December 2009 – Page 9 – Delaware Liberal

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 17, 200919 Comments

It's Thursday and it's open thread time. Remember, tomorrow is DL's War on Christmas Party. The WOC party starts at 7 p.m. at C.W. Harborside. We'll be collecting canned goods…

The Individual Mandate

By Unstable Isotope December 17, 200934 Comments

The fight over the public option has obscured other parts of the bill. Right now the individual mandate is getting a lot of attention. Ezra Klein explains the purpose of…

Exactly

By Unstable Isotope December 17, 200928 Comments

Let's cue up the circular firing squad. John Cole nails exactly what I'm feeling right now: About health care reform is that it is a primer for Banking and Financial…

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 16, 200910 Comments

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for this week to be over (not just because vacation is coming next week). I'm exhausted for yesterday just from reading the…

Coalition Of The Bribed

By Unstable Isotope December 16, 200910 Comments

The Republicans must be having a hard time building a real grassroots movement. Their anti-health care reform die in was a bust yesterday when only 60 people showed up and…

Anita Van Sant: Rest In Peace

By El Somnambulo December 16, 20091 Comment

I was truly saddened to read of the passing of Anita Van Sant. While the low-key obituary was typically self-effacing, Anita was one of the best political campaign managers I've…

Another Dispatch From The GOP Brain Trust

By Unstable Isotope December 16, 20099 Comments

Fox News has figured out how to sell the GOP jobs plan. Cut wages! Now, with its Republican-inspired “Where are the jobs?” campaign in full swing, Fox has gone “on…

Do You Need A Pick-Me-Up?

By Unstable Isotope December 15, 20094 Comments

Do you need a pick-me-up? I know I do. I don't like spending time arguing with people who have the same goals. Watch this video (edited) of a confrontation between…

2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

By cassandra_m December 15, 200938 Comments

The full list here.

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 15, 20099 Comments

It's Tuesday of the seemingly longest week of the year (the week before a 2 week vacation). Let's open this open thread. Please, if you get a chance, read this…

Bulo Remembers 2009-Best of the Web

By El Somnambulo December 15, 20091 Comment

At least according to the surfers at URLesque. For example, I had never heard of Ben Huh and The Cheezburger Network before. But after reading the profile, I think the…

This Is Gonna Hurt…

By pandora December 15, 2009196 Comments

I've been wanting to use this classic post (I Hate Your Politics) for years, but never really had the opportunity. Well... I do now. And what I'm writing here isn't…

Busted!

By Unstable Isotope December 15, 20091 Comment

Eugene Robinson digs up this gem: Sarah Palin is such a cold-eyed skeptic about the Copenhagen summit on climate change that it's no surprise she would call on President Obama…