2010 – Page 136 – Delaware Liberal

Markell Is Now Giving Weekly Addresses.

By Delaware Dem March 27, 20101 Comment

What, does he think he is, the President of something? All kidding aside, I do think this is a good idea, because it is always a good thing for our government to be informing us of what they are doing in our name. And if we don't like it, we vote them out, and if we do like it, we keep them. That is how America works, unless of course you are a violent Republican teabagger terrorist, but I digress. Click through for the first address.

Government Checks Are OK For Me, But Not For Thee

By Unstable Isotope March 27, 20106 Comments

The Washington Post interviewed James Vanderboegh, the self-styled "patriot" who called for people to vandalize the offices of Democratic lawmakers. Vanberboegh lives on Social Security disability. This anti-government warrior, this self-styled leader, sponges our tax money? I guess he really deserves that money while other people are just lazy.

The Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

By pandora March 27, 201039 Comments

The real problem we are facing today is not that the Tea Party is part of the Republican Party, it's that the Republican Party has been absorbed by the Tea…

Radio Ad — Call Mike Castle Hands Off Our Healthcare!

By cassandra_m March 27, 20105 Comments

I heard this ad during Al Mascitti's show this AM -- it is a good reminder that Mike Castle is spending his days in DC voting for the interests of his party and for those of various lobbyists. Click through for the ad.

The Nexus of Wingnut

By Scott P March 26, 201028 Comments

Get ready everyone for Kookapocalypse Now! Well, OK, not now. Actually, April 7. That's when former Governor, former VP candidate, and current Queen of the Tea Baggers Sarah Palin will…

More March Madness! The Worst Company in America

By cassandra_m March 26, 20105 Comments

The Consumerist is running their annual Worst Company in America competition and this year's brackets are up: Print it out,make your picks and follow the going on here. Tell us…

Another Fracture in the GOP Wall

By cassandra_m March 26, 201014 Comments

This time TalkingPointsMemo documents the infighting:

Friday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope March 26, 201019 Comments

Welcome to Friday of what has been both a weird and wonderful week. I hope you have awesome weekend plans! What's on your mind? Let's get this open thread spinning.…

Why Yes, I Do Intend To Document Every Incident

By pandora March 26, 201057 Comments

Here's the latest: (Via Think Progress) After picking up his 10-year old daughter from school yesterday afternoon, Nashville resident Mark Duren was driving home when he was suddenly and intentionally…

Insurance Commissioner is Failing Aggrieved Patients

By cassandra_m March 26, 201021 Comments

That title is stolen from the News Journal Opinion page today, whose writers I have to give some credit to today. They highlight an odd bit of business, where Senator John D. Rockefeller, D-W.V has written to Delaware Blue Cross to ask them to provide detailed documentation of why they would deny cardiac testing prescribed by doctors to patients exhibiting symptoms of heart failure.