Archive for March 24th, 2010

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No You Can’t (Featuring John Boehner)

I saw this probably a half a million times today between my email and Twitter — it is really worth it, though:

24Mar2010 | cassandra_m | 8 comments | Continued
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Burris Breaks From the Violence.

Dave Burris: “This behavior by Congressional Republicans (childish) and certain Tea Party elements (criminally dangerous) will cost the GOP in 2010.” I am going to say something that I never thought I would say: I agree with Dave Burris.

24Mar2010 | Delaware Dem | 116 comments | Continued
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Postal Service Looking for Five Day Week

This idea has been kicked around for several years now, but the US Postal Service is now taking the first formal steps toward five-day delivery:
The postal governing board agreed to ask the independent Postal Regulatory Commission for an opinion on dropping Saturday delivery. That request goes to the commission next week.
Under the proposal, mail delivery [...]

24Mar2010 | Scott P | 9 comments | Continued
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Wednesday Open Thread

Well, I’ve had an interesting morning so far. The police knocked on my door at 2 AM to inform us that me and my husband’s cars had been vandalized with graffiti. Apparently some geniuses went through the neighborhood and spray painted a lot of cars and even some houses. My husband and I [...]

24Mar2010 | Unstable Isotope | 41 comments | Continued
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One Simple Reason Why the Health Care Law’s Mandate IS Constitutional

First of all, let me say how much better I like writing “Health Care Law” than “Health Care Bill”. But on to the topic, there is a simple but under-reported fact in the whole “The individual mandate is unconstitutional” debate, that, while not new, only came to my attention last night. Last night on Countdown, [...]

24Mar2010 | Scott P | 25 comments | Continued
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You Must Read This Post

The post is really too good and too complete to give a good excerpt. It’s called “An open letter to conservatives” and it’s a well-researched post on some of the Republican hypocrisy, lies and calls for violence with many, many links included.
Now the advice. You’re going to have to come up with a [...]

24Mar2010 | Unstable Isotope | 30 comments | Continued
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Palin Says “Don’t Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!”

Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: “Don’t Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!” Pls see my Facebook page.

Sarah Palin

Hop on over to her Facebook page and find her targets – Complete with cross-hairs.

Conservatives are playing a very dangerous game.
Some are even issuing instructions…
On Friday, former militia leader Mike Vanderboegh called for anti-Democratic vandalism across the country to [...]

24Mar2010 | pandora | 28 comments | Continued
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Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Wed., March 24, 2010

Looks like they must’ve installed some new, even more compelling, solitaire games on the Legislative Council computers. How else can you explain that yesterday’s session report cites activity going back to at least June of 2009 as new action effective yesterday? Perhaps the porn filter was on the fritz?
With that caveat, here is yesterday’s session [...]

24Mar2010 | El Somnambulo | 1 comment | Continued
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Michelle Rollins Speaks

Thanks to commenter John Manifold for pointing us to this post at Delaware Grapevine. Sussex County Republicans celebrated a belated Lincoln Day event and Michelle Rollins was one of the featured speakers. She sounds like she’s going to run:
“Four score and seven days ago, I awoke with a dread that said I can [...]

24Mar2010 | Unstable Isotope | 8 comments | Continued

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