January 15, 2014 – Delaware Liberal

Teabag Republicans Cave on Budget Brinksmanship – Have Asses Handed to Them

By jason330 January 15, 20143 Comments

The House has passed a $1.1 trillion spending plan that would fund the government through September. The Senate is expected to take up the measure by the end of the week. The spending bill would roll back some forced spending cuts, raise federal worker pay and protect disabled workers and some military spouses from a pension cut that is to go into effect next year. The deal is a break from several years of budget brinksmanship, stopgap funding measures and down-to-the-deadline negotiating, such as the one that forced the 16-day government shutdown in October.

I know, I know. The winners and losers will be revealed, and the teabags probably got everything they've ever demanded and more, but I've been spoiling for a little triumphalism.

‘The Unelected Cash Board’

By El Somnambulo January 15, 201464 Comments

Chip Flowers in full asshole mode. Words fail me. Count the number of times he says 'unelected cash board'. Says Benner saved the state 'hundreds of millions' of dollars. BTW, Benner is no longer on the state payroll. According to Chip.

Wednesday Open Thread (01-15-14)

By pandora January 15, 20142 Comments

Here's a story that makes me hate people. Just go read the post. Calling a dying woman's tweets about her, you know, dying, "deathbed selfies" is vile. Seriously, what is wrong with these people? If you have other feelings about how people should live or die, you can keep them to yourself, Keller family and mouth-breathers at Fishbowl DC. No one asked you, and no one ever will.

My Pet Peeve Doesn’t Seem To Be Going Away

By pandora January 15, 201467 Comments

I really don't understand why things like this keep happening.

Acclaimed molecular gastronomy chef Grant Achatz caused a stir over the weekend when he took to his Twitter account to ask his followers if a ban on babies was in order at his three-Michelin-starred Chicago eatery Alinea.

The clearly ruffled Achatz paused his dinner service to complain about a couple at his restaurant who brought in an eight-month-old, who promptly started to wail.

"Tbl brings 8mo.Old. It cries. Diners mad," Achatz tweeted. "Tell ppl no kids? Subject diners 2crying? Ppl take infants 2 plays? Concerts? Hate saying no,but.."

Alinea obviously doesn't encourage diners to bring their babies — there are no high chairs on site; the baby sat on its mother's lap — but it doesn't have a written policy prohibiting their presence.

The establishment uses a ticketing system which requires would-be patrons to reserve, and pay for, their entire meal (minus the drinks) weeks in advance. If something comes up at the last minute, Alinea allows customers to sell their reservations or hand them off to someone else.

Personally, I found Achatz's tweet extremely reasonable. I would have kicked the couple out, but I'm mean and this has always been one of my pet peeves. Yes, Virginia, there are places you shouldn't take your children.

Dog Bites Man: Carper AWOL on Climate Action

By El Somnambulo January 15, 20146 Comments

Hey, didja know that 17 United States senators have formed a working coalition on climate action? Didja know that these senators are members of the two Senate committees best positioned to have an impact on climate action? Didja know that Tom Carper is a member of one of those committees? I think you can see where this is going....

Wednesday Daily Delawhere [1.15.14]

By Delaware Dem January 15, 2014

From PattyS444 on Flickr. Rowhouses in Wilmington.