Archive for April, 2010
Guest Post: A Eulogy for Chris White
From Representative John Kowalko (D-Newark):
I’ve known Chris White for over four years, working with him intimately over a nine month period to produce the Foreclosure Mediation Program. No one brought more knowledge, enthusiasm and dedication to crafting the successful creation of that program and, simply put, it probably would not exist today without Chris.
23Apr2010 | liberalgeek | 17 comments | Continued
Resignation Watch
We’ve all been watching the great Republican purge for about one year now. Republicans like Dede Scozzafava and David Frum have been kicked out of being Republicans in good standing for not showing sufficient deference to wingnut orthodoxy. We’ve watched Republican party leaders like Michael Steele and Eric Cantor have to apologize for [...]
23Apr2010 | Unstable Isotope | 2 comments | Continued
A Woman’s Place Is In The House (of Representatives)
This is from an actual newsletter sent from the Republican party in Ohio. It’s referencing the OH-13 House race, where the incumbent is Betty Sutton.
I know I keep seeing polls that show Democrats are in trouble in November. Sometimes, though, I have a hard time taking it seriously – specific Republicans are a [...]
22Apr2010 | Unstable Isotope | 4 comments | Continued
Is FOX News Too Liberal for You, Too?
Have you ever sat at home and thought to yourself, “Man, I can’t stand all this liberal garbage on FOX News. I wish someone would start a real conservative network”? If so, you’re apparently not alone. Enter, RightNetwork. RightNetwork is a newly-launched online network that plans on launching a television version later this summer. It [...]
22Apr2010 | Scott P | 2 comments | Continued
Wingnuts Don’t Only Run for Congress
Angel Clark over at delawarepolitics.net posted an interview she did with Matthew Walsh, who is running for Mayor of Georgetown.
Now if I was running for mayor of Georgetown, or any other city in Delaware or the US for that matter, I’d address things that I believed the voters would be concerned about, such [...]
Vote!
Twitter points us to a fun little survey at Chris Cillizza’s The Fix, a fantasy political draft. Cillizza is asking what current politician is a future star. Our very own governor, Jack Markell, is one of the choices.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled blogging.
Thursday Open Thread
Your daily open thread: Thursday, post chicken economy edition.
22Apr2010 | Unstable Isotope | 9 comments | Continued
The New Wingnut Welfare Gravy Train
I think we’re all pretty familiar with the wingnut welfare system. The Republican party nurtures their young leaders by providing them jobs in bogus think tanks, where they can publish books nobody reads, send out press releases and appear on TV as a ubiquitious “Republican strategist.” Apparently Republicans have found an even newer [...]
22Apr2010 | Unstable Isotope | Comments Off | Continued
I Might Be Getting My Inheritance Early
My parents have volunteered to become census workers in Sussex County.
22Apr2010 | pandora | 14 comments | Continued
Happy Earth Day!
Today is Earth Day, the one day a year when we’re celebrating our host planet.
22Apr2010 | Unstable Isotope | 4 comments | Continued
A Tale of Two Senators
I don’t know if you caught the story in the News Journal this morning featuring the work that Senator Kaufman is doing on financial reform. He talks passionately about dismantling Too Big To Fail and reinstating much of the Glass-Steagall act.
By contrast, Tom Carper (the one we are stuck with) is already back-pedaling on important [...]
Not To Be Outdone By Arizona… Oklahoma Brings On The Crazy
Via kos:
OKLAHOMA CITY—The Oklahoma Senate approved several bills Monday that opponents say would make it more difficult or uncomfortable for women to get abortions, including one that would require women seeking the procedures early in their pregnancies to undergo an invasive form of ultrasound…[The law] would require doctors to use a vaginal probe in cases [...]
I Feel Like I’ve Heard This Song Before
Delaware’s very own Tom Carper is ready to surrender and weaken the Financial Reform bill right when Republicans seem to be weakening.
Carper, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said that he thinks a bipartisan deal can be reached on financial regulatory reform legislation, and argued it should be done by dropping the most contentious [...]
New Blog In Town
RSmitty, Dave Burris and Michael Stafford have teamed up and launched Delaware Tomorrow – a new perspective on policy and politics.
Hmmm… the rebirth of moderate Republicans… or the last hurrah? We shall see.
(Psst… notice how I gave you top billing, Smitty.)
Wednesday Open Thread
Welcome to your Wednesday open thread. What’s on your mind? What can you share with dozens of virtual friends?
I love this idea, I wish I could attend – a Kenyan tea party.
The Kenyan government is taking on the Tea Partiers head on — hosting a “Real Tea Party” in the Capitol next Tuesday [...]
Immigration Reform and Outing A Senator
Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to title this post since the subject matter doesn’t exactly flow. But it seems that the immigration debate has taken a turn…
William Gheen, head of the conservative, anti-”amnesty,” anti-illegal immigration group Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), spoke at a Greenville, S.C. Tea Party rally this weekend and called for [...]
Is The News Journal In The Tank For Castle?
Ron Williams gives a little throwaway item at the end of his column today:
Taking care to take credit
Did I miss something? I thought the governor’s office, not the county executive, was working to restart Valero since it was shut down.
“The deal is a demonstration of what strong Democratic leadership can do for Delaware and is [...]
Legislative Post-Game Wrapup/Pre-Game Show-Wed., April 21, 2010
Yesterday was ‘Clean Your Plate’ Day in Dover as the General Assembly disposed of several bills that had hung around for awhile. Many are now ready for action by the Governor. There is still some broccoli remaining, but isn’t there always?
The pure political hackiness that is Nancy Cook was on full display as well. The [...]
What’s Wrong With Arizona?
It’s all about paper in Arizona – Immigration documentation and Birth Certificates.
PHOENIX — The Arizona House on Monday voted for a provision that would require President Barack Obama to show his birth certificate if he hopes to be on the state’s ballot when he runs for reelection. The House voted 31-22 to add the provision [...]
The New Chicken Barter Economy
I was wrong that Republicans don’t have new ideas! Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sue Lowden thinks health care reform is wrong and she has a better idea:
Sue Lowden, the likely GOP nominee for U.S. Senate in Nevada, has a novel plan for health care reform: haggling with your doctor over prices.
Lowden offered her proposal [...]
Tornoe’s Toon: Kaufman’s Baton
If you’d like to contact me, feel free to drop me a line at robtornoe@delawareliberal.net. You can also follow me on twitter @RobTornoe.
And make sure you pick up The Community News, The Dover Post, The Middletown Transcript or any of the Dover Post papers throughout the state to check out my cartoons every week.
Since the News Journal Couldn’t Be Bothered to Cover Chris Coons Launch….
Did you notice what was missing from the News Journal today?
Coverage of Chris Coons’ official launch of his Senatorial bid. No wonder they have a hard time getting people to buy this thing. A serious candidate for Senate does the three county tour and the best the NJ can do is show a picture in the dead tree edition.
20Apr2010 | cassandra_m | 24 comments | Continued
The Myth of the $50 Billion Bailout Fund
In a stunning display of either a lack of short-term memory or full-blown dementia, Congressional Republicans are taking the exact same losing playbook they used during the health care reform fight and are now applying it to the financial reform battle. Just as they did before, they have all latched on to a memo written [...]
20Apr2010 | Scott P | 6 comments | Continued
Georgia Legislature Competes With The National Enquirer… And Wins
Via TPM:
The Georgia House Judiciary Committee took up a bill last week that would “prohibit requiring a person to be implanted with a microchip,” and would make violating the ban a misdemeanor. According to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one exchange from the hearing could have been ripped right from Dr. Strangelove.
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“Ma’am, did you [...]
Where’s The Teabagger Army?
Arizona just passed a bill making it mandatory that you have your papers with you in the state:
The bill, known as SB 1070, makes it a misdemeanor to lack proper immigration paperwork in Arizona. It also requires police officers, if they form a “reasonable suspicion” that someone is an illegal immigrant, to determine the person’s [...]
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