Archive for December, 2011

Sussex Dems Are No Longer Homeless

Filed in Delaware by on December 22, 2011 4 Comments

The Sussex County Democratic Party now has a home at 10 West Pine Street in Georgetown. It’s the old library one block from the circle. Please email Russ Melrath at rusty55@mchsi.com or give him a call at (302)745-1782 if you can help get the headquarters ready for a mid-January opening. Russ reminds you to drive […]

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C’Mon Delaware S2Ep2* POSTPONED !!

Filed in National by on December 22, 2011 0 Comments

Sorry to all my junkies out there jonesing(sp?)for a hit of that sweet sweet audio oblivion that is C’Mon Delaware. It is entirely my fault that the podcast didn’t record this morning. Wait…Did I say “my” fault? I meant George Bush’s fault. Fuck Bush.

Anyway, you can apply this poultice to your wounded expectations. Listen to this “The Best of Season 2 Episode 1”

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Thursday Daily Delawhere [12.22.11]

Filed in National by on December 22, 2011 4 Comments
Thursday Daily Delawhere [12.22.11]

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From The GOP To America

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 9 Comments
From The GOP To America

Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia, talking to The Hill about the payroll tax cut fight:

“Everybody else said, ‘Look, this is a ‘Braveheart’ moment. You, Mr. Speaker, are our William Wallace. Let’s rush to the fight. Get us back to Washington, let’s get to our work and we’re doing that.’ “

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Picture of the Day

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 5 Comments
Picture of the Day

It’s a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings that a lucky sailor is chosen from the crew to be first off the ship for the long-awaited kiss with a loved one. On Wednesday, for the first time ever, the happily reunited couple was gay. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, kisses her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, after Gaeta’s ship returned from 80 days at sea.

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Game Change

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 1 Comment

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For the Second Night of Chanukah

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 5 Comments

I think I mentioned it last year, but Chanukah is typical of quite a few Jewish holidays – they tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat.

Tonight’s video is the smash hit from last year by the Maccabeats, the acapella group from Yeshiva University in New York.

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Traitor

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 18 Comments

At the same time Tom Carper was the supposed Public Option champion in the Senate, he was telling hedge fund investors that, no worries, he would kill it, so invest in private companies.

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Did KWS Go Over to the Dark Side? – UPDATED

Filed in Delaware by on December 21, 2011 45 Comments

It seems as though KWS, the incumbent “Democratic” Insurance Commissioner has hired herself a republican to run her re-election campaign. Well, he was a registered republican up until December 12, 2011.

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Comment Rescue: I see your Matt Damon, and raise you a George Clooney

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 21 Comments
Comment Rescue: I see your Matt Damon, and raise you a George Clooney

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The RWNJ view of the payroll tax extension fight

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 0 Comments

I’ve never taken acid or tried to put on full-blown clown make-up using a fun house mirror. If I did, it would probably feel like reading the comments over at Red State.

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Cheney Seen At Party With Oxygen Mask

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 3 Comments
Cheney Seen At Party With Oxygen Mask

The New York Post reports that former Vice President Dick Cheney was seen at a party recently using an oxygen mask to aid his breathing.

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Wednesday Open Thread [12.21.11]

Filed in National by on December 21, 2011 12 Comments

The Gingrich collapse is not the same as the Perry, Cain and Bachmann collapse. Indeed, it already looks like he is rebounding.

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