Archive for January 1st, 2012

New Years Day 2012 Open Thread [1.1.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on January 1, 2012 • 5 Comments

I hope you all are enjoying your New Year’s holiday. Let’s hope that 2012 is wonderful year full of happiness and success. So let’s get started on that with the first open thread of the New Year.

Ever hear of a murmuration? Well, you’ve heard of a murder of crows, right? A murmuration is a grouping of Starlings, and as this video inside shows, their movements are almost otherworldly. It looks like special effects.

Meanwhile, Nate Silver has an awesome interactive infotastic Iowa Almanac for 2012. And what would a Santorum or Paul win in Iowa mean for Mitt Romney?

Quote of the Day

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 1, 2012 • 2 Comments

“Over a decade ago, Lisa Goodman and Drew Fennell were the first two people to admonish me to marry my now-wife Michele, at a dinner party at their house. Of course, they were at the wedding. Today, I get to attend their civil union ceremony, which became legal in Delaware today under a law that they helped pass. Pretty cool.” — Lt. Governor Matt Denn.