Archive for March, 2011

Leaders of the Future

Tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, over 60 high school students will gather at Leg Hall for the 2011 edition of the Delaware YMCA’s Youth in Government Model Legislature. There have been instances where the bills these kids write, debate, and vote on actually get introduced in the General Assembly. If you have some time tomorrow or Saturday, stop by Leg Hall and watch these kids in action. You might be impressed. I always am.

31Mar2011 | MJ | 1 comment | Continued

Thursday Open Thread

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

31Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 17 comments | Continued

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 31, 2011

Tony DeLuca may well leave a positive legacy on the Delaware General Assembly yet.

31Mar2011 | El Somnambulo | 34 comments | Continued

How Not To Apologize – Wisconsin GOP Edition

The Wisconsin governor plans to keep implementing the anti-union bill despite a second court order. The Dane County GOP unleashes a juvenile attack on the judge.

31Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 5 comments | Continued

Civil Unions Bill Passes First Test

The Civil Unions bill was voted out of committee yesterday in the Senate. They also heard testimony about how civil unions will lead to grandfathers taking granddaughters to hotels.

31Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 4 comments | Continued

A View On The Republican Presidential Candidates

Joe Klein: “I have never before seen such a bunch of vile, desperate-to-please, shameless, embarrassing losers coagulated under a single party’s banner. They are the most compelling argument I’ve seen against American exceptionalism.”

30Mar2011 | pandora | 3 comments | Continued

Wednesday Open Thread

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

30Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 37 comments | Continued

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 30, 2011

The picture emerging from Dover is that of a dispirited Senate Democratic Caucus and the State Senate as a whole. The ongoing DeLuca saga and the DeLuca/Peterson imbroglio is wearing on the body’s members.

30Mar2011 | El Somnambulo | 22 comments | Continued

Newt Gingrich, Intellectual

Newt Gingrich shares what kind of future he fears.

30Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 8 comments | Continued

Lying Is OK If You Believe It

Fox News managing editor Bill Sammon admitted that he called Barack Obama a socialist even though he thought it was far-fetched. He justified the lie by saying everyone started talking about it.

30Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 2 comments | Continued

An Open Letter to Senators McDowell, Henry, Marshall & Bushweller

The Delaware State Senate and, in particular, the Senate Democratic Caucus must decide whether it is in the best interest of the legislative body and the citizens you represent to retain or replace Sen. Anthony J. DeLuca as President Pro-Tempore.

29Mar2011 | El Somnambulo | 7 comments | Continued

Tuesday Open Thread

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

29Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 8 comments | Continued

I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means

Donald Trump went whole-scale birther and also called for an investigation of Hawai’i Governor Neil Abercrombie because Abercrombie knew Obama’s parents and remembers Obama’s birth.

29Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 11 comments | Continued

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 29, 2011

Allow me to quote from Sen. George Howard Bunting in today’s News-Journal: “Tuesday’s going to be a very interesting caucus.”

29Mar2011 | El Somnambulo | 16 comments | Continued

The Miracle That Wasn’t

USA Today investigated the standardized test scores of some schools labeled successful and found some unusual patterns.

29Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 14 comments | Continued

Sussex County Angel Weighs In On The Basketball Net Saga, And Crosses A Big Line

Sussex County Angel has put up a post titled Government Gone Wild! DelDOT Workers Take Toys From Children?, and she crosses a line.

28Mar2011 | pandora | 39 comments | Continued

GOP vs AARP

I’m honestly shocked that Republicans are going after the AARP… given that they cannot win anything without seniors.

28Mar2011 | pandora | 10 comments | Continued

Time To Make A Call – 5 Reasons To Call Your AG Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the day where you and thousands of people will call our Attorneys General to demand a strong settlement against the big banks. Why is your phone call so important?

28Mar2011 | pandora | 6 comments | Continued

Monday Open Thread

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

28Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 9 comments | Continued

Juan Cole’s “Open Letter To The Left On Libya”

University of Michigan professor Juan Cole, an expert on the Middle East, writes an open letter to the left on Libya.

28Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 6 comments | Continued

Pointy-Haired Cartoonist

Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams created a controversy when he wrote about Men’s Rights Activists and compared women to children and the mentally handicapped.

28Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 25 comments | Continued

Cellophane – It Keeps Kids Fresh

Du Pont thinking outside the box.

27Mar2011 | nemski | 5 comments | Continued

Farewell — Bob Herbert’s Last NYT Column

Bob Herbert has spent years writing about lives and challenges of those increasingly voiceless and often invisible in our society. He has been a fiercely moral voice writing about the immorality of torture, killing, institutional injustice against the poor, or working people or minorities — always making the case that you can’t be a great nation by demonizing and dehumanizing those who aren’t so fortunate. There is alot to commend about his career — I probably remember best his writing against torture and his dogged effort to not let the people of Tulia targeted by law enforcement out of control get out of our sight.

27Mar2011 | cassandra_m | 1 comment | Continued

DeLuca Probed By Feds

Federal officials are investigating whether Senate President Pro Tem Anthony DeLuca’s job at the state’s Department of Labor violates a federal law enacted to prevent elected officials from exploiting government jobs for personal or political gain, The News Journal has learned.

27Mar2011 | jason330 | 36 comments | Continued