May 2011 – Page 11 – Delaware Liberal

House Redistricting Moving In Another Direction?

By El Somnambulo May 9, 20115 Comments

Possibly. And I'm not sure I like the direction it may be heading. There seems to be an emerging consensus that all four Wilmington districts may survive redistricting. The alternative,…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 9, 201130 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

My Cartoon on Meet the Press

By Rob Tornoe May 9, 20119 Comments

I was out shopping for groceries for Mother's Day Sunday morning when I found out that my cartoon about the death of Osama bin Laden was featured on this week's "Meet the Press."

Are You Prepared?

By Unstable Isotope May 9, 201121 Comments

Are you ready for Judgment Day? It's going to happen on May 21 at 6 PM Pacific Time according to one religious group.

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 7, 201111 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Is This an Attack on Traditional Marriage?

By MJ May 7, 20112 Comments

I've always heard that life was going to the dogs. Perhaps one of our learned friends over at that other political blog could tell us if this is an attack…

No Promo Homo in Tennessee

By MJ May 7, 201120 Comments

The Tennessee legislature is considering a bill that will prohibit teachers from discussing any sexuality except heterosexuality for kids in grades K-8. SB 49 is set for full Senate action…

Building Delaware’s Future, or How to Throw Taxpayer Money at Businesses

By cassandra_m May 7, 201196 Comments

Governor Markell has spent the past three days rolling out his plan to spend newly DEFAC-found revenues of $320M. Links to the Governor's Press Releases on this are below, and worth looking at in their entirety.

Late Night Video — Atlas Shrugged, Part II

By cassandra_m May 6, 2011

This time, done by Andy Cobb and Second City: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seKhVJDOzlQ[/youtube]

Friday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 6, 201125 Comments

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Consequences

By Unstable Isotope May 6, 20113 Comments

Donald Trump was uninvited from being the pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500 after a group of activists placed pressure on the race organizers.

Yes, Our Politics Are Really This Stupid

By Unstable Isotope May 6, 20116 Comments

The moment of unity for America after the killing of the world's most wanted terrorist was very, very brief.

Ryan’s Medicare Killer Is Dead

By cassandra_m May 6, 20116 Comments

Have you been watching this unfold over the last day or so? The House GOP leadership has been throwing Ryan under the bus and walking back any idea of privatizing Medicare as part of a budget scheme. Why?