July 2011 – Page 6 – Delaware Liberal

Hey you, put down that Seabass!

By jason330 July 21, 201113 Comments

I know it is delicious, but both farm raised and trawled seabass are under pressure. "What? Farm raised?" you say. Yes. Farming seabass is associated with pollution and the spread…

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope July 21, 20116 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Markell Has Signed SB 146. Quietly. Very Quietly.

By El Somnambulo July 21, 201114 Comments

Virtually every day, we get at least one, and sometimes more, press releases from the Governor's office, touting the signing of one piece of 'landmark' legislation after another. Jack Markell…

What Is The Future For Republicans?

By Unstable Isotope July 21, 20112 Comments

The Republicans are on the edge of the cliff regarding the debt ceiling. Will they all jump like lemmings or will some of them push the Tea Party off?

Late Night Video — The Standup Economist

By cassandra_m July 20, 20111 Comment

Via Calculated Risk, here is a funny routine from the Stand Up Economist, who does a hysterical run down on the budget mess and other political controversy:

Chad Livengood Falls Victim To Dread Disease

By Unstable Isotope July 20, 20116 Comments

Normally excellent reporter Chad Livengood falls victim to the dread disease of fairnbalanced-itis. Send him healing thoughts.

“This is the way ‘we’ debate.” Part II

By jason330 July 20, 20113 Comments

I'd like to direct this to the empty-headed nit wits who use the News Journal's editorial page to promote the lie that Republicans and Democrats in Congress are all alike.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said the following about a Republican colleague...

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope July 20, 201116 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Heritage: The Poor Have It Too Damned Good

By Unstable Isotope July 20, 201110 Comments

The conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation has a new report on poverty in America arguing that cheap electronics mean the poor aren't poor.

Harry Shearer and The Big Uneasy Tonight

By cassandra_m July 20, 20114 Comments

A reminder that this movie is being screened complete with a Q&A by Harry Shearer tonite at Theater N in Wilmington. There are less than 50 tickets left for this (as of Tuesday afternoon), so if you are planning to go, get your tickets on line and in advance here.

The fact that GOP insider's think that Michelle Bachmann is going to win the GOP nomination and give Obama an easy shot at a second term makes me happy. The additional fact that they have used Tucker's Carlson's rag to launch a down and dirty smear campaign makes me elated. The extreme teabaggers can only have one reaction to this...