August 2009 – Page 23 – Delaware Liberal

QFW?

By Donviti August 4, 200916 Comments

How much is Clinton getting paid to go over to North Korea? additional q: Is it me or is the new Republican meme, "We can't sustain at this level without…

Glenn Beck Begs His Audience Not To Commit Violence

By Unstable Isotope August 4, 200933 Comments

It's sad that it's necessary for him to say this, but this is where it's heading. I think Beck is speaking out too late. Months of screaming about how Obama's…

Alignment in the 19th.

By Delaware Dem August 3, 200938 Comments

For decades, a conservative represented the 19th. And now a conservative will again represent the 19th. Nothing will change except for the letter behind the name. I am personally glad…

19th SD Special Election Results–Apparently Booth Wins.

By Delaware Dem August 3, 2009114 Comments

The Unofficial Official Department of Elections Results page is here. If you were downstate today working the election or if you live in the district, let us know your predictions…

Help Wanted.

By Delaware Dem August 3, 200925 Comments

The Delaware conservative blogosphere is very adequately represented on the pages of Delaware Politics, Resolute Determination, Common Sense Political Thought and the Colossus of Rhodey. And that is just the…

A New Mike Castle Decision Window –UPDATE

By cassandra_m August 3, 200911 Comments

Allan Loudell spoke to Mike Castle on WDEL news today about a number of subjects, and Castle indicated to Allan that he would be making a decision re: his electoral future in the "next month or so".

Afternoon Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope August 3, 200924 Comments

The tea partiers are putting their heckling strategy to work. Will harassment and thuggish behavior really help their cause? As a commenter at TPM asked - are these the same…

Paul Krugman Simplifies Health Care Reform For You

By Unstable Isotope August 3, 200914 Comments

The invaluable Paul Krugman explains health care reform for easy understanding: The essence is really quite simple: regulation of insurers, so that they can’t cherry-pick only the healthy, and subsidies,…

Election Day in SD 19!

By Unstable Isotope August 3, 200910 Comments

Voters of the 19th Senate district, be sure to vote today! The polls are open from 7 AM - 8 PM.

QOTE

By Donviti August 2, 200932 Comments

Is their anything preventing from buying a POS car for $500 privately and then driving the car to a dealership to get my $3500 off a new car?

Newport Folk Festival

By cassandra_m August 2, 20091 Comment

It is their 50th anniversary AND it's Pete Seeger's 90th birthday. And the whole thing is being streamed via NPR of all places. I had no idea until just now,…

The C Street “Family” or, How To Understand Right Wing Hypocrisy

By cassandra_m August 2, 20098 Comments

Jeff Sharlet wrote a book called The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, which expands on an article he wrote for Harpers called Jesus Plus Nothing. Sharlet actually had a chance to live with these guys for awhile and has an amazing (and chilling) story to tell about this group that is apparently Ground Zero for Christianists in power or who want to be in power.

When You Mess with the Delaware Majority Leader, You Get the Horns

By cassandra_m August 2, 20096 Comments

I wish I had thought of that title first, but it is the title of a blog post over at The Sporting Blog, part of The Sporting News. But Rep. Pete Schwarzkopf is shaping up to be something of a hero among some sports blogs.