2012 – Page 137 – Delaware Liberal

Zimmerman to Be Freed on Bail

By nemski April 20, 20128 Comments

George Zimmerman, the accused killer of Trayvon Martin, is set to be free on bail till his trial for a cool $150,000.

Friday Open Thread

By Delaware Dem April 20, 20123 Comments

The Creation Story: It looks like Gallup Tracking has joined Rasmussen in Republican outlier territory. I wonder if Gallup is assuming a 2010 electorate. I might have to go digging…

Who Gains Most from Tax Breaks

By cassandra_m April 20, 20124 Comments

David Leonhardt and the NYT have created another outstanding graphic trying to explain the landscape of current tax policy. This one shows what taxpayers get the greatest benefit from the various tax breaks currently in the code by income group. Click on the image for the larger graphic or click here if that doesn't work. This graphic is part of a great explainer that lays out what happens and the stakes for the coming end of lots of government benefits in January 2014.

Images of War

By nemski April 20, 2012

All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.

Delaware Political Weekly: April 14-20, 2012

By El Somnambulo April 20, 201231 Comments

1. Brad Bennett Is So-o-o-o Toast. Bear in mind that I predicted he'd lose his reelection bid handily in 2010 after his first drunk driving arrest, in October of 2010,…

UPDATED: Delaware Executes Johnson

By nemski April 20, 201267 Comments

The second state-sponsored execution Shannon M. Johnson occurred early this morning at 2:55 AM. This is Governor Jack Markell's second execution in 9 months. Shame on you, Governor Jack Markell.

A Short History of ‘Liberal Bias’ in the Media

By nemski April 20, 20122 Comments

When Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum both complain of bias from Fox News that catches one's attention. When two columnists "report" that some see "that Fox News is morphing into just another liberal leaning voice" (link), one starts to laugh and laugh.

Obama Honors Tony Stewart

By nemski April 20, 2012

President Obama honored Tony Stewart for his historic NASCAR championship last year.

Friday Daily Delawhere [4.20.12]

By Delaware Dem April 20, 20124 Comments

The Pulitzer Fizz

By nemski April 20, 20121 Comment

If you haven't heard by now that there has been no Pulitzer Prize granted for Fiction, then you don't listen to public radio.

Poll: Obama Leads Romney by 6

By nemski April 20, 20122 Comments

These polls right now aren't a big deal, however given the attention the NYTimes/CBS poll got two days ago, let's give the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll some love.

Eric Cantor Seems To Want Tax The Poor

By nemski April 20, 20121 Comment

Eric Cantor isn't exactly channeling the Dead Kennedys, but he sure seems to want to tax the poor.

Yom Ha’Shoah

By MJ April 19, 20123 Comments

Never Again! Never again can we stand silent when a government decides that genocide is the way to deal with its citizens. Never again can we forget to keep the…