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For Once, He is Right.

By Delaware Dem July 12, 200912 Comments

Art Downs compares Sarah Palin to Joe McCarthy. I completely agree.

A Thigh Party

By Delaware Dem July 10, 200912 Comments

Um, yeah. Politicians like bear hugs, handshakes, gripping your upper arm, patting you on the back, but .... inner thigh? Lap dancers in strip clubs don't place their hand on…

... if you believe this observation from Celia Cohen. Minor giveaways were distributed to the crowd [at the Hockessin Independence Day parade]. Mike Castle, the Republican congressman, had volunteers handing…

Castle Tells Palin to Stay Away.

By Delaware Dem July 10, 200913 Comments

From The Hill: Republicans facing tough elections in 2010 don’t want Sarah Palin campaigning with them. Though the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor is seen as popular with the conservative grass roots,…

Around the Horn Friday

By Delaware Dem July 10, 200915 Comments

It has been a little slow around here this week, as I think the weeks surrounding the Fourth of July are common vacation months for some of us. And with…

Thursday Morning Quick Hits

By Delaware Dem July 9, 20096 Comments

The Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5, the union that represent most of New Castle County police officers, has agreed to a contract for 2010 that avoids layoffs. Governor Markell…

Patrick Murphy Does Not Disappoint.

By Delaware Dem July 8, 200917 Comments

In 2006, I campaigned for a friend and former law school classmate, Patrick Murphy, as he ran for Congress in the Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District. I have campaigned for many…

Parker Should Blame Himself

By Delaware Dem July 8, 20099 Comments

Parker on the reason he dropped out: “I think any Democrat who gets placed on the ticket expects full support from people who are important to the Democratic Party, whether…

Parker Blames Dems (Updated)

By Delaware Dem July 8, 200915 Comments

Several commenters, including UI and 'Bulo, speculated that if Parker's withdrawal was not due to some procedural disqualification (like not living in the district), then the prospects for a split…

The Amazon River ….

By Delaware Dem July 8, 20098 Comments

is 11 million years old, but the Earth is only 6,000 years old. So how do our idiotic theocratic conservatives reconcile this? I suppose the Amazon River was just floating…

Tuesday Morning Quick Hits

By Delaware Dem July 7, 200920 Comments

Longtime Delaware civil rights activist Littleton Mitchell, 90, has died in a car accident. Mitchell was a Tuskeegee Airmen and served for 30 years as president of the state's NAACP…

Federal Eye Highlights Sen. Kaufman

By Delaware Dem July 6, 20094 Comments

I was interviewed today by Ed O'Keefe of the Washington Post's Federal Eye column for a story on our junior Senator, Ted Kaufman. Kaufman caught the Federal eye by his…

President Obama’s 4th of July Message

By Delaware Dem July 4, 200926 Comments

All I have to say is ... Wow.