Archive for August 5th, 2010

The Hill Blog Ponders DE Special if Castle Wins Senate

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Q. What’s the best thing about this post ?
A. The wingnut comment, naturally.

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Asshat of the Day

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UI had one great submission, but after listening to C-SPAN this afternoon, our Asshat of the Day winner is Sen. John McCain (Teabag/Confederate – AZ). A simple motion to bring up the Defense Department Authorization Bill was met with an objection by McCain because it has the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell contained in […]

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Welcome Associate Justice Elena Kagan

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Elena Kagan has been confirmed as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court by a vote of 63 to 37.

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What Goes Around Comes Around [The DE GOP Civil War]

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Burris is complaining about the “attack the messenger” politics of Christine O’Donnell. The problem is Burris has practiced this exact kind of politics for years. It is the kind of politics that defines both the Delaware and national Republican Parties. So what goes around, goes around.

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Mike Castle In Trouble Is Going Mainstream

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Fox News writes about the Coons-Castle match-up in Delaware and declares it a sleeper race.

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Asshat of the Day (For Wednesday)

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It’s a day late because I and many others were celebrating the overturning of Proposition 8 in California. Without a doubt, yesterday’s winner is Dan Maes (Teabag – Colorado) for all of his talk about the evils of bike riding. Seems that a program to get people out of their cars and on to bikes […]

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Thursday Open Thread

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The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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There’s More To This Nefarious Bicycle Plot

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Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate warns us of the slippery slope of bicycling.

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