March 25, 2010 – Delaware Liberal

Modified Reconciliation Fix Passes

By Unstable Isotope March 25, 20102 Comments

The modified reconciliation fix has passed the House for the second time, 220-207. This means that the agreed-upon fixes agreed to by both the House and the Senate are now…

Republicans Decide They’re The True Victims, And We’d Better Believe Them… Or Else!

By pandora March 25, 201026 Comments

Everyone else is simply "collateral damage" who need to understand how upset and angry they are, and how Dems brought all this on themselves. Via Roll Call: Tea party protesters…

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope March 25, 201019 Comments

Welcome to Thursday. So far my day is going better than yesterday and catching up on sleep really helped with that. So, tell us, what's on your mind? Open thread!…

The GOP Is Now Officially Guilty of Petulance

By Scott P March 25, 201024 Comments

I think it was noted here somewhere the other day that on Tuesday, Senate Republicans used a little-known rule to prevent hearings from proceeding past 2:00 PM. In fact, our…

Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Thurs., March 25, 2010

By El Somnambulo March 25, 20101 Comment

Let's start with yesterday's Session (In)Activity Report. The General Assembly could have, and I think, should have, saved the State some money by, at most, holding one week of session…

Mike Castle: Pro-Repeal?

By Unstable Isotope March 25, 201013 Comments

Mike Castle held a fundraiser with pro-repeal Republican Senator Orrin Hatch. The Republican discipline on health care reform is starting to disappear though. Some Republicans like Mitt Romeny (who is…

Where Are My Smelling Salts?

By Unstable Isotope March 25, 201011 Comments

Where did I put my fainting couch? I can't find any pearls to clutch! The News Journal weighs in on the Biden hot mic moment: When you call a press…

Reconciliation – 2 More Votes To Go

By Unstable Isotope March 25, 201020 Comments

The Senate finished its "vote-a-rama" early this morning (votes on all the B.S. amendments Republicans made to the reform reconciliation package). The Senate parliamentarian ruled for the Republicans on 2…