Archive for September, 2010

C’Mon Delaware Episode 19

Filed in National by on September 27, 2010 3 Comments

Click here to listen. The begining is all Eagles talk. I Like Michael Vick and Donviti doesn’t. My reasons for liking him are more substantial than Donviti’s reasons for not liking him. The second part is about Obama and I think we manage to make some pretty good points about the President’s use of “State Secrets” to justify some un-American Executive Branch behavior.

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Monday Open Thread

Filed in National by on September 27, 2010 51 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Castle only gets 5% in a write in race

Filed in National by on September 27, 2010 33 Comments

Coons leads 49% to O’Whackado’s 40%, with Castle getting just 5% in a possible write-in campaign.

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Palin vs O’Donnell Rumor

Filed in National by on September 27, 2010 20 Comments

Take this with a grain of salt, but – given the personalities involved – I’m leaning towards believing this: Sarah Palin helped Christine O’Donnell rise to Tea Party pre-eminence, but now the former Alaska governor is questioning the wisdom of her decision to help the upstart. Palin fears the sexy younger politician will steal her […]

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Castle Watch – T-3 Days

Filed in Delaware by on September 27, 2010 5 Comments

September 30 is the deadline for Mike Castle to file as a write-in candidate. 3 days to go!

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Is The O’Donnell Campaign Starving The Urquhart Campaign?

Filed in Delaware by on September 27, 2010 18 Comments

Is the O’Donnell campaign actually hurting the Urquhart campaign?

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92% of Americans Prefer Sweden’s Wealth Distribution

Filed in National by on September 27, 2010 22 Comments

Good thing everyone knows how terrible socialism is. Otherwise, these findings would be shocking. Americans vastly underestimate the degree of wealth inequality in America, and believe that the distribution should be far more equitable than it actually is, according to a new study. Or, as the study’s authors put it: “All demographic groups — even […]

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Consider Throwing A Few Bucks To Lois

Filed in National by on September 26, 2010 2 Comments

Lois Herr has a real shot at knocking off one of the quintessential sanctimonious right wing religious nuts and top ten “worst Republicans in Congress” member, Joe Pitts. PA-16: Herr internal poll indicates potential shocker If a new poll being promoted by the campaign of Democrat Lois Herr is legit, then the Dems just might […]

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Pete Du Pont Blesses Teabagz Take Over of DE GOP

Filed in Delaware by on September 26, 2010 6 Comments

The News Journal missed the only real piece of news coming out of the recent Brandywine GOP get together. Pete DuPont has formally turned over the DE GOP to the teabaggers. Celia Cohen caught it though. Du Pont took care of the rest. “It seems to me like this Tea Party thing that is going […]

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Christine O’Donnell FLIP FLOPS on Jesus

Filed in National by on September 26, 2010 40 Comments

Christine is either lying to Delaware now, or lied to “Catholic Families for America” back in June

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I Read Ron Williams So You Don’t Have To

Filed in National by on September 26, 2010 16 Comments

Williams kinda / sorta says Castle’s “career” would be hurt by a write in campaign and must have spent a whole three minutes fleshing out that premise. First, … there’s always the possibility of losing again and going out as a two-time loser instead of a gracious one-timer. …and… Some voters would look at the […]

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**UPDATED With Video**O’Donnell Being Roasted on SNL Right Now

Filed in Delaware by on September 25, 2010 21 Comments

Pretty funny. But would anybody really be surprised to find that Christine ran a dog fighting ring and burned down a rivals house? I wouldn’t. **UPDATE** Video posted below

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on September 25, 2010 13 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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