Archive for December, 2010
Up The River
The dredging of the Delaware River will go forward. What is Delaware going to do?
20Dec2010 | nemski | 4 comments | Continued
McCainology: From Hero to Zero
Watch how John McCain goes from the American hero of the Hanoi Hilton to a Rip Torn caricature who stands in his bath robe on his front lawn waving a shotgun at passerbys as he rants incoherently.
20Dec2010 | nemski | 10 comments | Continued
Broken Clocks and Dumb Luck
The world has turned upside down as I find myself agreeing with Sarah Palin.
19Dec2010 | nemski | 9 comments | Continued
Nuthin’ But a Slavery Thang
I’ve got 99 problems, but arguing about the cause of the Civil War ain’t one.
19Dec2010 | nemski | 22 comments | Continued
Biden as the Fireman on the Hill
Vice President Joe Biden as Mr. Fix It on Capitol Hill.
19Dec2010 | nemski | 4 comments | Continued
AssangeLeak
The Swedish Police report on the sexual charges against WikiLeak founder Julian Assange have been leaked to the New York Times.
19Dec2010 | nemski | 27 comments | Continued
Ross & Kovach vs. the Rest of the DE GOP ?
Could the special election for New Castle County President be turning into yet another GOP proxy war between the sorta sane Republicans, and the out and out Republican lunatics? Tom Kovach is viewed as the product of “just another Delaware GOP backroom deal,” his candidacy, a creation of the discredited Tom Ross GOP. [...]
19Dec2010 | jason330 | 21 comments | Continued
Take Christ Out of Christmas
Was Jesus a Liberal Democrat?
18Dec2010 | nemski | 8 comments | Continued
Weekend Open Thread
The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.
18Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 16 comments | Continued
DREAM Act/DADT Repeal Cloture Vote Soon
The cloture votes on the DREAM Act and the DADT Repeal should begin at around 10:30. Chris Coons is presiding over the Senate right now.
18Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 76 comments | Continued
The Firewall That Never Was
Developer opponent Mark Weinberg shut out by pillow talk?
18Dec2010 | nemski | 15 comments | Continued
Congressional Oxymoron
Five words that should never be said in the same sentence – Michelle Bachmann – House Intelligence Committee.
Hell, Bachmann and intelligence don’t even mix well. But we always knew the Crying Man was a bit of an idiot. This appointment just seals the deal.
Georgetown Blues
Has the Georgetown police chief lost the squad room?
18Dec2010 | nemski | 8 comments | Continued
As Promised… Excellent Christmas Music
I’ll give you two classics to make up for my earlier post. Forgive me.
First up… Judy Garland (Sorry for the intro. This was the only embeddable video available)
Next, the fabulous Lena Horne.
Am I forgiven for the Christmas Shoes crap?
17Dec2010 | pandora | 15 comments | Continued
I Double Dog Dare You To Find A Worse Christmas Song
There are not words to express how truly awful this song is. And, OMG, they actually made this into a movie with Rob Lowe!
How many of you made it to the end?
Okay, okay. I’ll post some good Christmas songs later!
Friday Open Thread
The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
17Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 10 comments | Continued
10 Truths Every “Progressive” Had Better Learn for 2012 and Beyond
Albert Einstein once defined “insanity” as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” He also said, “Man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.” I think everyone will agree that Einstein was a smart guy about most things, not just relativity. It is in that vein that I pose some simple questions for left wingers. (A special reposting of Milt Shook’s recent article from Please Cut the Crap!)
17Dec2010 | nemski | 54 comments | Continued
After All The Huffing And Puffing Tax Cut Bill Passes
The tax cut deal passed the U.S. House last night after some drama. It now goes to Obama for signing.
17Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 1 comment | Continued
2nd Fundraising Appeal – Delaware Right To Marry
Delaware Right To Marry PAC is fundraising to do a poll on marriage equality in Delaware.
17Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 1 comment | Continued
Thursday Open Thread
The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
16Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 8 comments | Continued
DL’s War On Christmas Party TONIGHT!
Be there (with lots of food for the Food Bank) or be a Grinch!
Date: Thursday, December 16th
Time: 7pm
Place: Timothy’s on the Riverfront in Wilmington
Admission to the event is food for the Food Bank. Please bring as much as you can – people are really hurting.
Feel free to use the comment section to RSVP! All are [...]
Thermometers – They Lie
An internal memo from Fox News shows how the news organization was ordered to say that climate change data is in doubt.
16Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 4 comments | Continued
Reward Good Behavior – DADT Repeal Passes House
The standalone DADT repeal bill passed a House vote today 250-175. Mike Castle was one of 15 GOP representatives to vote yes.
15Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 13 comments | Continued
Republicans Really, Really Want To Shut Down The Government
Via TPM:
Republican and Democratic leaders are now engaged in a brinksmanship that could result in a temporary shutdown of the federal government. After the election, Republicans voted among themselves to eschew all earmarks for two years, and now they have to make good on their pledge. Yesterday, Democrats’ chief appropriator, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) unveiled [...]
Wednesday Open Thread
The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
15Dec2010 | Unstable Isotope | 8 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
