January 2, 2015 – Delaware Liberal

Republicans Reintroduce the Medieval Era to America

By admin January 2, 201512 Comments

As their first initiative in 2015, the RNC has banned all remnants of the Enlightenment and declared the USA a collection of feudal fiefs. Let's review the similarities of the middle ages to our contemporary America.

Friday Open Thread [1.2.15]

By Delaware Dem January 2, 20157 Comments

Matt Taibbi on the news that the fascist police state loving NYPD has begun a work slowdown/stoppage:

“My first response to this news was confusion. I get why the police are protesting – they’re pissed at Mayor de Blasio, and more on that in a minute – but this sort of ‘protest’ pulls this story out of the standard left-right culture war script it had been following and into surreal territory.” “I don’t know any police officer anywhere who would refuse to arrest a truly dangerous criminal as part of a PBA-led political gambit. So the essence of this protest seems now to be about trying to hit de Blasio where it hurts, i.e. in the budget, without actually endangering the public. So this police protest, unwittingly, is leading to the exposure of the very policies that anger so many different constituencies about modern law-enforcement tactics.”

Indeed.

RIP, Mario Cuomo

By cassandra_m January 2, 20154 Comments

As you've likely heard, 3 time governor of NY Mario Cuomo died yesterday. Cuomo was one of the best voices for progressive politics in my lifetime, and a frustrating leader who couldn't seem to commit to leading the charge to implement those politics -- turning down opportunities to run for President and to be on the Supreme Court. Still, he was a brilliant speaker, providing some of the best defenses and descriptions of liberal politics ever:

Friday Daily Delawhere [1.2.15]

By Delaware Dem January 2, 20153 Comments

The pics this week are from a quadcopter drone photographer downstate named "Sky Jack." This picture is an overhead view, looking to the Northeast, of Cape Henlopen State Park.