The Top Delaware Political Stories of 2009
The News Journal is soliciting our ideas for the top Delaware political stories of 2009 on Twitter (@DialogueDelaware). Here is my top 10 list. Feel free to argue and add…
End Of 2009 Open Thread
I can't say that I'm sorry to see this year go away. The year started out with such promise, with a brand new president but ended up being the year…
The Year In Takedowns
I stumbled across this post by the editors of Foreign Policy - "The year in takedowns." Here's their list: 10. Glenn Greenwald on Jeffrey Rosen's profile of Supreme Court Justice…
The White House Smacks Dick Around
After Dick Cheney emerged from Potterville to chime in about the attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253, the White House responded on its blog. To put it simply: this President…
Rachel Maddow Calls Out “Chatty Cathy” Cheney And The Parroting Press
If you haven't watched the video below, please do so. Rachel Maddow, calmly and professionally, dismantles every bit of garbage spewing out of our former Vice President's mouth. And, isn't…
Fearmongering = $$$
Republicans have been jumping on the bandwagon to criticize President Obama because of the failed terror attack on Christmas Day. Some have been using the incident for fundraising, look at…
Wednesday Open Thread
It's Wednesday and it's open thread time again! I know you're probably going through withdrawal because we didn't have one yesterday. Well, your wait is over! Dick Cheney is a…
Party Before Country
On Christmas Day, a flaming crotch bomber tried to take down a Northwest Airlines flight over Detroit. Luckily for us, he was as incompetent as shoe bomber Richard Reid and…
The Great Big End of Year Polling Post
This has been a year of transition. We saw in 2009 the first non-white President take office, markets came crashing down, jobs lost, political parties realigning themselves and lots of people angry about either what they want their government to give them or what they don't want from government. Blogs have sprung up and blogs have shut down and some have been reshuffled. An entire industry has departed Delaware, and new ones are showing some green shoots through the scarred landscape.
Hypocrisy Alert!
How did I miss this? Mr. Traditional Marriage, Karl Rove, gets divorced. And... it isn't his first one. Oh, sweet hypocrisy! So much for those traditional little clauses, such as: …
Let Me Be The First To Say… This Will Fail
Tucker Carlson is planning to start a blog to rival Huffington Post. And, right away, he tells us what to expect. He said that he wants to emphasize original reporting.…