Archive for June, 2011
Speakout for Good Jobs Now Tour
ProgressiveCongress.org in conjunction with the Congressional Progressive Caucus is sponsoring a Congressional listening tour — the Speak Out Tour — of the US, with the goal of giving Americans a chance to talk about the thing they most care about, jobs:
15Jun2011 | cassandra_m | 7 comments | Continued
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 15, 2011
The big news is that the Budget Bill, HB 190, has been introduced, certainly the earliest introduction of the Budget that I can ever recall. Feel free to peruse it (especially the Epilog Language, where a lot of the sneaky stuff gets buried, or, at least, did when Nancy Cook controlled the process). I plan [...]
15Jun2011 | El Somnambulo | 1 comment | Continued
A Question About Doom And Gloom
There was a theme to this weeks Republican debate. Doom.
We are doomed because of Obama.
Our economy is doomed.
Medicare and Social Security are doomed.
Our grandchildren are doomed.
Gays will doom our military and our marriages.
And on and on it went.
So here’s my question… Can someone be elected President on negativity alone? Is shouting “doom” and answering with [...]
Coons Calls for Change in Afghan Strategy
In an op-ed in the News Journal this morning, Sen. Chris Coons, arguing that the current strategy is unsustainable, is calling for a change in our mission in Afghanistan, from occupation and nation-building to a counterterrorism approach.
15Jun2011 | Delaware Dem | 7 comments | Continued
Tuesday Open Thread
The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
14Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 5 comments | Continued
Cathcart Has A New Job
Dick Cathcart is ready for a new challenge making less money, but he says it has nothing to do with the scandal he’s involved in.
14Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 6 comments | Continued
Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues. June 14, 2011
Casey Stengel, upon surveying the inability of his first-year expansion New York Mets to perform even the simplest of baseball tasks, once asked, “Can’t anybody here play this game?”
He might as well having been talking about Delaware education officials who somehow, some way, managed to greenlight a charter school founded by a criminal with a [...]
Thoughts On The Republican Debate
Share your thoughts on last night’s GOP presidential debate.
14Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 4 comments | Continued
Biden Joins NY Investigation into Validity of Mortgage Paperwork
Attorney General Beau Biden is joining the investigation started by NY AG Eric Schneiderman in looking at mortgage Trustee Banks Bank of New York Mellon and Deutsche Bank.
14Jun2011 | cassandra_m | Comments Off | Continued
Governor Markell on Radio Times
Wish I had known about this earlier — Governor Markell was on with Marty Moss-Coane on Radio Times during the first hour this AM.
13Jun2011 | cassandra_m | Comments Off | Continued
Anyone Know There Is *Another* GOP Presidential Debate Tonite?
Well, there is one and go figure — the Clown Show gets to debate itself. Of course, this is one more exercise is just how much batshit crazy these guys will commit to in order to get the approval of the teajadis.
13Jun2011 | cassandra_m | 53 comments | Continued
Monday Open Thread
The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
13Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 5 comments | Continued
Black Republican Leaves The GOP
In California, an African-American Republican activist leaves the party because of it’s appeals to racism.
13Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 11 comments | Continued
Late Night Video: We’re F&#$ing AFSCME
The best commercial ever.
12Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 1 comment | Continued
This Weiner is Roasted
New pictures of Rep. Anthony Weiner have been published by the website TMZ.
Enough of this weenie roast. Whether Weiner is seeking “counseling or not, it’s time for him to do the right thing for his constituents and resign. I don’t care if Jon Stewart thinks he’s one of the good guys, he’s a [...]
Weekend Open Thread
The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.
11Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 38 comments | Continued
Can A Progressive Also Believe in G-D
It’s a simple question and it grew out of some of the comments that were left on my post regarding circumcision.
As a progressive/liberal, I also believe in G-D. I attend synagogue regularly, I serve on its board of directors, and I teach in its religious school. I also believe in evolution [...]
Friday Open Thread
The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
10Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 6 comments | Continued
It’s Time To NAME THAT SCANDAL!
What should we call the Tigani campaign finance scandal?
10Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 22 comments | Continued
Say It Ain’t So, Joe
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign received $63,400 of illegal campaign donations from Tigani and NKS.
10Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 19 comments | Continued
HUGE Story: Tigani Pleads Guilty to Election Charges
The Delaware Way is beginning to crumble. The indictment and guilty plea of Chris Tigani, all taking place within a matter of hours this afternoon, could well hasten its demolition.
First, read the story, it’s that important. Here’s a key excerpt:
Prosecutors said Tigani, who made headlines for a series of legal battles with his father [...]
Ungrateful
They got an extraordinary bailout funded and guaranteed by the taxpayers of the United States of America — they still are — and yet Jamie Dimon of Citibank Chase is whining about regulations from Dodd-Frank:
Buh Bye Newt?
Reports are coming that Newt Gingrich’s entire campaign staff quit en masse. Since it’s irresponsible not to speculate, what do you think are the reasons? The only media speculation I’ve seen is that many of Newt’s aides had ties to Texas governor Rick Perry, so this means Perry’s in. I don’t think that explains the [...]
9Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 31 comments | Continued
Bob Herbert is Back
…and he’s writing for The Policy Shop, the in-house blog of the DEMOS group. His piece there is called The Jobs Emergency and America in Crisis:
9Jun2011 | cassandra_m | 2 comments | Continued
Thursday Open Thread
The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
9Jun2011 | Unstable Isotope | 33 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
