July 2011 – Page 11 – Delaware Liberal

Happy Birthday South Sudan

By jason330 July 9, 2011

JUBA, Sudan (AP)--When Southern Sudan becomes the world's newest country on Saturday, its people will rejoice in the streets as it enters statehood as one of the poorest and least…

Betty Ford Has Died

By MJ July 8, 20115 Comments

Former First Lady Betty Ford has died. She was a gracious First Lady, a change from her predecessor, and actually brought back some joy to the White House. I remember…

Drinking Liberally at the Beach

By MJ July 8, 20116 Comments

The third installment of Drinking Liberally at the Beach will be on Thursday, July 28, 2011, beginning at 7:00 PM. The location is the same, but the venue will be…

Music I Like: Latest in An Occasional Series

By El Somnambulo July 8, 20119 Comments

The great and virtually unknown Bill Callahan and his take on America: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39HT67ExukA[/youtube] Bill Callahan: "America!" Philly's Own: [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/26117149[/vimeo] The War On Drugs: "Baby Missiles" A totally gorgeous sound wash:…

Friday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope July 8, 201117 Comments

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

“The Marriage Vow: A Declaration of Dependence upon MARRIAGE and FAMILY”

By pandora July 8, 201130 Comments

There's a new pledge in Republicanville, "The Marriage Vow: A Declaration of Dependence upon MARRIAGE and FAMILY" (emphasis in the original), and Michele Bachmann is the first to sign! Most…

Top Five Worst Things George W Bush Left to America

By jason330 July 8, 201133 Comments

5) The wars, 4) The imperial Presidency, 3) The national debt, 2) The Roberts/Alito court, and the number 1 worst thing that George Bush gave to America....

Change In My Lifetime

By Unstable Isotope July 8, 20111 Comment

Real change takes a long time and a lot of hard work. No one has worked harder for change than LGBT activists and it's paid off. Bill Clinton signed DADT…

The Casey Anthony Story

By jason330 July 7, 20118 Comments

All the people complaining about the trial's outcome need to stop working so hard to get out of jury duty.

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope July 7, 20119 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Bachmentum

By Unstable Isotope July 7, 201115 Comments

Michele Bachmann is within single digits of Mitt Romney in a New Hampshire poll. She's surged 14% since the last poll while Romney has lost 12%.

Catch Al/El Somnambulo Podcasts Here

By El Somnambulo July 7, 20114 Comments

WDEL Newsradio-1150 AM has put up quite a few of the Al Mascitti/El Somnambulo segments on podcast, including my 10 Worst General Assembly Moments of 2011. Check 'em out here.…

Pre Freak-Out

By Unstable Isotope July 7, 20115 Comments

Possible details of a budget deal - it may be much bigger than anticipated.