Okay. Here is the local slant. George Bush has killed the DE GOP, which is a good thing. Now we have to plan for how to run this one party state.

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As we’ve discussed here on many occasions, American right-wingers seem eager to discard our messy democratic traditions in favor of clean, simple totalitarianism.
Palin then went on to blame Katie Couric’s questions for her “less-than-successful interview with kinda mainstream media.” At that, Palin supporters turned on reporters in the press area, waving thunder [...]

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Here is the talking point:
The financial crisis was caused by Democrats deregulating Fannie & Freddie, to give loans to black people who are too lazy and shiftless to pay their debts

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Kavips runs it down:
First was the flabbergasting admission by traditional conservative Sarah Palin during the debate, that she saw nothing wrong with the sexual coupling of human males….
Then came this admission in yesterday’s News Journal:

Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Charlie Copeland and former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman called for finding sustainable energy sources and promoting in-state [...]

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Maybe…just maybe Mike Castle is not simply weak, maybe he is much weaker this time than anyone expects.
Lord knows his cheerleading for the botched bail out, his term on the house banking committee and all the money he has taken from the very industry he was supposed to be overseeing don’t exactly pain a pretty [...]

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A couple of interesting things here.
First of all, the Washington Post posits that it is kinda a given that Obama/Biden will win. Great. Second of all, could Chris Czillia (sp?) could not know less about Delaware politics? A Ruth Ann victory lap? Sky Dad save us.
I’m grabbing a big section so [...]

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Washington (AP) – “I’m pretty (explitive) sick of this Plain broad telling everyone what I’m thinking,” declared Joe Sixpack in a statement released today. Six Pack was strongly critical of Palin’s use of his identity to create the impression that the Alaska Governor is in touch with the needs of the [...]

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Who could have predicted that getting stuck in an unwinnable,expensive occupation half a world away- putting oil companies in charge of our energy policiy and allowing banks and bond traders to “self-regulate” would have resulted in economic calamity?

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From a strategy perspective, it is the only card he has left to play.
Right now it is not about winning for McCain, it is about not losing by a landslide, so these negative attacks will fire up the base and make sure he does not lose by enough for the current GOP power brokers to [...]

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Bank Robber Uses Craigslist To Hire Unsuspecting Accomplices

Posted by David Pescovitz, October 1, 2008 6:14 PM | permalink

A man robbed an armored car outside a Monroe, Washington bank and used a dozen unwitting accomplices to act as decoys during his getaway. He hired the accomplices on Craigslist and instructed them to [...]

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“You’d be going nuts if it was a Republican instead of a Democrat” and it’s brother “You wouldn’t have a problem with this if it was a Democrat” are my least favorite blog comments.

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Anyone going to this year’s Jefferson Jackson Dinner?
I recently spoke with Molly Jurusik at Del Dem HQ and the lineup is not set yet because having a candidate for VP as your featured speaker tends to complicate things a bit.
Here is the nuts and bolts stuff.
This year’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner is Monday, October 13th at Dover [...]

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As I write this VA is blue, NC is teetering, IN and MO are within a few points and TEXAS is in single digits.
Hillary Clinton never would have even had an office in any of those states, let alone a lead in the polls. I’m not counting chickens because it can still [...]

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Here is what Palin should have done when asked about Supreme Court cases that she disagreed with. She should have brazenly made shit up. it would have sounded like:
Couric: Besides Roe v. Wade can you tell me about a supreme court case that you disagree with?
Palin: Well Katie I was [...]

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Having proven her loyalty to the GOP during the Edwards/Cheney debate, Ifill must find it odd to have to reassure wingnuts like this.
“I’ve got a pretty long track record covering politics and news, so I’m not particularly worried that one-day blog chatter is going to destroy my reputation,” Ifill said. “The proof is in the [...]

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