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Does the United States Need the Ability to Fight 2 Ground Wars Simultaneously?

By jason330 January 5, 2012

Republicans say, Yes. President Obama says, No. Again I like the optics on this going into election season. The GOP's candidate gets to make the case that blowing millions of dollars and throwing US soldiers into the meat grinders of foreign occupations makes us stronger. While President Obama gets to tell the truth.

When The Constitution Just Isn’t Enough

By pandora January 5, 2012

New Hampshire Republicans are taking textual originalism to a whole new level: three lawmakers have proposed a bill that requires that all legislation find its origin not in the U.S. constitution, but an English document crafted in 1215.

Parish Does the Right Thing

By MJ January 5, 2012

We've all smacked around Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish for his vehement opposition to both civil unions and marriage equality. But yesterday he did the correct thing…

Republican Assholery Entering the National Zeitgeist

By jason330 January 5, 2012

It is one thing for lefty bloggers and political nerds to be tuned into what a bunch of f*cking a-holes Republicans are, but it is another thing for that awareness to become a part of the nation's chit chat.

Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.5.12]

By Delaware Dem January 5, 2012

Mitch Crane Speaks Out on BCBSD-Highmark

By MJ January 4, 2012

Mitch Crane, the progressive Democratic candidate for Insurance Commissioner, issued a press release yesterday regarding KWS's turning her back once again on the people of Delaware by approving the merger…

Newt vs. Sanity

By jason330 January 4, 2012

I got this John Cole quote via digby: When you ask yourself why Newt is going on the attack, it’s really just a matter of the scorpion and the frog-…

BREAKING: More Recess Appointments

By pandora January 4, 2012

Think Progress is reporting: President Obama is planning to announce today that, in addition to his recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as the first director of…

Rick Santorum VS Contraception

By pandora January 4, 2012

Now that Rick Santorum has won the Iowa Caucus - Yes. He really did. - let's give his craziness some attention. BTW, have I mentioned how much I love this…

Wednesday Open Thread [1.4.12]

By Delaware Dem January 4, 2012

And I'm spent. Let me tell you my last 12 hours.

Bachmann Out

By pandora January 4, 2012

Lots of talk about socialism and "Obamacare" and how hard she tried, but... NO ENDORSEMENT. Where, oh where, will her supporters go?

Looking For The Republican Enthusiasm Gap

By pandora January 4, 2012

Then click on Delaware Politics local blog roll. I did, and here's what I found - basically nothing. It's almost as if the Iowa Caucuses never happened. David Anderson threw…

Obama Making Consumer Watchdog Recess Appointment

By jason330 January 4, 2012

The Obama administration is recess appointing Richard Cordry to the new consumer watchdog job despite GOP opposition, the AP reports. White House official Dan Pfeiffer later tweets, “Today in Ohio,…