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Disparity Between Drug Sentences Reduced

Filed in National by on August 4, 2010 0 Comments

For decades, it was a sign of unfairness at best, or racism at worst. Under a 1986 law, a person convicted of possessing five grams of crack cocaine got the same mandatory prison sentence as someone with 500 grams of powder cocaine, 100 times more. And of course, those using powder cocaine in the mid to late 1980’s were often rich and/or white, and those using crack cocaine in the mid to late 1980’s were often poor and/or black.

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Republicans Should Read Mayor Bloomberg’s Speech.

Filed in National by on August 3, 2010 5 Comments

And supposed liberals or Hillary Clinton Democrats like Dominique should read it too, if of course it is not too long for them, but it is, so Dominique, feel free to wallow in your own crapulence while the rest of us learn something. Here is an important, but long, excerpt:

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Constitutional Conservatives

Filed in National by on August 3, 2010 64 Comments

The Republican Party now wants to officially investigate repealing the 14th Amendment through Congressional Hearing. Before we actually get to what is in the 14th Amendment, it is important to realize what this means. Sarah Palin and every other Republican candidate seeking the Teabagger (i.e. the Republican base) vote have declared themselves to be “constitutional […]

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Markell Gets Out His Veto Stamp

Filed in National by on August 3, 2010 4 Comments

Governor Markell makes some news today in vetoing two bills. The first bill called for mandatory fines be imposed against uninsured drivers should they be cited for driving insured. Markell said he believes this infringes on a judge’s discretion in punishing first offenders. I must say that I agree here. The more we as a […]

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No Taking Sides Here, Angel

Filed in National by on August 3, 2010 2 Comments

Angel of the radically conservative Delaware Politics says we are taking sides in the 19th SD primary. We are not. For we believe Joe Booth and Eric Bodenweiser are equally horrible for the State of Delaware.

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The DE Senate [2010]

Filed in National by on August 2, 2010 16 Comments
The DE Senate [2010]

it is impossible for the GOP to win back the Senate. They need to pick up 5 seats, and the only toss up race I foresee is one they will be defending, Cathy Cloutier in the 5th. They may be able to make the 7th, 8th, and 15th Senate Districts competitive (where I have categorized the races as “Lean Democratic”). But to win the Senate, they would not only have to win those three districts, but also pull shocking and miraculous victories over Karen Peterson and Bruce Ennis to get to a pick-up of five seats they would need to capture the majority, all the while holding onto to the competitive 5th Senate District.

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The DE House [2010]

Filed in National by on August 2, 2010 37 Comments
The DE House [2010]

The filing deadline has come and gone, and while the state parties can still nominate a candidate for the so far uncontested races until September 1, let’s handicap the contested ones now to see where the parties stand. Right now, the Democrats have a 24-17 majority. The GOP would need to win 4 seats to gain back the majority. However, the GOP’s hopes are so far hampered by four retirements of Carey, Oberle, Cathcart and Thornburg, three of which (Cathcart, Oberle and Thornburg) are in competitive districts where the incumbent Republican barely won in 2008.

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Dick Cheney Dying?

Filed in National by on August 1, 2010 29 Comments

A month ago, I posted about Dick Cheney entering the hospital yet again for heart issues (i.e. he doesn’t have one). At the time, we were told this was routine and he would be going home shortly. Of course that was a lie. Ask yourselves if we have heard from the dark lord over the last month? The answer is no, we haven’t. The reason why is Dick Cheney never left the hospital.

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The Stupidity of the Tea Bagger [Vol. 2,321]

Filed in National by on August 1, 2010 37 Comments

So some Tea Baggers decided to go to Colonial Williamsburg to converse with the Founding Fathers.

No, seriously.

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Chelsea Gets Hitched.

Filed in National by on August 1, 2010 29 Comments
Chelsea Gets Hitched.

Congratulations and best wishes to the newlyweds.

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Boehner Got Slapped [Humiliations].

Filed in National by on August 1, 2010 15 Comments

We all know that Republicans lie when they open their mouths in public. What I didn’t know is that they actually believe their lies. Which of course means that Republicans are pathological liars. But I guess we knew that too. But here is a little story that proves it.

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Brotherly Love

Filed in National by on July 31, 2010 60 Comments
Brotherly Love

Republican teabagger Eric Bodenweiser is running for the Republican nomination in the 19th Senate District, against incumbent Senator Joe Booth. His estranged brother, Paul Bodenweiser, has something to say about that, and he has an embarrassing picture to pass along.

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No one is safe. [Land Sharks]

Filed in National by on July 31, 2010 3 Comments
No one is safe.  [Land Sharks]

This is clearly an invasion. The sharks seek nothing less than total domination of both the oceans and the land. We must stop them. Therefore, President Obama has called on all teabaggers to gather at the nearest port and take to the sea to defeat these ancient enemies on their ground so that we don’t have to fight them here.

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