June 7, 2009 – Delaware Liberal

Comment Rescue: Who the heck is Mike Protack anyway?

By nemski June 7, 200926 Comments

After another Protackian comment in the Don't Ask Don't Tell thread, Rod asked Who the heck is Mike Protack anyway? Please use the comments below to fill Rod in.

Oh look, the recession…it’s over

By Donviti June 7, 20094 Comments

While we were all blowing Obama for his forthright speech in Egypt this week.... The Unemployment numbers were released and they are the highest since 1983. 9.4 percent and most…

Miller Endorsed by American Federation of Government Employees and Plumbers and Pipefitters?

By Delaware Dem June 7, 20097 Comments

I guess I missed this announcement that Miller was running again. But the thing about perennial candidates like Miller, Protack, and O'Donnell is that they are always running. Indeed, Mike…

Happy Birthday Tetris!

By Unstable Isotope June 7, 20093 Comments

Yesterday, the game Tetris turned 25 years old. I haven't played Tetris in a long time. For a while I was addicted to Tetris. When I was a young grad…

Repeal of DADT, Why Are We Waiting?

By Unstable Isotope June 7, 200930 Comments

A new poll by Gallup shows that 69% of Americans favor repeal of the military Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Repeal of the policy is even favored by 58% of…

Burris’ Chagrin

By Delaware Dem June 7, 20098 Comments

Newt Gingrich: I am not a citizen of the world. I am a citizen of the United States because only in the United States does citizenship start with our creator.…

Read All About It In the Sunday Papers-June 7, 2009

By El Somnambulo June 7, 20093 Comments

Lead Story-The (UK) Independent: How the Freedom of Information Act and Investigative Journalism Brought Down the British Government And, yes, this is precisely how El Somnambulo hopes that Delaware journalists…

Fios FYI

By Donviti June 7, 20093 Comments

Verizon FIOS is awesome. The quality is awesome, the widgets are awesome. The number of HD Channels is awesome. Verizon FIOS also sucks. I called off hours to try and…

Mayor Baker on CNN at 9 am

By Delaware Dem June 7, 20094 Comments

He will be a guest along with other two other Mayors from Spring Hill, Tennessee and Flint, Michigan on CNN's State of the Union program. Baker will not be in…

This Week’s Votes in Congress

By Delaware Dem June 7, 20091 Comment

HOUSE Family leave. Voting 258-154, the House passed a bill (HR 626) providing federal employees with additional benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The bill would entitle civil…