Month: December 2011

When the Republicans get their tar sand pipeline, I know a lot of my fellows liberals will blame Obama. Sure he'll be due his share of the blame. But hasn't it occurred to anyone that the reason Republicans are constantly able to screw the country is because we have Democrats like John Carney and Tom Carper who are entirely too eager to appear to be "bi-partisan?" What is the fucking point of being "bi-partisan" when it only means doing everything that Boehner and McConnell tell you to do? I mean... is it me?

Roll Call posted Castle's (not exactly a ringing) endorsement of Kovach.

Celia Cohen writes... Newt Gingrich, who has been left for dead in politics enough times to be the envy of Richard Nixon, nevertheless nudged out Mitt Romney in a modest presidential straw poll, taken Wednesday evening by the state Republicans at a Delaware Day dinner. The tally had Gingrich with 39 votes, Romney with 38 votes, Rick Santorum from neighboring Pennsylvania with six votes, Ron Paul with five votes, and five other candidates splitting another 10 votes, including two write-ins for Sarah Palin.

Mitt Romney voted on Tuesday in a local race. He left his ballot blank. And that says a lot.

Liberalgeek and Jason330 coming to you LIVE on tape from Bob Evans in Middletown. Special guest: Time's Man of the Year!

As the monthly New Castle County Sheriff sale was getting underway, members of Occupy Delaware stood up on cue to send their message loud and clear. "We demand a halt to fore closures, now!," the group shouted. "Stop foreclosures! People, not profits!" Their signs simply said "STOP."

According to a couple reports, the White House has released a statement saying it will not veto a defense spending bill that allows for indefinite military detentions. Our good friend anonone to commence bile spewing in 5, 4, 3,....