Republican Run?
Amid the news of yet more BofA layoffs this morning (this from the supposedly strongest bank in America), I was reminded when reading the Morning Constitution that Dave Burris claimed…
Republicans Bankrupt GM, Chrysler.
I am pretty shocked that the Republicans would take such an overt role in derailing the bailout. I thought they would be more, I don't know the word, disguised in…
Blame Lewis Black
I was just watching some Lewis Black videos on YouTube, and stumbled upon the following video on Smallpox and Greedy People. The relevant part of the video is towards the…
Accepting Nominations for Best Delaware Liberal Post for 2008
Delaware Liberal gained some great writers this year, saw its traffic skyrocket, and is now the first website many local politicos visit each morning (by their own admission). With such…
GOP Savior Says No.
At a press conference, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said that he isn't running for president in 2012, Politico reports. "Jindal said he's planning to run for reelection in 2011,…
Obama calls on Blago to Resign; Jackson is #5.
In my opinion, Obama should have done this yesterday. We are going to have to get used to his cautiousness. He doesn't like to act until he has all the…
Register to Vote Deadline for the 6th RD
If you live in the 6th RD (which includes the Delaware River waterfront from Claymont to Wilmington, as well as the neighborhoods of Bellefonte, Bellevue, Weldin Road area and Fox…
Impeach the Bastard
When wiretaps are legally and constitutionally obtained, they are devastating evidence. Yes, Blago is innocent until proven guilty, and I will enjoy seeing what kind of defense he will put…
Obama Did Make a Phone Call
But it is not what Feroce or Burris thinks. The New York Times: In a sequence of events that neatly captures the contradictions of Barack Obama's rise through Illinois politics,…
We Have Exceeded Epic Fail.
I love the phrase "Epic Fail" and the accompanying pictures of failure attached to it. Thus, this is my favorite blogosphere reaction to the Blagojevich scandal so far. Coates: Incredible.…
The Pragmatic Obama
Long ago at Daily Kos, I diagnosed the basic divide in the Democratic Party in particular and on the left in general. It is not Liberal v. Moderate or Conservative. It is Purist v. the Pragmatist (or if your Dana Garrett or Mike Matthews, it is Principled v. Partisan Hacks). It is a divide that arises not from the What, but the How. It suffices to say that, at least among those who call themselves liberals and/or progressives here at Delaware Liberal, we all long for progressive change and liberal policies being advocated at every level of the executive. The Purists among us are alarmed and are critical at what they see as disappointing cabinet choices from President-elect Obama. The Pragmatic among us are either not alarmed at all, or are adopting a wait and see approach.
I think Booman bests describes my view on the cabinet appointments that are so disconcerting to Purists:
Replacing the Corrupt with the Progressive.
The Lt. Governor of Illinois is Patrick Quinn. I have only read and heard good things about him so far. In his just completed news conference, he has urged Governor…
UPDATE: Blago to be Impeached. Rahm Turned Him In.
I am just loving these updates. Illinois State Representative John Fritchey (D) (from Blagojevich's home district), head of the State House Judiciary committee, said impeachment proceedings will begin immediately. I…