Praise from Friend and Foe alike
The Delaware State News published a piece yesterday on Governor Markell’s first year in office. Unfortunately, I don’t have a link to the article, only a paper copy. After reviewing…
Monday Open Thread
Hi everyone, did you miss me? Or did you even notice I wasn't around? Right now I have some blessed alone time and I thought I'd write something. It looks…
Republican Lie of the Day
At the rate they are going, this post may become lie of the hour or minute. Indeed, I cannot think of a time during the last year when a Republican…
Politweets
In general I stay away from Politico as it is the TMZ of political journalism, but it has stayed in my news reader for some reason. And today I learned…
Pete Hoekstra is a Traitor
Under the political rules in play during the last administration, Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra of Michigan would have had to resign by now, he would have been called a traitor…
Teabaggers Target Corporate America
Yep, you heard that right -- the teabaggers are trying to organize a "National Day of Strike" for January 20, the first anniversary of Obama's inauguration: The goal of the…
World News Roundup, 12/27
Here are the stories you probably aren't seeing on TV tonight. 5 Ethiopian assassination plotters sentenced to death, 33 get life sentences UN Panel says Guinean junta leader should be…
Back to Where We Started
I am starting to think the teabaggers have peaked too soon. A new CNN/Opinion Research survey indicates that a majority of Americans believe that the Democratic party's policy proposals are…
Dredging Up History
Back in 2003, the Republican Congress passed legislation that expanded the goverment's role in healthcare by adding the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug benefit. But they did not pay for…
Unintentionally Revealing
A conservative writer for the National Review dislikes Star Trek because its messages are liberal. You know, the messages of peace, tolerance, due process and progress.
1.75%
According to Politifact, Obama made 513 campaign promises. 9 have been broken. On 18, a compromise has been reached. 75 promises have been kept. The rest, some 411, are still in the works. That is a 1.75% of his promises being broken.
I am confused.
In an earlier Nemski thread, Donviti and Anonone were critical of President Obama's response to the attempted Flaming Crotch terrorist attack. I have to ask, do both want Obama to…
Bulo Remembers 2009-The Year in Movies
A caveat. I am not an avid moviegoer. Give me a film noir on TCM, and I'm happy. With that out of the way, here is a representative sample of…