Archive for April 29th, 2010

Arizona Is Reverting To The Wild, Wild West

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Permits?  We don’t need no stinkin’ permits. Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1108 into law Friday afternoon. It eliminates the requirement for a concealed-carry weapons permit, but does require gun owners to accurately answer if an officer asks them if they are carrying weapon concealed. It also allows officers to temporarily confiscate a weapon […]

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“Bringing It!” to Capitol Hill

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“Bringing It!” to Capitol Hill

There is a man that transcends politics. A man that can take Patrick Muprhy (D-PA) and Aaron Schuck (R-IL) and push them to past their limits, a place where each man screams, “No more, no more. Please make me do more.” That man is Tony Horton, late-night pitchman for his P90X fitness training. Horton was […]

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Republicans Rely On Lies

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J.L. Bell at Salon finds that Obama has had 2x as many internet rumors as Bush did during his whole term according to Snopes. Only 9% of the rumors were accurate while 43% of rumors about Bush were true.

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Thursday Open Thread

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The Thursday edition of your daily open thread.

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Laura Bush Theme Song?

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You decide: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBbAZVw3_7A[/youtube] JC-You’ve opened a can of earworms. BTW, always thought that Blue Oyster Cult did this song…

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I’m Glad I’m Raising A Buffy And Not A Bella

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Given the Twilight series rage I purchased the books for my preteen daughter.  I mean, everyone was reading them.  Everyone was raving.  But… My daughter doesn’t like Twilight.  She likes the Vampire Diaries and the Vampire Academy, so it isn’t the genre… It’s Twilight specifically.  Which I found perplexing, since the back covers all read […]

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Drinking Liberally TONIGHT!

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Last call!  Be there, or be square. UPDATED:  Here’s your reminder! Spring is here, and Geek and I finally got our act together and planned a Drinking Liberally! Please join us next Thursday, April 29th at the Iron Hill Brewery on the Wilmington Riverfront.  We will be meeting on the second floor at 7:00p.m., and […]

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrapup/Pre-Game Show-Thurs., April 29, 2010

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The Big News-Universal Recycling on Today’s Senate Agenda SB 234(McBride) is first on today’s Senate Agenda. Why is this important? As always, Tommywonk explains it all for us. As he points out, the alternative of finding a replacement for the Cherry Island landfill would be difficult, at best: Of course, we may not be able […]

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Tornoe’s Toons: Phillies Pitching

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Tornoe’s Toons: Phillies Pitching

Cole Hamels may have had 10 strikeouts last night, but is he on the right track, or just suffering the up-and-downs that have plagued him over the last couple of seasons?

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The Secret Plan Is Working!

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Tom Tancredo reveals Obama’s super-secret plan to make Republicans look crazy.

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