Delaware Dem's Latest Posts
Monday Daily Delawhere [2.2.15]
![Monday Daily Delawhere [2.2.15]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7429/16417797515_422ab35f40_c.jpg "Monday Daily Delawhere [2.2.15]")
Welsh Tract Baptist Church, on Welsh Tract Road in Pencader Hundred. The church was built in 1746, and was the home to the third Baptist congregation in the United States, established in 1703. Patriot soldiers made a last stand in the churchyard during the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge in 1777, and it is believed that […]
Sunday Open Thread [2.1.15]
![Sunday Open Thread [2.1.15]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7484/15457615324_0272ed329e_z.jpg "Sunday Open Thread [2.1.15]")
If you, like the GOP Establishment, think marriage equality will be over as an wedge issue against the GOP once the Supreme Court rules for it this coming June, you are sadly mistaken. At Iowa Rep. Steve King’s Iowa summit last weekend, conservative activists revealed it to be the next litmus test for their candidates:
“If you dodge the question, then it’s the kiss of death,” said social conservative Sam Clovis, who finished second behind Joni Ernst in last year’s Iowa GOP Senate primary. “Candidates have got to be declarative about where they stand. Period.”
“If you’re not vocally pro-life and pro-traditional marriage, I don’t think you can win here because you’re going to get hammered,” added Clovis.
So the GOP nominee will have to be violently anti-gay, anti-marriage equality, and anti-choice. Thus unelectable. I love it when wedge issues work for the good guys.
Super Bowl Sunday Daily Delawhere [2.1.15]
![Super Bowl Sunday Daily Delawhere [2.1.15]](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8575/16320237755_94323de6bd_c.jpg "Super Bowl Sunday Daily Delawhere [2.1.15]")
The steeple of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, Lewes, Delaware. From Sky Jack.
![Saturday Daily Delawhere [1.31.15]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7577/16294295466_7b36202e13_c.jpg "Saturday Daily Delawhere [1.31.15]")
Friday Open Thread [1.30.15]—The Romney Free Edition
![Friday Open Thread [1.30.15]—The Romney Free Edition](http://delawareliberal.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mitt-romney-gas-lead-600x450-240x180.jpg "Friday Open Thread [1.30.15]—The Romney Free Edition")
In a sense, our first Romney free open thread since 2007, since Mitt Romney began running for President. And by “Romney free,” I mean, we, the citizens of this country, are free from the prospect of Willard Dillard Mittens Romney III ever being our President. If you thought “Romney free” meant this open thread was free of mentions to Romney, you are sadly mistaken.
Friday Daily Delawhere [1.30.15]
![Friday Daily Delawhere [1.30.15]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7579/15696446484_450b1207e5_c.jpg "Friday Daily Delawhere [1.30.15]")
The Old Custom House, on King Street in Wilmington. The Federal building was constructed in 1855, and originally housed a post office on the main floor, with a courtroom upstairs. The custom house was renovated in 1976, and housed Wilmington College until 2004. Photo by xzmattzx.
Thursday Open Thread [1.29.15]
![Thursday Open Thread [1.29.15]](http://delawareliberal.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DL.Open_.Thread.Gray_-240x180.png "Thursday Open Thread [1.29.15]")
A reader of Dish wrote in after watching Speaker Boner and Majority Leader Turtle’s joint interview of 60 Minutes this past Sunday, and offered these observations.
They also acknowledged that the recovery has mostly only benefited the top income-earners while leaving the majority of Americans stuck in neutral. Boehner and McConnell want to “do something” to address income inequality and make sure those on the bottom of the economy have the opportunity to move up. They basically accused Obama of only helping the top 1% (which seems a complete reversal of the stories we’ve been hearing from them the last six years, but I digress).
This all sounds good enough to me, since for so long, it seemed the GOP was unwilling to even acknowledge there was an issue with inequality. If they want to blame Obama, I don’t really care so long as they are willing to present solutions.
So, the interviewer then asked if they would support raising taxes on top income earners. Answer:
No. The interviewer asked if they would support raising the minimum wage. Answer: No. The interviewer asked if they would support Obama’s plan to provide free community college. Answer: No. The interviewer asked if they would support Obama’s plan to expand the Child Income Tax Credit for working families. Answer: Maybe (Boehner mumbles about wanting to help working families but says he needs to further study this idea).
The Republicans really do have an issue and agenda problem. My God, what will they do after Obama is gone? Well, I suppose screaming no to President Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton will suffice until 2025, but then what?
Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.29.15]
![Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.29.15]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7484/16132625919_0ef455f6d2_c.jpg "Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.29.15]")
Brandywine Academy, on Vandever Avenue in Wilmington’s Brandywine Village. The schoolhouse was built in 1798, and served as a school and meeting place until 1870, a year after Brandywine Village became part of Wilmington. It later was used as a library, from 1915 to 1943.
Wednesday Open Thread [1.28.15]
![Wednesday Open Thread [1.28.15]](http://delawareliberal.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DL.Open_.Thread.White_-240x180.png "Wednesday Open Thread [1.28.15]")
Alabama’s first openly gay state legislator fired back on Facebook over the weekend, including a threat to expose the affairs of state officials, to comments made by Republican Party officials in the wake of a federal judge declaring the state ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
State Rep. Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham, said she was elated and in “shock” when the judge issued the order overturning Alabama’s same-sex marriage ban.But after seeing comments by Republican officials, particularly from Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, and seeing Attorney General Luther Strange’s efforts to get a stay of the judge’s orders, Todd fired off an emotional Facebook post making a threat to expose politicians’ dalliances.
These Republican officials of course say same sex marriage is an affront to family values and good Christian morality. So is sleeping around with mistresses, or in some cases, boy toys. I say don’t just make the threat, reveal all now. If Republicans want to act holier than thou, then they better be holier than thou.
John Carney Announces for Governor.
No, he hasn’t, but he is done something pro-environment and non-corporate that may force his recall by Carperdyne Industries. And that, coupled with Congressman Carney’s normally backbenching silent service in Congress since 2011, points me to the conclusion that Carney is gearing up. Like with Bluewater Wind prior to his first gubernatorial run.
From WDEL:
A Delaware Democrat isn’t on board with the Obama administration’s consideration of a proposal to open up Atlantic coastal waters for oil drilling. Congressman John Carney tells WDEL News offshore drilling in the Atlantic was a bad idea when it was first proposed 5 years ago, and it’s an especially bad one now.
“We’re more energy-independent from foreign oil than we’ve been in a long, long time–greater production with existing offshore wells, as well as onshore sources of oil, and so this is just unneccessary, and a great risk to our beaches in southern Delaware,” said Carney.
Wednesday Daily Delawhere [1.28.15]
![Wednesday Daily Delawhere [1.28.15]](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8607/15696242304_9376615336_c.jpg "Wednesday Daily Delawhere [1.28.15]")
A railroad bridge over casino spiele Capitol Trail in Newark. Photo by xzmattzx.
Tuesday Open Thread [1.27.15]
![Tuesday Open Thread [1.27.15]](http://delawareliberal.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DL.Open_.Thread.Yellow-240x180.png "Tuesday Open Thread [1.27.15]")
Whenever I see a news story that references a state-run news agency in a foreign country, like Russia, for example, or North Korea, the adjective “state-run” is always a pejorative, indicating to the reader that the news or quote you are about to read is not to be trusted, because it is coming directly from the suspect government in question, a government that is so distrustful of an independent media and the freedom of press and speech that it has set up its own propaganda arm.
Keep that in mind when you read that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, of course a Republican, is setting up his own state-run news agency. The agency will be called “Just IN” will provide pre-written stories for small Indiana news outlets on breaking news as well as “personality driven profiles.” Stories will be written by the Pence administration’s communications team. Yes, this is a valuable use of taxpayer money. I wonder which child’s education was cut to pay for the Republican propaganda?
Delaware is First in something else not to be proud of….
….and that is in states with the most uneven and unequal economic recovery. According to a new research paper released yesterday by the Economic Policy Institute, in 39 states, the top 1% of wage earners earned at least half of all income gains between 2009 and 2012. In 17 of those states, the top 1% earned all income growth, while everyone else’s wages stayed stagnant or declined.
But where did the 1% gain the most?
You guessed it.
Recent Comments