special terrorist [...]
24Feb2010 | Unstable Isotope | 1 comment | Continued
Impressions on Coons
Jason330 attended the meet and greet with Chris Coons last night, and he offers his impressions of the candidate and his strategy.
24Feb2010 | Delaware Dem | 30 comments | Continued
The Slavery Apology
What happened before does have an affect on what is now. We fought a civil war to end slavery and hundreds of thousands died in that effort. The civil rights movement 100 years later ended overt state discrimination. And 60 years later we have elected ourselves our first black President. That is progress. And I tend to think righting the wrong is an inherent apology in and of itself. Further, I am a progressive, so I tend to look forward in working to make the country better, rather than backward to what we were before.
24Feb2010 | Delaware Dem | 63 comments | ContinuedFOLLOW DL
