March 19, 2010 – Delaware Liberal

Millionaire Michele Rollins Takes Bonus from Wilmington Trust TARP Funds

By Delaware Dem March 19, 201045 Comments

Michele Rollins was elected to the Wilmington Trust Board of Directors in 2007. During the market collapse in 2008, Wilmington Trust, like many other financial institutions, received a $330 million…

Barack-etology 2010

By cassandra_m March 19, 2010

...or President Barack Obama explains his NCAA Bracket picks for you:

Friday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope March 19, 201024 Comments

w00t for Friday! How are your NCAA picks doing? I'll bet none of you picked Murray State. You should know that teams connected to me do well. Pick Murray State…

Teabaggers Fail Tax Quiz

By Unstable Isotope March 19, 201011 Comments

Jot down your own answers before clicking the link. 1. How much does the federal government collect in taxes as a % of GDP? 2. How much does the typical family making $50,000 per year pay in federal taxes? 3. Are taxes higher, lower or the same since Barack Obama was inaugurated?

The Bill

By liberalgeek March 19, 20105 Comments

Yesterday, Nancy Pelosi and the House Dems got the CBO score on healthcare reform back and posted the bill online for 72 hours for review. The Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 is posted here [PDF]. Speaker Pelosi's website has some good links to summaries, the CBO scoring and other info on the bill

Joe Biden, Comedian

By Unstable Isotope March 19, 20103 Comments

Joe Biden spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents dinner on Wednesday and got in some pretty good lines. Here are my personal favorites, courtesy of Unofficial Roast Master and…

Deep Gubernatorial Thought

By Unstable Isotope March 19, 20107 Comments

Last night at a townhall meeting, Governor Markell offered the following thought when defending some of his more unpopular stands (slavery apology, NRA-written gun law): You don't elect someone for…