Archive for 2010

Republicans Should Read Mayor Bloomberg’s Speech.

Filed in National by on August 3, 2010 5 Comments

And supposed liberals or Hillary Clinton Democrats like Dominique should read it too, if of course it is not too long for them, but it is, so Dominique, feel free to wallow in your own crapulence while the rest of us learn something. Here is an important, but long, excerpt:

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Constitutional Conservatives

Filed in National by on August 3, 2010 64 Comments

The Republican Party now wants to officially investigate repealing the 14th Amendment through Congressional Hearing. Before we actually get to what is in the 14th Amendment, it is important to realize what this means. Sarah Palin and every other Republican candidate seeking the Teabagger (i.e. the Republican base) vote have declared themselves to be “constitutional […]

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Asshat of the Day

Filed in Delaware by on August 3, 2010 11 Comments

Well, I guess we got under the skin of yesterday’s inaugural winner of this coveted award (think of Laugh-In’s Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award), because after bawling his eyes out that he couldn’t post anything to DL, he posted a wild screed about how Mohammedans were basically going to take over the world (check […]

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Markell Gets Out His Veto Stamp

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Governor Markell makes some news today in vetoing two bills. The first bill called for mandatory fines be imposed against uninsured drivers should they be cited for driving insured. Markell said he believes this infringes on a judge’s discretion in punishing first offenders. I must say that I agree here. The more we as a […]

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Tuesday Open Thread

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The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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‘The Lower 41’: Fool’s Gold

Filed in National by on August 3, 2010 7 Comments

“Things are seldom what they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream.” Gilbert & Sullivan Inspired by DelDem’s incisive district-by-district analysis, today I focus on two districts where the conventional wisdom anticipates highly-competitive contests. The contrarian in me strongly disagrees. Feel free to express views contrary to the contrarian. Vociferously. Many think that the 18th Rep […]

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You’re Just Noticing This Now?

Filed in National by on August 3, 2010 13 Comments

The anti-crazy backlash against the current incarnation of the Republican party continues.

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Memory Lane

Filed in Delaware by on August 3, 2010 8 Comments

A little trip down memory lane.

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No Taking Sides Here, Angel

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Angel of the radically conservative Delaware Politics says we are taking sides in the 19th SD primary. We are not. For we believe Joe Booth and Eric Bodenweiser are equally horrible for the State of Delaware.

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The DE Senate [2010]

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The DE Senate [2010]

it is impossible for the GOP to win back the Senate. They need to pick up 5 seats, and the only toss up race I foresee is one they will be defending, Cathy Cloutier in the 5th. They may be able to make the 7th, 8th, and 15th Senate Districts competitive (where I have categorized the races as “Lean Democratic”). But to win the Senate, they would not only have to win those three districts, but also pull shocking and miraculous victories over Karen Peterson and Bruce Ennis to get to a pick-up of five seats they would need to capture the majority, all the while holding onto to the competitive 5th Senate District.

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Asshat Comment of the Day

Filed in National by on August 2, 2010 29 Comments

Hopefully, this can become a new daily feature, like the open thread. This will be dedicated to totally outrageous comments from the wingnut, teabagging right. Tonight’s entry – Duke Brooks, sitting in for Bill Colley today (he usually hosts “Radio Free Delmarva” from 7-10): “If I were in charge, any Mohammadean (sp) who is in […]

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The DE House [2010]

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The DE House [2010]

The filing deadline has come and gone, and while the state parties can still nominate a candidate for the so far uncontested races until September 1, let’s handicap the contested ones now to see where the parties stand. Right now, the Democrats have a 24-17 majority. The GOP would need to win 4 seats to gain back the majority. However, the GOP’s hopes are so far hampered by four retirements of Carey, Oberle, Cathcart and Thornburg, three of which (Cathcart, Oberle and Thornburg) are in competitive districts where the incumbent Republican barely won in 2008.

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Monday Open Thread

Filed in National by on August 2, 2010 18 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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