Posts by Delaware Dem

Kavips proves why he is essential reading with his recent piece, Either Put Delaware in Park or Put a National Park in Delaware, where he describes a pivotal moment at a townhall meeting in Old New Castle with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Senator Carper and Congressman Castle to discuss plans for a Delaware National Park. But first, some Carper humor.

The floor was then opened for questions. […] Carper called upon the first guest, and made the mistake of saying the “well dressed one” there.. Two people stood up, and since that remark was made, each thought Carper was speaking directly to them, and neither was willing to back down.

Oh God, man is Carper awkward sometimes. Seriously, does any of you ever wonder how Tom Carper won 12 consecutive statewide elections? I know how. I was at the Ovarian Cancer 5K Run and Walk down on the Wilmington Waterfrong on Sunday. As my friend Jane neared the finish line, I noticed that she was shoulder to shoulder with … you guessed it… Tom Carper! He sprinted ahead and finished ahead of Jane. And then he planted himself at the finish line and proceeded to stick out his hand for a handshake everytime a runner or walker finished. It may be awkward, and half the runners and walkers probably have no idea who this sweaty old guy was, but it is retail politics at its finest.

Carper called out “one more question”…

Then, it happened.

How can a political opposition function when it is delusional? David Anderson: I was listening to WDEL this afternoon and heard our Congressman say that he would either run for…

Following up on Donviti's recent post on Art Downs descriptions and thoughts on our President, Art Downs gives us a follow up of his own: Is Obama evil or just…

Today is my birthday, so that is my excuse for this being late. But real life work keeps intruding. Resolute Determination points us to a profile on Tom Kovach (a…

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Now, this goes with a very large caveat: is the Anonone who just made a great comment that I am about to highlight and which Steve Newton has already highlighted…

I give President Obama an A-. The reason it is a minus is threefold. First, I hate the continuation of the state secrets privilege, but my concern over it is tempered by the fact that Courts will overrule it, as it did today. Second, I am not keen on Giethner’s closeness with Wall Street, and would have preferred some Krugman-style nationalization of the failed banks. But my concern over that is tempered by the fact that we are slowly moving that way anyway, with Geithner finding out that stress tests reveal that 6 of the 19 banks tested failed. Finally, the lack of prosecution of the Bush war criminals who approved torture. I understand the practicality and pragmatism, that Obama doesn’t want these prosecutions to be seen as politically motivated, and he doesn’t want them to consume his presidency or his political capital. That is understandable, but it doesn’t make it right. So I hope there is a Truth Commission.

Otherwise, President Obama’s first 100 days have been spectular. Let’s recap, with a hat tip to Al Rodgers at Daily Kos (go there for the pretty pictures):

You can now listen to it here, courtesy of WDEL.

With all the talk of the Democrats getting 60 votes tonight, the traditional media seems to forget that Arlen Specter is not automatically now a liberal, and that Franken has…

Run for the hills! Dangerous, rightwing extremist Colorado militia holding public musters! Waiting for our local watchdogs to chastise the Handmade Militia for a politically inappropriate name. Except there is…

Read in its entirety below the fold. I am working on getting video as well, and I will have analysis later.

From Americans United for Change: “In the first 100 days of this historic presidency, as the country faced the toughest economic challenges in decades, Congressman Castle issued a chorus of…