October 2009 – Page 9 – Delaware Liberal

News-Journal: Fisker to Build Hybrid Cars at Boxwood Plant

By El Somnambulo October 23, 200910 Comments

Andrew Eder, who has been all over this story, reports the good news. And, lest anyone think that Jack Markell just got lucky, here is what a governor who was…

Mike Castle, He’s Talking About You

By Unstable Isotope October 23, 200918 Comments

Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY9) has been a real hero in the fight for health care reform. He has released a study that shows 151 current members of Congress receive Medicare,…

Alan Grayson Wants to Know if a Republican Really Knows His Constitution

By cassandra_m October 23, 200911 Comments

It is so much fun watching this guy -- he is remarkably good at turning the wingnut rhetoric back at them with devastating results. This time he quizzes one of his cohorts Rep. Broun from GA on the law and the Constitution and makes it pretty clear that for all of their talk, walking the walk is still not a GOP goal:

No War For Oil

By Unstable Isotope October 23, 20094 Comments

Uh, what? I thought we were spreading freedom and democracy. Wait a minute... et in remarks to Congress yesterday, Pickens revealed that he is just as interested as ever in…

Palin vs Gingrich

By pandora October 23, 200934 Comments

The lines have been drawn. And didn't we all know it would come to this? NY-23 is the election to watch. In one corner we have Sarah Palin who has…

Late Night Video — Two Dudes and a Webcam, Part II

By cassandra_m October 22, 2009

Yep, this is brilliant -- the Two Dudes in their bathrobes return to dis the WaPo for their seriously cheap contest looking for a new web pundit:

Gaffney Has NO Shame

By pandora October 22, 200940 Comments

When you're losing an argument with the Ron Reagan, jr. tell him his father would be ashamed of him. Now, I was never a fan of President Reagan, but, imo,…

Washington Post: Will Beau Run?

By El Somnambulo October 22, 20095 Comments

Long speculative piece from today's Washington Post. I found these comments from Jack Markell a little--incongruous: "He's not the type of guy who is going to let other people's timetables…

Breaking: Carper On Board With Public Option!?

By El Somnambulo October 22, 200910 Comments

It's the current lead story on Talking Points Memo: Guess he's been getting the messages left at his office. He still sounds a little weaselly about it, and decidedly unenthused,…

More Like This Please

By Unstable Isotope October 22, 20099 Comments

Will Al Franken become the Alan Grayson of the Senate? He's already gotten 30 Republicans on record supporting KBR over rape victims. In this video he puts a health care…

2008-2009 Phillies: Best Philly Sports Team Ever?

By El Somnambulo October 22, 200933 Comments

Should they win their second consecutive World Series, I'd say absolutely yes. Certainly the only team in the modern era to rival these Phils would be the Broad Street Bullies,…

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope October 22, 200924 Comments

Thursday's open thread: PHILLIES! Courageous blogger Mike Stark attends a press conference by the ACORN video producers and learns: Some things you probably don't know about James O’Keefe ("the pimp")…

Who’s The Most Underrated Governor?

By pandora October 22, 20098 Comments

Chris Cillizza, The Fix, asks the question - complete with poll. Aside from that handful of high-profile governors, most of the nation's 50 chief executives toil in semi or total…