Archive for April, 2009
Did you know?
I had no idea of this one. Did you know that Nixon on August 15, 1971 “closed the gold window and devalued the dollar.” It was one of the rules or agreements of the Bretton Woods System that came out of the Bretton Woods Conference right after WWII in New Hampshire. The chief features of […]
Breaking: Markell’s Education Agenda Unveiled
From the Office of the Governor: DOVER — Governor Jack Markell and Lieutenant Governor Matthew Denn joined Senate Education Committee Chair David Sokola and House Education Committee Chair Terry Schooley today to unveil legislation designed to dramatically improve Delaware’s public schools and qualify Delaware for federal dollars that President Obama’s administration will be awarding to […]
Quote of the Day
We [representatives of Pakistan and the United States] did talk about drones, and let me be very frank: there is a gap between us. The bottom line is the question of trust. – Shah Mehmood Qureshi Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Wednesday’s Open Thread
Yesterday, we had our first successful open thread with some good discussion and links from our readers. Well done, people, well done. For a starting point, some posts yesterday that you might have missed are that a Republican actually stood up to Rush Limbaugh, Kris Kristofferson is kind of cool and Vermont legalizes it (gay […]
2012 Here we co…..not…
The train wreck that is the Alaskan Governor keeps getting better and better. I can’t think of a better example of hypocrisy when it comes to representing Christian values. Watch CBS Videos Online
Column Rescue: Mike Matthews Live-Blog on HB 100
Wow. Mike Matthews’ live-blogging on HB 100 is not to be missed. He really captures the clusterbleep that took place yesterday. Essential reading both for the trainwreck nature of what happened as well as for gaining an insight into what typically happens during committee meetings. Plus, guest appearances! To paraphrase George Orwell, “All bills are […]
Happy Passover
To all our Jewish friends here at Delaware Liberal and elsewhere, we want to wish them all a Happy Passover. This year’s Passover is rather historic. In Delaware, the first Passover Seder will be celebrated at Woodburn by Governor Markell, Delaware’s first Jewish Governor. And President Obama is set to become the first President to […]
Poll: Do you and your spouse pool finances or keep them separate?
And if you don’t have a significant other, what would you want to do? Discuss.
Shocking Fact of the Day.
Despite all the talk about an imminent “gun ban” on the part of the insane cabal that leads the Republican Party, for all the false outrage, for all the inane comments here by gun nuts about their precious right to own a gun, and… despite eight rampages that have claimed 57 lives since March 10, […]
Schwartzkopf’s Shame: Ron Williams Makes a Good Point on Racinos, Evans Takes a Closer Look
I guess the law of averages indicated that Ron Williams would make a good point sooner or later. It was political cowardice for Schwartzkopf & Company to kowtow to (Dover Downs:Denis McGlynn, Delaware Park:Bill Rickman and The Delaware State Fair:Gene Bayard) who’ve made a fortune off the state Lottery Office. It’s also going to ensure sports […]
Late Night Music Video: Architecture In Helsinki – Heart It Races
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZjpWs1h7pU[/youtube] and we’re slow to acknowledge the knots on the laces; heart it races!
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