June 12, 2009 – Delaware Liberal

WTF? Obama Defends DOMA Like a Right-Wing Nutjob

By liberalgeek June 12, 200942 Comments

David Anderson must be loving Obama today (in a totally hetero way). Obama has betrayed same sex rights with his defense of DOMA in court. Obama didn't need to defend…

QOTE

By Donviti June 12, 20096 Comments

Will DNabb be more appreciated when he is gone? Bonus QOTE: How many times can you come up short before you get canned? EXTRA Bonus QOTE: I have heard people…

Credit Where Credit’s Due

By pandora June 12, 20094 Comments

More of this, please - a lot more! "I don't know her that well but I think she's had a distinguished record on the bench and she should be entitled…

HB1 Signed Into Law

By Unstable Isotope June 12, 200917 Comments

At 2 p.m., Governor Markell signed the open government bill, HB1 into law. (I’m sorry for my crappy photography, I just got a new camera phone.) He made short remarks about how he campaigned on open government. With him at the signing were Senator Karen Peterson, House Speaker Bob Gilligan and Representative John Kowalko.

Who won the week?

By jason330 June 12, 200923 Comments

I don't know who the winner of the week, but Mike Protack is the whiner of the week. No question.

Sure Looks Like Democracy To Me

By pandora June 12, 200922 Comments

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians packed polling stations from boutique-lined streets in north Tehran to conservative bastions in the countryside Friday with a choice that's left the nation divided and on…

Power Out in New Castle Area

By liberalgeek June 12, 20093 Comments

There is a massive black-out in New Castle right now. The Governor is about to sign HB1 into law in Old New Castle. I think somewhere Thurman Adams is laughing…

Can Hate Talk Lead To Murder?

By pandora June 12, 200961 Comments

Well, let's face it... it doesn't help. Joan Walsh at Salon ponders the point. Read the whole thing. It's a thoughtful, careful piece and well worth your time. The range…

Hungry?

By jason330 June 12, 200913 Comments

The Official Potted Meat Product of Delaware Liberal (c) is Rose Brand Pork Brains with Milk Gravy. If the thought of eating that does not make you a vegetarian, nothing…

Around the Horn Friday

By Delaware Dem June 12, 200939 Comments

This will be the first time, and perhaps last time, that I link to the Delaware Grapevine in this thread. But Celia does have a nice write up about the…

HB1 Signing Today

By Unstable Isotope June 12, 2009

At 2 p.m. Governor Markell will be signing the HB1 Open Government bill at the Old New Castle Courthouse. At least one Delaware Liberal blogger will be there. Stop by…

Final Destination

By Delaware Dem June 12, 20095 Comments

You know the movie series "Final Destination," where a group of friends get off a plane at the last second before it explodes on take off, thus saving their lives,…

Deep thought

By Donviti June 12, 20093 Comments

If you took away Palin's kids, it would be like taking away Carrot Top's trunk.