Friday Open Thread [12.14.12]

It's just hilarious. And entertaining. That is all. President Obama told ABC News that the federal government has better things to do than prosecute marijuana users in Colorado and Washington where voters chose to legalized in the last election.
"We've got bigger fish to fry. It would not make sense for us to see a top priority as going after recreational users in states that have determined that it's legal."
Good. Make sure your Attorney General knows that. And perhaps Governor Markell can now implement the Medical Marijuana law.

The Delaware Liberal Holiday Extravaganza Tonight!

Come join your favorite evil mindless echo-chambery socialist communist yet somehow fascist and bleeding heart godless liberals as we celebrate the holiday season. And yes, Fox News, it is called the "Holidays" and we wish people "Happy Holidays" because there are other Holidays going on right now other than Christmas, just as there are other religions than Christianity. The where and when:

Date: Tonight, December 14th

Place: Timothy’s (Riverfront)

Time: 7:00p.m.

 And we will have a mystery guest showing up. No guessing on who it might be. Alright, I'll tell you. Vice President Biden!!! Well, not really... no. But there will be a mystery guest. In keeping with tradition, please bring food for the Food Bank of Delaware. We will be collecting the goodies and necessities and then delivering them the Food Bank. Let’s make someone’s season bright! Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Thursday Open Thread [12.13.12]

Ezra Klein reports:
The debt ceiling [...] is proving a key sticking point, both in terms of politics and policy [in the fiscal cliff/austeritybomb negotiations. The political problem is that many Hill Republicans have convinced themselves that they’ll have the upper hand if they let the country topple fully or mostly over the cliff and then restart negotiations with a debt default looming in the background. They figure that although Obama really is willing to let the country go over the cliff, he’s not willing to let the country default and spark a global financial crisis. They are willing to do that, or they believe they can more credibly say they are, and that gives them leverage. Whatever House Republicans might think, the White House is all steel when it comes to the debt ceiling. Their position is simple, and it’s typically delivered in the tone of voice that Bruce Willis reserves for talking to terrorists: They’re happy to raise the debt ceiling on their own, as would be the case under their proposal to take authority for the debt ceiling away from Congress. But if Congress rejects that offer, then the debt ceiling is Congress’s problem, and the White House will not help.
Good. Let's hope the steel stays in the spine.

The Polling Report [12.13.12]

By a 65% to 33% margin, Americans believe that the President has a mandate to increase taxes on the wealthy and protect Social Security and Medicare. Hell, even half of all Republicans say he has a mandateof Republicans now say he has an mandate. Come inside for more pollling goodness

Wednesday Open Thread [12.12.12]

Lest no one say that I do not give credit where credit is due: Kudos to Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart for doing her job in fining State Farm Insurance for shafting its insureds. Granted, 150K is a mere pittance to these multi billion dollar monsters who are awash in cash but still immorally deny coverage, but still. If there is one area where I am a socialist, it is on the issue of insurance. Private Insurance is nothing for than a fraudulent scam, and the entire industry should be nationalized.

The Mayans were Right.

The world is going to end in 9 days. How do I know this? Well, because I agree with something Glenn Beck said, and what he said was actually understandable, logical, and reasonable.

Tuesday Open Thread [12.11.12]

"In the immediate wake of the election, Republicans felt so stunned -- in no small part because they had deluded themselves into expecting victory -- that it seemed momentarily possible that the party's long march to the right may halt or even reverse. But the future of the party is already taking shape, and that future will be, in some form or fashion, a conservative reaction against the Republican leadership that has sold them out. The smarter Republicans have already shaken off the trauma of electoral defeat and begun positioning themselves to capitalize."

Monday Open Thread [12.10.12]

When we talk about taxation, it is important to note that more taxes will be rising in 2013 due to the implementation of Obamacare, and they cover some taxes we often discuss, like the capital gains rate. And did you know that when the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the Moon in 1969, they had to fill out Customs forms? Check out the form inside.