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Late Night Video

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Late Night Video

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If an actual Socialist can support HCR, why can’t the purists?

Filed in National by on December 29, 2009 28 Comments

By now, you are all aware that the division between purists and pragmatists among us liberals and Democrats has reached the calm shores of Delaware Liberal. Now, I speak only for myself here, but one of the reasons I feel so angry at the purists is all the good the bill does do, which the […]

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Best TV and Songs from the Decade of Hell

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Not since the 1930’s and 1940’s has America suffered so many tragedies and challenges, whether they be in the form of economic collapse, an enemy attack and resulting war, or natural disaster. This decade, which I hereby declare to named the Two Thousands just because the other names Aughts or Oughts are stupid sounding, is […]

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Chart of the Day

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Chart of the Day

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Bonus Late Night Video

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Late Night Video

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Time-Lapse Favs from Chad Richard on Vimeo.

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Monday Afternoon Quick Hits

Filed in National by on December 28, 2009 6 Comments

Today we have some more hypocrisy and lies from a Republican, more examples of Obama failure (i.e. accomplishments) for our purist friends, and some wise advice on what the U.S. should do during the Green Revolution in Iran (i.e. look at the example of the Velvet Revolution).

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South Philly Shall Rise Again!

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The Philadelphia chapter of Teabagging goodness has split into north and south groups, the latter representing South Philly and the former representing the Northeast. Let the Civil War jokes commence.

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Deadline Day for Appeal to US Supreme Court

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Today is the deadline for the State of Delaware to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court the Third Circuit’s ruling that under federal law, Delaware can only have parlay betting on NFL games, rather than a full sports book as originally intended in the legislation. I have not heard anything on whether the state does […]

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Praise from Friend and Foe alike

Filed in Delaware by on December 28, 2009 0 Comments

The Delaware State News published a piece yesterday on Governor Markell’s first year in office. Unfortunately, I don’t have a link to the article, only a paper copy. After reviewing the $800 billion budget deficit Markell inherited from Aunt Bee, the piece goes through all of Markell’s actions in trying to close that deficit, actions […]

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Republican Lie of the Day

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At the rate they are going, this post may become lie of the hour or minute. Indeed, I cannot think of a time during the last year when a Republican of any standing has told the truth. The winner today: Mary Matalin. “I was there [in the Bush White House]. We inherited a recession from […]

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Pete Hoekstra is a Traitor

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Under the political rules in play during the last administration, Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra of Michigan would have had to resign by now, he would have been called a traitor by any number of administration officials, and the hotheads over at Free Republic and Little Green Footballs would have put out contracts for his death […]

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