Archive for January 15th, 2012

Zombie Casino Alert! Part III (or the New Legislative Session Episode)

Filed in National by cassandra_m on January 15, 2012 • 4 Comments

This morning’s NJ has a great piece of reporting from Chad Livengood and Doug Denison, detailing the current state of Delaware’s casino industry as well as the current positions a number of our politicians have staked out on how to best support this industry.

Sunday Open Thread [1.15.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on January 15, 2012 • 89 Comments

We got two new polls showing Mitt Romney surging and Gingrich dropping. Looks like the Bain attacks backfired on Gingrich. Republicans love vulture capitalists and firing middle and working class people. Therefore, Romney is their hero. We also have Stephen Colbert’s latest campaign ad. It’s hilarious.

150 Evangelicals Can’t Be Wrong

Filed in National by pandora on January 15, 2012 • 4 Comments

Santorum’s their guy. A group of 150 of the country’s leading social conservative and evangelical leaders met yesterday on a ranch outside Houston and, after three rounds of balloting, decided who they wanted as their official anyone-but-Romney alternative: Rick Santorum. Though the meeting was described by some as ‘too little, too late,’ it was still […]

Delaware Fellas on SNL Last Night

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by Delaware Dem on January 15, 2012 • 8 Comments

Courtesy of Nemski…

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 15, 2012 • 1 Comment

Post hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for “after this, therefore because of this,” is a logical fallacy that states, “Since that event followed this one, that event must have been caused by this one.” I was reminded of this scene and this principle when reading of a tragedy in the News Journal this morning.