2011 – Page 140 – Delaware Liberal

Frames, Frames, Everywhere Frames….

By jason330 January 30, 20115 Comments

If this George Lakoff observation is accurate, I have a question: Why did Obama piss away the "overriding narrative" that he used to pwn the GOP during the 2008 campaign? The generous side of me says that...

Republicans are Funny

By jason330 January 29, 20115 Comments

From time to time you just have to point and laugh... On Real Time with Bill Maher, Representative Jack Kingston (R-GA) apparently wants to see some kind of manfishnewt before…

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope January 29, 20118 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Senator Coons Discusses the SOTU Address

By cassandra_m January 29, 20113 Comments

This video is from C-SPAN, where he also responds to callers:

Ayn Rand, The Perfect Teabagger

By Unstable Isotope January 29, 20117 Comments

No one represents the Tea Party more than the founder of objectivism, Ayn Rand. I'm sure you're not shocked or surprised that Ayn Rand relied on Social Security and Medicare.

Redefining Rape In A Good Girl, Bad Girl Sort Of Way

By pandora January 28, 201123 Comments

Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law. For years, federal laws restricting the…

Why We Won’t Be Considering Arizona Universities

By pandora January 28, 201172 Comments

It's college search time in the Pandora household, and while we compared various universities by programs we didn't expect to have to factor guns into the equation. Arizona House Bill…

Friday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope January 28, 20115 Comments

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Senate Reform Ends With A Whimper

By Unstable Isotope January 28, 20113 Comments

The Senate passed something they called "reform" which will do little to reign in abuse of Senate rules by Republicans.

First Look At The Governor’s Budget Proposal

By Unstable Isotope January 28, 201143 Comments

A first look at the Governor's proposed 2011 budget.

Egypt

By Unstable Isotope January 28, 201131 Comments

Reports today are that unrest in Egypt is growing. Yesterday Egypt cut off internet access in an attempt to making it more difficult for protests to organize. Protests are occurring despite this.

Rahm Emmanuel Back On Chicago Ballot

By Unstable Isotope January 27, 201114 Comments

Rahm Emmanuel is back on the Chicago mayor's race ballot.

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope January 27, 201120 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.