Will the Teabagger Congress Reauthorize VAWA?

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Yesterday, Attorney General Beau Biden, along with all of his counterparts across the country, called on Congress to re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act ("VAWA"). Biden's father, Vice President Joe Biden, drafted and sponsorsed the bill back in 1994, and he frequently points to it as one of his best accomplishments as legislator. Indeed, the National Organization for Women described the bill as "the greatest breakthrough in civil rights for women in nearly two decades." But will VAWA be taken hostage by the radical right, or will they reauthorize it at all?

Wednesday Open Thread [1.11.12]

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We apologize for not having an open thread during the horrible evil Denial of Service attack yesterday. You will never know what compilation of polling goodness, wits and wisdoms I had planned to post. Oh well. So Mitt Romney won New Hampshire, so what's next?

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Weds., Jan. 11, 2012

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While the legislative season didn't exactly kick off with a bang, the political Hot Stove League was in full blast mode in Dover. House Minority Leader Greg Lavelle, who had already told colleagues that he would not run for reelection to the House, announced that he would seek the 4th Senatorial District seat currently held by Sen. Michael Katz (D-Centreville). More surprising was the announcement that Rep. Dennis E. Williams from Brandywine Hundred is facing a primary challenger.

What’s Ron Paul’s Delegate Plan?

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Since the Tea Party and the Christian Coalition can't get their act together, and have proven they aren't a force to be reckoned with, we move onto the only candidate that can throw a monkey wrench in Romney's inevitable nomination.

Wednesday Daily Delawhere [1.11.12]

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Looks like the attack on freedom that occurred yesterday here at Delaware Liberal disrupted my scheduled Daily Delawhere post. But our conservative adversaries cannot keep us down for long. So here, enjoy a picture from downstate. This one is easy.