Archive for July, 2013

Gambling on Delaware’s casinos

Filed in Delaware by Rob Tornoe on July 15, 2013 • 0 Comments

Markell is in a tough spot when it comes to the casinos. But does it justify a million-dollar bailout that amounts to a small band-aid on a gushing wound?

Pallin’ Around With Neo-Confederates

Filed in National by cassandra_m on July 15, 2013 • 9 Comments

Earlier this week, there was a report from the Washington Free Beacon on the neo-confederate and neo-secessionist views of one of Senator Rand Paul’s aides. Jack Hunter is the guy and he helped Paul write his book, The Tea Party Goes to Washington:

Monday Daily Delawhere [7.15.13]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on July 15, 2013 • 0 Comments

Photo taken by Mike Mahaffie.

Late Night Video — Bill Maher Reads Tea Party Porn

Filed in National by cassandra_m on July 14, 2013 • 1 Comment

People, seriously, this is NSFW. And it is put-down-the-liquids funny. About 3 minutes long:

Sunday (Bastille Day) Open Thread [7.14.13]

Filed in Open Thread by cassandra_m on July 14, 2013 • 3 Comments

The GOP has made an offer on the filibuster nominee fight — they’ll approve 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat so that the NLRB has a quorum (and it can do its job). The problem here is that it leaves the NLRB with a Republican majority:

Zimmerman Not Guilty Open Thread

Filed in National by cassandra_m on July 14, 2013 • 181 Comments

I’m as shocked and disgusted as I was last night when I heard. 2nd degree murder was likely a stretch but to acquit this guy from hunting down and killing this kid is an amazing injustice to the rest of us. Today I’m thinking about how to best prepare the kids around me to deal with this open season on them. Jay Smooth is reported to have said yesterday: “The fundamental danger of an acquittal is not riots, it’s more George Zimmermans.” Quite right.

Sunday Daily Delawhere [7.14.13]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on July 14, 2013 • 0 Comments

Erick Erickson Reveals More of the Despicable Me Strategy of the GOP

Filed in National by cassandra_m on July 13, 2013 • 8 Comments

Last night, the Texas legislature voted to approve a strict new abortion law, in spite of state polling that noted opposition to this bill and to special sessions to enact it. After an evening of confiscating tampons and maxipads from women entering the Capitol building, Texas Senators took their vote and decided that Texas Government needed to be big enough to interfere with women’s health decisions. After the vote, one of CNN’s stable of brain-dead conservative commentators posted this on Twitter:

Saturday Open Thread [7.13.13]

Filed in Open Thread by cassandra_m on July 13, 2013 • 3 Comments

More Hillary news — she continues to dominate the early polling for President in 2016. Quinnipiac released another of their tracking polls this week:

Saturday Daily Delawhere [7.13.13]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on July 13, 2013 • 0 Comments

Friday Open Thread [7.12.13]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on July 12, 2013 • 3 Comments

A new Quinnipiac poll in New Jersey finds Gov. Chris Christie (R) has a 2-1 job approval rating and a 61% to 29% lead over challenger Barbara Buono (D).

However, just 20% of voters say they are more likely to vote for a state legislative candidate endorsed by Christie, with 15% less likely and 63% who say the governor’s endorsement won’t influence their vote.

Said pollster Maurice Carroll: “The governor continues to thrash Sen. Buono, but voters say they’re not inclined to support legislative candidates because Christie supports them, or, as a matter of fact, because Buono supports them. It could change when the real campaign starts after Labor Day, if Christie decides to emulate his mentor, former Gov. Tom Kean, and work for the rest of the ticket. But at this stage, Christie is good only for Christie.”.

Throwing Shade at the Sheriff Christopher

Filed in Delaware by cassandra_m on July 12, 2013 • 16 Comments

This is, I think, the best headline ever from the NJ: Legal brief throws shade at sheriff. Noting that the Sheriff is appealing to the Supreme Court to give him a job that no longer exists, the Sussex County brief definitely gets to the original intent of the Founders on Sheriffs: