Archive for September, 2011

Crawling in the Gutter

Filed in Delaware by on September 22, 2011 16 Comments

Fay Voshell over at that right-wing “blog,” decided to post a video she found humorous. The video is a scene from some movie with Hitler in it, being briefed by his high command. But the translation is supposed to be President Obama’s staff telling him that a website set up to fight the smears of […]

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Boehner Goes Limp.

Filed in National by on September 22, 2011 5 Comments

Speaker Boehner can’t control his own party. He really has only three choices: 1) resign, or 2) govern the chamber with non-teahadist Repubicans and Democrats, or 3) go full teatard.

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Feds Feed Families

Filed in National by on September 22, 2011 8 Comments

The next time one of our teabagger friends say that Federal employees are only out for themselves, tell them to read this. Faced with a 2 year pay freeze and continued attacks from the right, Federal employees pitched in and donated almost 5.8 million pounds of food during the annual Feds Feed Families food drive. […]

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Yeah, this Massachusetts Senate Race is going to rock [Elizabeth Warren]

Filed in National by on September 22, 2011 28 Comments

If Warren keeps this up, she will win. And perhaps…. 2016. Cuomo v. Warren would be a nice primary. But let’s not get ahead… too much.

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The Progressive Planner

Filed in National by on September 22, 2011 0 Comments

Here is the calendar of events for the rest of the month and the first weekend of October. If you have an event for a Progressive or Democratic organization in the state of Delaware taking place, email me the details at delawaredem@delawareliberal.net. The Progressive Planner will be posted every Monday and every Thursday.

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Daily Delawhere, Thursday, September 22, 2011

Filed in National by on September 22, 2011 7 Comments
Daily Delawhere, Thursday, September 22, 2011

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Sen. Coons Honors Officer Szczerba on the Senate Floor

Filed in National by on September 21, 2011 0 Comments

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El Somnambulo On Al’s Show, Thursday, Sept. 22

Filed in National by on September 21, 2011 11 Comments

Yes, I’m back after a brief summer sabbatical, and ready to talk about all things political and governmental. No doubt we’ll talk some Karen Weldin Stewart, some IC politics, some Rockwood (I wanna hear from all you hatahs out there),  some more reasons why Ruth Ann Minner and her cronies should face criminal charges, Crazy […]

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Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on September 21, 2011 5 Comments
Wednesday Open Thread

We have some polling goodness and pumpkin badness to report….

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Candidates and DL

Filed in National by on September 21, 2011 1 Comment

Inevitably, whenever contributors and commenters talk about about a candidate for one of our local offices in positive terms, or when contributors and/or commenters make negative comments about another candidate; supporters for that other candidate say that those contributors or commenters are part of the first candidate’s campaign, and that we are smearing their candidate. […]

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We Stand with Tina

Filed in National by on September 21, 2011 14 Comments

Steve Newton over at Outside the Machine asked all Delaware bloggers for help, and I am happy to oblige. A general lack of empathy exists in our society (generally more so on side of the aisle, but I digress), and there are times when those with empathy have to slap unsympathetic assholes back.

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Breaking News: Pete duPont Still Alive, But Does He Have a Pulse?

Filed in Delaware by on September 21, 2011 12 Comments

In a symbolic embrace of ‘freedom’, the media was barred from the du Pont’s event last night, which included a mere cameo from New Jersey’s governor, who could barely squeeze this prestigious honor into his busy schedule.

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Praying for Troy Davis

Filed in National by on September 21, 2011 99 Comments

If two people of such divergent ideological opinions such as myself and David Anderson can agree that Troy Davis must not be executed because the evidence against is plainly fabricated or false, then why can’t the Governor of Georgia?

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