2009 – Page 53 – Delaware Liberal

Limbaugh Won’t Get His NFL Team

By Unstable Isotope October 14, 200925 Comments

Several groups have now spoken out in opposition to the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams. First, there's the player's union: NFL Players executive director DeMaurice…

Enjoy that Flu shot this year…b/c next year….

By Donviti October 14, 200910 Comments

do Canadians even have medicine? Can socialism even produce research? As public health departments in this country and many other countries prepare for the flu season, they must now…

Biden as Vice-Pessimist

By nemski October 14, 200913 Comments

Interesting article in the NY Times regarding Vice President Joe Biden's role in the White House in regards to Afghanistan. Mr. Biden does not favor abandoning Afghanistan, but his approach…

Dispatches From An Alternate Reality

By Unstable Isotope October 14, 20091 Comment

Sean Hannity thinks George W. Bush deserves the Nobel Peace Prize War = peace Glenn Beck equates criticism of Fox News with the treatment of the Jewish people by Hitler.…

Christina School Board Reverses Decision

By Unstable Isotope October 13, 20099 Comments

I doubt anyone is surprised by this decision: A Newark, Del., first-grader suspended for bringing a camping utensil to school has gotten a reprieve. Six-year-old Zachary Christie, who attends John…

Book Banning US Government style

By Donviti October 13, 20096 Comments

Funny if it weren't true. I don't recommend Noam for everyone. The truth hurts, and many Americans aren't ready for the parallels he draws. Moore Award Nominee “This happens sometimes…

Cathcart Wants It Both Ways

By liberalgeek October 13, 200914 Comments

Dick Cathcart is really pissing me off. Today, he published an opinion piece in The News Journal that tries to rewrite recent history.

He [Bryon Short] and just about 100 percent of his Democratic colleagues voted in favor of the package, whereas just about every member of the House Republicans voted against the tax and fee hikes.

Guess what? The Republicans could have scuttled every one of the tax and fee hikes. Every. Single. One.

Breaking: Snowe To Vote Baucus Bill Out Of Committee

By pandora October 13, 200914 Comments

Via TPM: 1:57 p.m.: Snowe's announcement that she'll vote for the bill today spread a ripple of excited whispers across the silent hearing room. It's getting interesting. Although I'm sure…

Breaking News: Former Republican Candidate for Governor of Delaware wants to regulate banks

By Donviti October 13, 20094 Comments

You read it here first: Comment by Delaware Republican on 13 October 2009 at 9:26 am: You are right to point out the bad actions of many banks. They have…

Eddie Murphy’s timeless classic…

By Donviti October 13, 2009

"What are you doing?" "I'm buying this newspaper"

My Take On the Carney vs. Fill-In-the-Blank Congressional Race

By El Somnambulo October 13, 20097 Comments

Yesterday, the News-Journal's Ginger Gibson wrote that the upcoming race to fill Metamucil Mike's Oxford loafers would "guarantee(s) the first real contest in decades" for Delaware's lone and lonely congressional…

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope October 13, 20094 Comments

How ya doin'? It's a pop culture edition of your open thread: Hubba hubba

Serious Question/Topic of the Day

By Donviti October 13, 200932 Comments

I get unemployment benefits I really do. I also get that in this global economy jobs that many had aren't coming back. Which means that while people are on benefits…