Smiley Punks Kovach – How Will Kovach Respond?
Councilman George Smiley was able to slip a controversial rezoning through by putting it on the consent agenda. How will new County Council President Tom Kovach respond?
Democracy Is Just Too Messy
Documents show that the Chamber of Commerce planned an intimidation campaign against it's critics like Think Progress, the SEIU, StopTheCamber.com, and Change to Win.
Thursday Open Thread
The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
Egyptians Win!
Several news sources are reporting that Hosni Mubarak is announcing his resignation tonight.
Will Ron Sams Be Voted Out On February 16th?
Looks like this might just happen. As of February 3rd, “34 GOP Executive Committee members” had signed a petition asking Ron Sams to resign. At the next GOP meeting (on…
Good Morning Delaware – February 10, 2011
Your daily local news round up. Putting the Delaware in Delaware Liberal.
Couldn’t Happen To A More Deserving Bunch
Some members of Congress who turned down their health care benefits are finding coverage hard to find and expensive.
World’s Shortest Sex Scandal
GOP Representative Christopher Lee resigned 3 hours after Gawker revealed flirtatious emails he sent to a woman he found on Craigslist.
Markell & Democrats Propose New Gun Control Laws
In many places across this country, Republicans are dismantling gun control legislation so that more criminals and terrorists, as well as the mentally ill, can have unlimited and unrestrained access to as many weapons they can buy, so that they can kill as many people as they want. But not in Delaware.
Wednesday Open Thread
The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
This Week’s Sign of the Apocalypse
There is now an iPhone application that, for $1.99, offers an "express lane" for confessing your sins. With password-protected profiles, the app also offers users the option to "choose from seven acts of contrition as well as add sins not listed in the standard examination of conscience."
Supporting the Constitution
it is not hard to see which party is more for the Constitution and which is more against it. 26 Republicans out of 242 in the House voted for the Constitution, or in percentage terms, 11%. 89% of the Republican Party have just told you their constitution posturing was just that... posturing. Meanwhile, 65% of the Democrats voted for protecting civil liberties.