Wednesday Open Thread [4.24.13]

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Tennessee State Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) joked on his personal blog about "assault pressure cookers" in the wake of last week's bombing in Boston, the Tennessean reports.
"Under a headline that referred to U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, one of the leading proponents of gun control, Campfield cataloged the dangerous features on a pressure cooker, including a 'muzzle break thingy,' 'tactical grip' and 'evil, black' color." When asked about his comments he refused to apologize and said liberal commentators should be calling for "crock pot control" if they were consistent with their calls for gun control after last year's Sandy Hook school shooting.
I am starting to wonder if all Republicans are sociopathic assholes. Hey asshole, bombs are already illegal.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 24, 2013

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Man, it feels great to be part of one of the preeminent political blogs in the entire country! The coverage, analysis, and response to consideration of HB 75, the Marriage Equality Bill, was crack cocaine for all of us political junkies. Thanks to Delaware Dem and everyone who added to the threads! The bill faces a less certain result in the Senate, where the votes of Cathy Cloutier, Bethany Hall-Long, and Ernesto Lopez will likely determine the result. If you are constituents of any of those senators, now is the time to contact them to encourage them to support HB 75. Be friendly, polite, and positive. Let them know that you'll have their backs if they have yours. For you legislative completists out there, here is yesterday's session activity report. As expected, HB 40(Keeley), which extends the Automatic Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program and the Office of Foreclosure Prevention for four more years, unanimously passed the Senate. Due to a technical amendment, the House will hold another vote before the bill heads to the Governor, no doubt by Thursday afternoon. Not everyday can be yesterday. But my work goes on.

A Townsend Sandwich.

.... at least in my twitter feed. If you care about Delaware, you must discriminate against gays. That is the message from the "traditional" marriage crowd. Contact the following Senators today: Senator Brian Bushweller Dover (302) 744-4162 E-mail Address(s): brian.bushweller@state.de.us Senator Cathy Cloutier (302) 744-4197 (302) 577-8517 (302) 478-9616 E-mail Address(s): catherine.cloutier@state.de.us Senator Bethany Hall Long Phone: (302) 744-4286 E-mail Address(s): bethany.hall-long@state.de.us Senator Bob Marshall Phone: (302) 744-4168 Phone: (302) 577-8519 E-mail Address(s): robert.marshall@state.de.us