Breaking: Pfeiffer Moving Up
Delaware native Dan Pfeiffer will be taking over as White House communication director later this month as Anita Dunn steps down reports The Fix.
Incumbent Rethug Gov. Will Not Seek Reelection
Maybe I just missed this, but popular incumbent Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell has announced that she will not seek reelection in 2010. This may be why. This is a likely…
Tuesday Open Thread
It's Tuesday, but not just any old Tuesday. It's Jefferson Jackson Tuesday. It's freaking Bill Clinton Tuesday! I'm beside myself with excitement for tonights event. So let's get started threading.…
Kowalko Fundraiser Reminder
Don't forget about the John Kowalko fundraiser this Friday in Newark.
25th District State Representative John Kowalko Featuring the delectable cuisine of Michael Gritz, Master of the Meatball and Marinara Friday, November 13th, 2009 6:00-9:00 PM Universal Unitarian Fellowship of Newark 420 Willa Rd. Newark, De $25 per person, $200 per table
Another Dispatch From The GOP Braintrust
This is probably what you would consider a classic political gaffe: It's been a couple of weeks since the RNC's Michael Steele said something foolish and had to walk it…
When Your Name Becomes A Verb
The Washington Post has a profile on unsuccessful Republican House candidate Dede Scozzafava and the fallout from the unusual race for NY-23. Even as she now hopes to return to…
Late Night Oddity — What Happened to these Barbies?
Barbie has been around for a very long time and I suppose that every product needs to be refreshed periodically, but totally upping the ante so that you completely blow by all of the crazy narratives little girls are sold by their Barbies to get them to think that being torn apart by birds is the New Glamorous is sorta nuts.
Advice For Blanche Lincoln: Go Big Or Go Home
Blanche Lincoln is one of the worst weak-kneed ConservaDems in the Senate. She's voted against the public option and seems to be following the losing Creigh Deeds strategy - pretend…
20 Years Since the Wall Fell
I was a young whipper-snapper when the wall fell. I had been to Germany the previous summer and had fallen in love with the people and culture. I was not…
Charlie Won’t Run
I was looking at my email the other day and a web ad appeared on the page for the Delaware GOP. I know they get charged if I click on…
Paul Krugman Says The Irrational Right Is No Laughing Matter
And I agree. In fact, quite a few of us have been saying almost exactly the same thing. The key thing to understand about that rally is that it wasn’t…
Did Dems Ever Do This to the Bush Twins?
Oh, wait, Dems weren't allowed in the clubs' VIP rooms when the Bushies were cavorting. Anyways, here's what happened at Sidwell Friends (where the Obama girls go to school) this…
Monday Open Thread
It's Monday and I still have a bit of a high from Saturday's passage of the historic health care reform bill. As someone said on Twitter, they've never seen so…