December 2009 – Page 14 – Delaware Liberal

Happy Delaware Day!

By Delaware Dem December 7, 20094 Comments

Today is the 222nd anniversary of Delaware's ratification of our federal Constitution, the first state in the young country to do so. Since 1933, the Governors of our First State have proclaimed this day to be Delaware Day to celebrate our Firstness.

Obama: Media Critic

By Unstable Isotope December 7, 20097 Comments

Sometimes there are moments when you know that Obama just gets it. Here's another one of the those moments from Time (via Balloon Juice): But then Obama made a turn,…

2009 College Football Preview

By nemski December 6, 200921 Comments

ReprintWelcome to Delaware Liberal's 2009 College Football Preview where you get the scoop on who will win and who won't have a chance in hell to make it to the NCAA Championship game.

Weekend Video Roundup

By Unstable Isotope December 6, 200915 Comments

Commenter anon points us to this video that Charlie Copeland highlighted at Resolute Determination apparently approvingly: Copeland adds: There is nothing that I could add. Indeed. Sarah Palin speaks for…

This Is Why We Need The Public Option

By pandora December 6, 200937 Comments

In a third-quarter earnings conference call in late October, officials at Aetna announced that in an effort to improve on a less-than-anticipated profit margin in 2009, they would be raising…

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 5, 20098 Comments

Are you enjoying your weekend so far? Are you snowed in? It's snowing here but it's not sticking yet. I'm glad I got my errands done before the snow hit!…

Weekend Foodie Thread

By pandora December 5, 20095 Comments

Tis the season for company, so this week I'd like to focus on stupid easy, but delicious, appetizers. Ideally, these should be recipes you... well... don't need to look at…

Bulo Remembers 2009-The Best in Science, i.e. ‘The Cool Stuff’

By El Somnambulo December 5, 20092 Comments

OK, a confession. Science class was where I caught up on my sleep in high school. Guess I always intuited that 'other people' could handle the 'science thing' much better…

Another Cheatin’ Politician

By Unstable Isotope December 5, 200917 Comments

It's a Democrat this time - Max Baucus. Baucus was in the news quite a bit this summer and fall because he heads the Senate Finance Committee. He also indulged…

Breaking: State Rep. Announces Retirement

By El Somnambulo December 4, 200921 Comments

I have been told on good authority that State Representative V. George Carey (R-Milford) tonight announced that he will retire at the conclusion of his current term. The D's reportedly…

Question

By pandora December 4, 20096 Comments

Why didn't anyone tell me it was going to snow tomorrow? ;-)

Burnination

By Unstable Isotope December 4, 200911 Comments

The health care debate may be long and frustrating but it can lead to some interesting moments. For example, Tom Coburn and David Vitter thought they'd be clever and cute…

Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Bacon Stops Climate Change

By cassandra_m December 4, 200910 Comments

Well, not entirely, but scientists have succeeded in growing pork in a lab -- meaning that if you could persuade the pork factory farms to switch and become pork laboratories one source of emissions is eliminated. Change.org notes that: