2007 – Page 143 – Delaware Liberal

Booing Michael Castle and More Serious Heresies

By doctornick February 21, 2007

Eschaton wrote, "I've been long fascinated by the elite consensus that there's something distasteful about running primary challengers against incumbents. Certainly primary challenges can be strategically stupid (...) but they…

Nancy Karib-jellybean steps down

By liberalgeek February 21, 2007

Nancy Karibjanian, long a staple of the news that no one watches, has decided to leave WHYY's newscast, although she will continue to do some other things with the station.…

Delaware among hardest hit by Iraq War

By liberalgeek February 21, 2007

Delaware ranks 7th in per capita deaths in the Iraq war, according to new research. I wonder how we rank in injuries, as the ratio of injuries to deaths is…

Wonky Wednesday: A Prediction

By tommywonk February 21, 2007

As part of the effort to keep the lights on while Jason takes a break, I will be posting here on Wednesdays. LiberalGeek suggested calling my contributions, “Wonky Wednesdays,” and…

The Domino Theory

By doctornick February 21, 2007

"West Virginia is about to move ahead of Delaware in what it offers by way of state-supported gambling. West Virginia has operated much like Delaware with slot machines at long-established…

Pelosi Plane Scandal Revealed!

By liberalgeek February 20, 2007

It was big news until AnnaNicole died. Now it just lives in the zeitgeist of the electorate. Turns out that not only was it bogus, but the republicans spreading the…

Terror Finance and the GOP

By liberalgeek February 20, 2007

Remember when the Prez was trying to tell us that it was drug dealers that were financing terrorism. Turns out that it was just republicans after all. I grant you…

Tony Blair Emboldens the Enemy

By liberalgeek February 20, 2007

Those stawart supporters of our adventure in Iraq, the Brits, have decided to set a timetable for withdrawal. Almost half of their boys will be home by Christmas. 1,500 could…

Hi Everybody!

By doctornick February 20, 2007

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWCMcdsFi-c] Hopefully I'll be "Watson" to Liberalgeek's "Holmes". Jason promised me I'd get 40 virgins in paradise if I do this. If he promised Liberalgeek 50 virgins I am going…

Pig Bladders Used to Regrow Fingers

By liberalgeek February 19, 2007

Researchers have been able to regrow body parts for mice and salamanders, and this summer they plan to try to regrow fingers for soldiers injured in Iraq. Hopefully after that,…

Republicans Hold Top Spots for Popular Presidents

By liberalgeek February 19, 2007

The Gallup poll of Presidential popularity was just released. At least the number one spot has been retaken by a Republican that I would have voted for. Number one has…

Gore says he won’t run

By liberalgeek February 18, 2007

I am pretty disappointed. Al Gore told the BBC that he has no intention to run for President. This is a shame, because he has been on the right side…

Windfarm update

By liberalgeek February 17, 2007

The three energy bidders (Connectiv, NRG and Bluewater) all resubmitted their proposals, presumably unredacting(is that even a word?) more information. According to the NJ, Bluewater revealed the most information, although…