2010 – Page 159 – Delaware Liberal

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope February 15, 201021 Comments

It's Monday and it's time for an open thread. I'm hearing that we will get more snow tonight. They are calling for only 2-4," which in a normal year would…

Breaking: Sen. Evan Bayh to Retire

By El Somnambulo February 15, 201051 Comments

Here's the Washington Post report. Bayh was a DINO who never took a bold position on anything, unlike his father, Birch Bayh, who was an early opponent of the Vietnam…

Coons for Senate’s Bad Start

By liberalgeek February 15, 201032 Comments

I just got an email from the Coons campaign. The topic of the email was PayGo. Seriously? Look, I like the idea of PayGo, but here's how Coons puts it:

Every week, I'm watching Congress debate incredibly important issues that impact Delaware, even though they often don't get much press attention. Last week, the House of Representatives voted to reinstate "pay-as-you-go" rules. It doesn't sound exciting, but these rules make it much more difficult for Congress to increase spending or cut taxes unless they also vote for a way to pay for it.

Utah Considering Plan To Make 12th Grade… Optional

By pandora February 15, 20106 Comments

Is it any wonder we have an education problem? The sudden buzz over the relative value of senior year stems from a recent proposal by state Sen. Chris Buttars that…

Absolutely Free Advice For Chris Coons, Part 1

By Unstable Isotope February 15, 201014 Comments

Part 1 - New Media On the blogs, we all act as armchair pundits. Many people think our advice is worth what you pay for it, but the blogs do…

Rachel Maddow Takes On Congressman On Stimulus Hypocrisy

By Unstable Isotope February 15, 20107 Comments

Rachel Maddow is rapidly becoming must-see TV. Sunday she was on Meet the Press and took on Rep. Aaron Shock (R-IL). Also notice how David Brooks at the end whines…

Dredging the Delaware

By cassandra_m February 15, 201016 Comments

The News Journal had an article on Sunday that tries to describe the current state of local environmental concerns about dredging this river. And this is a good article --…

VP Biden Tells Cheney He Can’t Rewrite History

By cassandra_m February 14, 20103 Comments

(h/t for this to Truth Teller) Vice President Biden was on Meet the Press this AM, telling David Gregory that Dick Cheney just can rewrite history accommodate his own prevarications on events during the so-called War on Terror:

Go Cheney Yourself, Dick Cheney

By Unstable Isotope February 14, 20102 Comments

Dick Cheney poked his head out of his undisclosed location to share this wisdom with the world this morning: Responding to Biden’s comments that Iraq may end up being one…

Order An Army of These NOW

By cassandra_m February 14, 20104 Comments

Please -- City of Wilmington and State of Delaware, we need these Robot Snowplows now: Yuki-taro takes in snow at the front, squeezes it into rectangular bricks, and excretes said…

Ask Dr. Liberal

By Unstable Isotope February 14, 201014 Comments

Dear Dr. Liberal, I've recently read about the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement and it looks pretty good. Should I join? Signed, No Kidding (Get it?) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear No Kidding, The…

Top 20 Films Since 1992

By cassandra_m February 13, 201016 Comments

According to Quentin Tarantino: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz4K-Rxx2Bk[/youtube] This is an interesting list -- most of his picks (that I've seen) are fairly kinetic and/or atmospheric movies that seem to be reflective of…

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope February 13, 201027 Comments

I hope you're enjoying a weather-event free weekend. We can leave the house this time! I am in Philadelphia, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, previewing the Picasso exhibit. Let's…