Archive for 2010
Charlie and the Flip Flop Factory
Remember when, in his 2008 campaign for Lt. Governor, Charlie Copeland said that he would crack down on polluters? And remember when, when Valero closed in 2009, Charlie Copeland blamed it on people who cracked down on polluters?
Jack Comes Through for Delaware Again (Updated).
Governor Markell delivers yet again, this time facilitating an agreement to reopen the Valero Delaware City refinery under new ownership, bring 600 new jobs to Delaware and cutting pollution significantly at the same time.
Moving Past the Ignorance
As you know, a number of Republicans or conservative bullies have called in death threats to numerous Democratic Representatives and Senators. Some have been arrested. Including a little punk by the name of Gregory Lee Giusti, a 48 year old resident of, get this, a public housing complex in San Francisco. He was so angered […]
Questions for the Insurance Commissioner
Next week, a joint committee will be holding a hearing with the Insurance Commissioner, Karen Weldin Stewart to discuss a BCBS issue and allegations raised by the partisan, Caesar Rodney Institute. DelawareLiberal may be in attendance at the hearing, but all of the questions will be issued by the members of the committee. However, I […]
Get Your GOP Talking Points Now and Beat the Rush
Via Dave Neiwert at Crooks and Liars, we get a sneak preview of what at least one influential conservative wants to be a main Republican talking point this fall. While blabbering incoherently talking to Sean Hannity Tuesday night on Hannity’s FOX News show, Newt Gingrich regurgitated the factually untrue and already debunked right-wing myth about […]
Another Round of Anti-Government Violence
We don’t know much about this case yet, but it sounds troubling: An East Texas man who federal prosecutors allege left explosive devices including pipe bombs in multiple area mail boxes, was motivated in part by anger at the government, Brit Featherston, first assistant U. S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas tells TPMmuckraker […]
Thursday Open Thread
Welcome to your almost-daily open thread. Do you have any burning issues that you just can’t wait to talk about? Share them here. The man charged with threatening Nancy Pelosi lives off government largesse (of course he does): The San Francisco man arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her support for […]
The Delaware Round Up.
A daily round up (since I am famous for rounding things up) of political news and blog posts in Delaware.
So Now You Get Mad
This is a repost of an email forward making the rounds. Yeah, we liberals also have email forwards just like the conservatives, but with one major difference. Ours are not filled with lies.
Off and Running
From Rebecca in the comments to another post, we learn that New Castle County Executive Chris Coons will hold his three-county announcement tour, as is traditional for Delaware, on Monday, April 19th
Well, That’s Another Start
The 38th RD in Sussex County votes to not endorse in intra party primaries, and John Carney’s fundraising is well on track downstate.
McDonnell Decides Slavery Was Significant After All
Virginia governor Bob McDonnell fueled a huge controversy when he resurrected “Confederate History Month” after an 8-year hiatus. Just to make things extra controversial he included absolutely no statement about slavery and when asked said slavery wasn’t significant enough to be included in the declaration. After much criticism, including from many Republicans, McDonnell is changing […]
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