Archive for June, 2009
Today in GOP Minority Outreach
Story #1 Manuel Miranda is a former GOP Congressional staffer (who was involved in a scandal stealing information off of computers of the Democratic caucus) who is leading a conservative group pressuring Republican senators to filibuster Sonia Sotomayor. (Yes, this Manuel Miranda.) He spoke in front of the Heritage Foundation and said the following: “Hispanic […]
Bad News for Specter
A new poll by Susquehanna indicates high support among Democratic voter for a primary. As you may know, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter recently switched from Republican to Democrat. Should Arlen Specter be the Democratic nominee for the 2010 election for US Senate or should he face a challenge from one or more other Democrats in […]
Lets play, “Guess! That! Party!”
PITTSBURGH – Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett says a state legislative staffer wanted to engage in sex acts with a teenage boy while dressed in a panda costume. Corbett says 40-year-old Alan David Berlin, of Carlisle, was charged Thursday with attempted sexual exploitation of children and related crimes. A Corbett spokesman says the boy’s parents […]
Republican Activists Threaten to Out Mitch McConnell As Closet Homosexual if He Fails to Filibuster Sotomayor Confirmation
Yes, you have to connect the dots, but the dots are fairly close together. In fact, since there is no reason on earth why the Sotomayor confirmation should be opposed given her resume, blackmail is actually a very credible explanation if there is a filibuster.
BREAKING: HB 1 Passes DE Senate 20 – 0 /1 Absent
@DEpolitics reports that the Open Government bill could be voted on very soon (as in hours, not days). EDIT: Senator Karen Peterson really ought to be congratulated for sheparding this bill through a Senate who still don’t quite see the good government possible with this bill. It is awesome that she is emerging as a […]
Pawlenty Not Running For Governor
Which begs the question… what does this mean for the Franken/Coleman farce? Oh now, you didn’t think I was going to focus on Pawlenty’s doomed Presidential run, did you?
SCCOR: Only Protestants Need Apply.
The Catholic Bill Colley got kicked out of the Sussex County Community Organized Regiment because he dared to suggest that saying only the Protestant version of the Lord’s Prayer at the start of meetings might be somewhat offensive to Catholics and Jews, or any other non protestant members attending the meeting: I’ve been drummed out […]
National Lampoon’s Libertarian Vacation
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QDv4sYwjO0[/youtube] Let us know if you hear of any who are going this summer.
Updated: Comment(s) Rescue: Delaware Politics
Noman, a commenter at Delaware Politics, makes a great point. David A.’s response disturbs me greatly. Is this really how Conservatives view women? Noman: If you say abortion is murder, you must propose laws that prosecute women who have abortions, and prosecute them for murder. If you don’t, you are admitting that abortion is something […]
Suck It, Phyllis Schlafly*
How It Works (from the fabulous xkcd)
First, let me explain the title reference. As most of you know, I am a chemist. As a chemist I am a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
QOD
Remember when we tortured prisoners that we were holding without a trial and that we had never proved were actually guilty of anything? I think they call that torturing innocent people where I’m from. bonus QOD: Why do anti-abortion murderers always pop up during Democratic administrations?
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