Archive for January, 2009

Will Mike Castle Put On The GOP’s Ghost Shirt?

Filed in Delaware, National by on January 26, 2009 7 Comments

Will Mike Castle toe the GOP’s party line again? Who knows, but one thing is sure – You have a call to make… President Obama worked through the weekend to convince skeptics in Congress to quickly pass his economic recovery plan this week. Obama’s stimulus would invest in green jobs, health care, and relief for […]

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Are You A Man?

Filed in National by on January 26, 2009 22 Comments

Check for yourself by measuring yourself against this Popular Mechanics list of 100 skills every man should know. Of course they left out “ability to man-up and apologize when you are proven utterly and disastrously wrong.” So, by that measure – our wingnut readers are mostly frail little wussy-girls even if they can solder a […]

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Tokenism Backfires on Fox

Filed in National by on January 26, 2009 16 Comments

This is an interesting montage that would be funny if it were not so pitiful. Fox had this token man with a brain named Peter Schiff on for financial segments over the past couple of years. He was put on so the other panelists would have somebody to laugh at. h/t bluehampshire.

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Republicanism, Alabama Style

Filed in National by on January 26, 2009 20 Comments

Here is a name from the not-so-recent past, Judge Roy Moore and he is thinking about running for governor of Alabama, reports countrycat in Left in Alabama. Moore?  You might remember him as the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and the battle over the Ten Commandments Memorial in the Alabama state courthouse. There […]

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Filed in National by on January 25, 2009 1 Comment

Only 647 pages and 1.1MB big, you too can read The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Bruce

Filed in National by on January 25, 2009 0 Comments

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The Republican Plan

Filed in National by on January 25, 2009 21 Comments

Editor’s Note: I’m sorry about all the profanity lately, but it is nearly impossible to talk about what Republicans have done to the country without using some form of the terms, “Fucked,” “Screwed” or “Ass Raped.”  Having said that; it appears that “The Republican Plan” is to fuck the country for another two years by […]

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“(Senate) appointments are an anachronism that must end.”

Filed in National by on January 25, 2009 2 Comments

Russ Feingold To Introduce Constitutional Amendment To End US Senate Appointments by Todd Beeton, at MYDD Sun Jan 25, 2009 at 05:26:10 PM EST Good:   “The controversies surrounding some of the recent gubernatorial appointments to vacant Senate seats make it painfully clear that such appointments are an anachronism that must end.  In 1913, the Seventeenth […]

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Lost Woman’s Dark Grey Jacket

Filed in Delaware by on January 25, 2009 10 Comments

Mrs. nemski’s dark grey winter jacket with a dragonfly pin on the label was accidentally taken by someone else at the Delaware Liberal Inaugural Ball. Please contact nemski if you come across it. Much thanks.

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Lisa Diller For County Council

Filed in Delaware by on January 25, 2009 6 Comments
Lisa Diller For County Council

Last Thursday I attended the meeting to determine the candidate that would replace Stephanie McClellan in the Council District 5. Two of the people considering a run for council decided to drop from the race, clearing the way for Lisa Diller. I had a few minutes to speak to her and she confirmed my impression that she is a smart and principled, qualities that are sorely lacking on New Castle County Council. The special election to replace McClellan is scheduled for February 19th.

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Food Bank Volunteer Photos

Filed in Delaware by on January 25, 2009 25 Comments

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What Republicans Have To Do To Get Back On My Good Side

Filed in Delaware by on January 25, 2009 40 Comments

It is simple really.

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It is going to be a heck of a year!

Filed in National by on January 25, 2009 20 Comments

Thanks for this economy Bush!  Thanks conservatives! If wrecking the economy with stupidity and greed was an Olympic sport, you guys would be the Nikolai Andrianov, Larissa Latynina, and Micheal Phelps of it. The controller says California is down to Plan D on its checklist of paying bills. Its cash reserves are piddling; the special […]

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