Thursday Open Thread

It's Thursday and the open thread is open. What's on your mind today besides sadness at the Phillies loss? To get you started, here's some delicious snark from Gail Collins…

The Castle Purging Begins on Saturday

Apparently there is a Tea Party this Saturday in Dover. I guess that it is being advertised on Stormfront or wherever those people get together online. Last time they did this, there was a minor bruhaha about Tea Party barfly, Mike Protack and his demand for top billing. This time, an actual candidate for an actual office is speaking.

Michelle’s Mob

Michelle Bachmann is gathering a mob today to try to intimidate members of Congress in hopes of derailing the health care reform bill. Is it a coincidence that she scheduled…

Moderates Need Not Apply

The GOP purity purge is accelerating, despite their loss of NY-23. It's no wonder the teabaggers feel empowered - they were being interviewed all over the media yesterday. They see…

The Scorpion

A childhood parable makes Delaware Dem skeptical of Delmarva's generiosity in Bluewater Wind's time of need.

Castle Does His Master’s Bidding

What does our good ole flip flopping fake moderate Mike Castle do? He votes for the bill in April, but when the Democratic Congress decided to screw the card companies back for screwing the consumer, Mike Castle decides it was time to screw his constituents once more, since it had been a while.