March 2010 – Page 16 – Delaware Liberal

How Progressives Have Shaped Health Care Reform

By Unstable Isotope March 9, 201055 Comments

We're now in the final stretch of the health care reform battle. Within the month we'll either have a vote or the Democrats will give up on health care reform…

Late Night Video — SNL Presidents Make the Case for the Consumer Financial Protection Agency

By cassandra_m March 8, 2010

Funny and makes a bunch of good points as to why the CFPA is important:

President Obama at Arcadia University

By cassandra_m March 8, 20101 Comment

The video is from CNN, where the President told the crowd that the time for an up or down vote on health reform is now and that he wanted a bill on his desk by Easter.

What’s That Word I’m Looking For?

By Unstable Isotope March 8, 201015 Comments

There's a word that applies here but "ironic" isn't it: The vocal opponent of health care reform in the U.S. steered largely clear of the topic except to reveal a…

Celebrating International Women’s Day

By cassandra_m March 8, 20101 Comment

"Women are the real architects of society." - Harriet Beecher Stowe. March 8 is International Women's Day -- a day to focus on expanding women's civil and human rights around…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope March 8, 201014 Comments

It's a beautiful Monday today! I'm glad we're getting the spring weather finally. I guess Delaware Dem is going to remove that hit contract from Punxsutawney Phil now? I was…

The Perennial Sloppiness of the News Journal Editorial Page

By cassandra_m March 8, 201018 Comments

Let us count the ways: 1. Sunday's paper had a couple of UD Professors of Economics firing up the noise machine for tax cuts to stimulate the economy. Even though…

Daily Kos Features Delaware’s Weatherization Stimulus

By Unstable Isotope March 8, 2010

Meteor Blades at Daily Kos has published a post about how states are slow to use their stimulus weatherization dollars. One exception that is cited is the state of Delaware…

They Just Can’t Help Themselves

By Unstable Isotope March 8, 20104 Comments

If you watch the news media very much (especially Fox), you'd think that Obama is a terrible failure and extremely unpopular. The truth is that Obama remains fairly popular, around…

Constructive Senate Reform Ideas from Freshman Senator Michael Bennet

By cassandra_m March 8, 20103 Comments

The broad outline here includes:

This Can’t Be A Surprise, Can It?

By cassandra_m March 7, 20102 Comments

But nor can it be a surprise that Republicans are judging other people's packages, can it?

Oscars Open Thread

By Delaware Dem March 7, 201017 Comments

Click through for my predictions

State Republicans Defend The Employee Pay Scandal

By Unstable Isotope March 7, 20109 Comments

Last week, the News Journal published an article on the abuse of legislative perks by the GOP in the General Assembly. Among the revelations were that the GOP majority paid…