Archive for April 22nd, 2010

A Woman’s Place Is In The House (of Representatives)

Filed in National by on April 22, 2010 4 Comments
A Woman’s Place Is In The House (of Representatives)

This is from an actual newsletter sent from the Republican party in Ohio. It’s referencing the OH-13 House race, where the incumbent is Betty Sutton. I know I keep seeing polls that show Democrats are in trouble in November. Sometimes, though, I have a hard time taking it seriously – specific Republicans are a lot […]

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Is FOX News Too Liberal for You, Too?

Filed in National by on April 22, 2010 2 Comments

Have you ever sat at home and thought to yourself, “Man, I can’t stand all this liberal garbage on FOX News. I wish someone would start a real conservative network”? If so, you’re apparently not alone. Enter, RightNetwork. RightNetwork is a newly-launched online network that plans on launching a television version later this summer. It […]

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Wingnuts Don’t Only Run for Congress

Filed in Delaware by on April 22, 2010 18 Comments

Angel Clark over at delawarepolitics.net posted an interview she did with Matthew Walsh, who is running for Mayor of Georgetown. Now if I was running for mayor of Georgetown, or any other city in Delaware or the US for that matter, I’d address things that I believed the voters would be concerned about, such as […]

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Vote!

Filed in Delaware by on April 22, 2010 3 Comments

Twitter points us to a fun little survey at Chris Cillizza’s The Fix, a fantasy political draft. Cillizza is asking what current politician is a future star. Our very own governor, Jack Markell, is one of the choices. You may now return to your regularly scheduled blogging.

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Thursday Open Thread

Filed in National by on April 22, 2010 9 Comments

Your daily open thread: Thursday, post chicken economy edition.

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The New Wingnut Welfare Gravy Train

Filed in National by on April 22, 2010 0 Comments

I think we’re all pretty familiar with the wingnut welfare system. The Republican party nurtures their young leaders by providing them jobs in bogus think tanks, where they can publish books nobody reads, send out press releases and appear on TV as a ubiquitious “Republican strategist.” Apparently Republicans have found an even newer way to […]

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I Might Be Getting My Inheritance Early

Filed in Delaware by on April 22, 2010 14 Comments

My parents have volunteered to become census workers in Sussex County.

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Happy Earth Day!

Filed in National by on April 22, 2010 4 Comments

Today is Earth Day, the one day a year when we’re celebrating our host planet.

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