February 2010 – Page 4 – Delaware Liberal

VA GOP Legislator: Disabled Children Are God’s Punishment

By Unstable Isotope February 22, 2010

The rhetoric of anti-abortion groups is often a bit incoherent. They believe that children are both blessings and punishment.This statement was particularly vile: State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas says…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope February 22, 2010

USA! USA! USA! How about that hockey game? The US men's hockey team beat Canada for the first time since 1960. This caused a bit of strife in my household,…

Help Me Understand What This Year’s CPAC Straw Poll Means

By pandora February 22, 2010

I'm really not sure what to make of Ron Paul's victory in CPAC's straw poll. And, make no mistake, it was a pretty big victory. Nate breaks it down: But…

How the Media Gets Suckered by the Media Lobbying Complex

By cassandra_m February 22, 2010

Sebastian Jones writes an excellent piece of investigative journalism -- The Media-Lobbying Complex -- documenting the various (and many) undisclosed conflicts of interest that seem to power much of the…

Bayh-partisanship: Reform Congress

By Unstable Isotope February 22, 2010

Evan Bayh may be a mediocre legislator but since he's announced his retirement from the Senate, he's been a strong voice for Senate reform. He wrote an op-ed that appeared…

Healthcare NOW!

By liberalgeek February 21, 2010

On Friday, I was able to leave work a little early and visit a healthcare rally held in Newark. The event was a stop on an 8 day march from Philadelphia to Washington. The march is called The March for Melanie in honor of an activist from Philadelphia, Melanie Shouse, that recently lost her battle with breast cancer. Melanie's death certificate certainly said that the cause of death was breast Cancer, but it was just as much caused by a lack of healthcare.

Bipartisanship In Action! — Both Schwarzenegger and Rendell Think the GOP is Playing Politics Over the Stimulus

By cassandra_m February 21, 2010

They were both on ABC This Week this morning and Schwarzenegger was particularly pointed in his criticism. He might as well have been describing specifically the behavior of Mike Castle showing up for every stunt check event from ARRA in Delaware:

Innovating to Zero

By cassandra_m February 21, 2010

This is a talk by Bill Gates at the TED conference discussing the need and the challenges of getting enough renewable energy to power not only those who are energy rich now, but those who need to be energy rich. He does a nice job here, I think, in contextualizing the problem, then spends a good deal of time talking about Terrapower.

VA GOP Legislator: Disabled Children Are God’s Punishment

Monday Open Thread

Help Me Understand What This Year’s CPAC Straw Poll Means

How the Media Gets Suckered by the Media Lobbying Complex

Bayh-partisanship: Reform Congress

Healthcare NOW!

Bipartisanship In Action! — Both Schwarzenegger and Rendell Think the GOP is Playing Politics Over the Stimulus

Innovating to Zero

Bill Maher — Teabaggers are a Cult

Tips on Handling Climate Change Deniers

Weekend Open Thread

UPDATED: Schools + Student Issued Laptops + Webcams = Spying At School and At Home

Liar Liar Pants On Fire