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Vigilantism Justified

By pandora January 12, 20104 Comments

Since when is killing someone performing a legal procedure justified? Via Digby: Before the first juror is selected or witness called, a decision allowing a confessed killer to argue he…

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope January 12, 20109 Comments

It's Tuesday and it's open thread time. Today's open thread has a theme: humor. I'll give you two examples. Example #1, from Daily Kos, the new presidential timeline: According to…

Westboro Baptist Bigots Protest Biden Funeral

By Delaware Dem January 12, 2010142 Comments

CONFIRMED. The News Journal has some pictures of the small protest, and here is one, where in the upper left corner you can see the sign saying "BIDEN in HELL" with a picture of the 92 year old beloved grandmother.

Legislative Pre-Game Show-Jan. 12: Demagoguery On 1st Agenda of Session

By El Somnambulo January 12, 201010 Comments

What do you do if you're a politician and you've got nothing but bad news to run on and you're facing re-election? Simple. Conjure up potential 'horribles', create simplistic legislation…

Mourning A Hero

By Unstable Isotope January 12, 201020 Comments

I think hero is a word that is overused in our society. A hero is not someone who can throw a football far or a well-off person with a chronic…

More Tea Party Rifts

By Unstable Isotope January 12, 20104 Comments

A group called "Tea Party Patriots" has put together a National Tea Party Convention in Nashville. Sarah Palin is the headline speaker and tickets are pricy, at $549 per person.…

I’m Gumby Dammit!

By liberalgeek January 11, 20103 Comments

Over the weekend, Art Clokey, the creator of Gumby died. So for your enjoyment, here are a few Gumby clips. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhczFRlBT2E[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5fb11PqbZE[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M4_XZ3FLHw[/youtube]

Breaking! From Talking Points Memo: Palin Joins Fox News

By El Somnambulo January 11, 201019 Comments

This is not a joke, it's real. Although, come to think of it, it IS a joke. Maybe, just maybe, this will remove any last vestige of credibility that this…

Race and Speech Patterns

By liberalgeek January 11, 201015 Comments

Harry Reid has come under fire for his statements about the benefits of President Obama's speech patterns. The statement in question is that then-candidate Obama didn't speak in "the negro…

Cartoon of the Day

By Delaware Dem January 11, 20105 Comments

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope January 11, 201022 Comments

Well, it's Monday much to my dismay. Why do the weekends go so fast? Let's get started with an open thread. For all those Republicans bashing Harry Reid try to…

Post Your Legislative Wish List Here!

By cassandra_m January 11, 201043 Comments

Tomorrow, the Delaware Legislature goes back into session in Dover. Two things seem a good bet -- getting a budget this year when there are still revenue shortfalls is going to be brutal and the legislature will continue their dysfunctional behavior to get to that budget. We keep hearing about detailed reviews of state agencies to look for efficiencies or even eliminations. I'm definitely expecting to see that in some detail this year. And I fully expect that repubs will stamp their feet over it all while offering nothing to fix the budget problems.

From The Delusion Files

By Unstable Isotope January 11, 20102 Comments

Rod Blagojevich in an interview with Esquire: "It's such a cynical business, and most of the people in the business are full of shit and phonies, but I was real,…