February 2009 – Page 10 – Delaware Liberal

Two ways to know what conservatives are planning

By jason330 February 23, 20093 Comments

From valarltd.livejournal.com 1) Listen to them. They'll tell you everything. Just don't write it off as "humor" or "you know he's not serious" or "it's an elaborate hoax." Just because…

Oscars

By jason330 February 22, 200916 Comments

This is the most entertaining awards show I've seen in 20 years.

If you are going to steal from the US Treasury…

By jason330 February 22, 200931 Comments

...GO BIGTIME!! That is what Republicans must think. Because they get into an ugly snit if they think some poor bastard might get something from the government that they don't…

Legalizing Marijuana More Popular Than Republicans

By cassandra_m February 22, 200913 Comments

And, apparently, more popular than than Republican policies, too -- Chris Bowers does the work (see Open Left for links to where the polling comes from): It should also be…

Jindal to Louisiana: Drop Dead

By El Somnambulo February 22, 200921 Comments

Would-be President Bobby Jindal has rejected $100 million in Federal unemployment assistance to Louisiana. Using classic Rethug logic, he argues that accepting the aid now could lead to an increased…

Day 25: Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware

By jason330 February 22, 200914 Comments

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Don’t Even Think About Bailing Out These People

By cassandra_m February 22, 200911 Comments

…not only couldn’t they even begin to pay back what they owe their fellow citizens for the BushCo disaster; but are you really going to employ somebody with that kind of failure on their resume? See here:

“This is not a great time for anyone to be job hunting, including numerous former political appointees,” said Carlos M. Gutierrez, Mr. Bush’s commerce secretary. Previously chief executive of cereal maker Kellogg Co., he hopes to run a company again because “I have a lot of energy.”

Only 25% to 30% of ex-Bush officials seeking full-time jobs have succeeded, estimated Eric Vautour, a Washington recruiter at Russell Reynolds Associates Inc. That “is much, much worse” than when Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton left the White House, he said. At least half those presidents’ senior staffers landed employment within a month after the administration ended, Mr. Vautour recalled.

Must See Video

By jason330 February 22, 200911 Comments

Cognitive Surplus: h/t Jesus General

RNC Talking Point Smackdown

By jason330 February 21, 20095 Comments

Predictably, Dave Burris trots out the lame RNC talking points about Obama's first month. (Spoiler Alter: Obama Wrecked the Stock Market!) Tommywonk smacks down that weak stuff. Note to Dave: "I…

Chicken POT PIE!

By jason330 February 21, 200930 Comments

DD just did a great job explaining why we fight from a strategic perspective. For me, and maybe others, there is also a personal element that explains why we need…

Why We are “Shrill.”

By Delaware Dem February 21, 200914 Comments

Some say that we here at Delaware Liberal need to be reminded that we won the election. For it seems that since the election, we have been nothing but "shrill"…

A Worrying Thought

By pandora February 21, 2009105 Comments

I worry too much. I always have. In fact, I have wasted countless hours worrying. Now, granted, this behavior intensified when I had children. And if there was a contest…

Brian Shields Weighs In.

By Delaware Dem February 21, 200916 Comments

A tip received from our friend Brian Shields: I just weighed in, and I lost some weight. I put out a bet on the success of next week's weight loss.…