HB1 Petitioned Out?
Just heard that Sen Karen Petersen got the 11 signatures to bring HB5 1 to the Senate floor. The Senate immediately broke to caucus. That's all I got and I'm…
OMG! Teabagging 2.0 is Happening Today!
OMG! And we're missing it! According to Politico, TeaBag Parties 2.0 is on for today via a tele-town hall. They are expecting 30K people at this one, which doesn't say…
“It’s easier to hit somebody than outsmart them.”
This was the response today of the FBI interrogator Ali Soufan to Sen Lindsay Graham's quip that waterboarding must work since it has been around for hundreds of years. That…
New Rules!
Good stuff from Bill Maher last night: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyW19sgGn6A[/youtube]
More Wanking — Patriot Act Edition
If you've made your way around the blogosphere this week, you've seen some of the tale of the 16-year old who has been nabbed from his mother's house by jack-booted…
Senator Carper — Stop Voting for Banks
MoveOn.org produced this ad that calls out Senator Carper's vote to stop the bill that would allow bankruptcy judges to adjust mortgage interest rates: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnLFW9RoM9s[/youtube] Call Senator Carper's office at…
And The Run on Sports Betting (and Other Gambling) Begins
Revenues are brutally insufficient everyplace, and multiple other states are taking a hard look at sports betting (via Stateline.org) to add to their coffers without raising taxes too: [...]In New…
Take a Look at Expensive Photo Ops
One of the photos from the useless and expensive Presidential photo op. How much was that supposed to have cost?
Cape Henlopen School Board Race News Update and Request for Volunteers
The Cape Henlopen School Board election is 5 days away and Meyer Persow is working hard and campaigning like crazy for the At-Large seat. His work has been paying off…
No Gay or Lesbian Jurists — The Bigotry Setup
John Thune: [C]onservative leaders have warned the nomination of a gay or lesbian justice could complicate Obama’s effort to confirm a replacement for Souter, and another Republican senator on Wednesday…
Cutting Tax Breaks for Ethanol
Good news that may reduce the incredibly stupid subsidy for corn ethanol: The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed renewable-fuel standards that could reduce the $3 billion a year in federal…
FOX Busted!
This is not fair and balanced any which way you cut it: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC2DJR8IJLo[/youtube] And for all of the Democrats who rush to talk to these propagandists, you won't be in…
What’s The Point of Having Cake If You Can’t Eat It?
(Via From Pine View Farm) That is my favorite saying from the Muppets' Miss Piggy in response to someone who was silly enough to recite the tired cliche that she…