Silly Democrats, Tricks Are For GOPers
In Connecticut where it is more rare to meet a Republican than in Delaware, the CT GOP is up to their Lee Atwater in dirty tricks, reports the Hartford Advocate.…
The Wise Antonin Scalia Speaks
Supreme Court Justice and model for Republican judges Antonin Scalia: In an appearance at the University of Arizona, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia "said he likely would have dissented from…
Red States, Blue States – Who Gets The Green
Take a look at the chart below. The Commonwealth Fund has released its 2009 state health care scorecard. Notice anything interesting. A whole lot of Red States (you know, the…
Another Poll from The Fix
As we all know, Gov. Jack Markell won the Fix's Most Underrated Governor poll last week. This week, The Fix is asking who the nation's most overrated governor is. The…
Congratulations All Around for Fisker
The press conference/Pep rally for the announcement that the Boxwood Rd. auto plant has just concluded. We will now refer to the plant as the Fisker plant. I am still in a state of shock. It was a tour de force of Delaware politicos. Huge kudos are in order for Governor Markell for his attention to this issue and for putting together this event. Getting Joe Biden was the perfect touch.
Tuesday Open Thread
What is there to look forward to on a Tuesday? A fresh, shiny new open thread that's what. Also, Drinking Liberally on Thursday at the Homegrown Cafe in Newark! Republican…
Dodd Pushes for Credit Card Law Sooner Than Later
The House Financial Services Committee has passed legislation that will push up the start date of the credit card law from February 22nd to December 1st, reports The New York…
MADD Delaware Tapped Financially
Delaware MADD looks like it will be closing its doors unless it receives an influx of money by Oct. 31st according to the Community News. MADD has done a lot…
Republican In-fighting
What's a liberal to do except watch as Republicans eat their own. And I'm not even getting into the NY-23 race. First we have Dobbs vs Rivera. Rivera accuses Dobbs…
The GOP Health Care Plan
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) has introduced a new bill to fix Medicare. He wants to privatize it: In an attempt to reclaim the right’s rich tradition of opposing Medicare, Rep.…
Official Fisker Announcement Today
As many of you know Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. Jack Markell will be at the Boxwood plant this morning to announce the Fisker deal. As the Philadelphia Inquirer…
Health Care Reform: The Day After
Well, it's one day after Harry Reid's big announcement that the Senate bill would include the opt-out public option. The next big thing is ironing out the details of each…
A Quip Too Far?
Delaware Liberal favorite Rep. Alan Grayson might have gone a bit too far when talking about Linda Robertson, who is a lobbyist working for the Fed. Politico's Glenn Thrush reports…