Comment Rescue: (Insert name here) of the Green Party for Lt. Gov

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I'm a partisan Democrat, but this Geezer comments makes sense:
You Greens should look harder at the lieutenant-governorship as a platform. Sher Valenzuela showed that with a little money, energy and a simple message, a total unknown can campaign for the job independently of the major parties (she all but bolted the GOP by linking herself to Pires). A Green, especially one with a finance background, could sell him/herself as the most effective check on unchallenged power in a one-party state.

The Inane CRI strikes again

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In a series of analyses CRI has argued that the New Castle County (NCC) government is facing a serious fiscal crisis. This crisis was precipitated by Adam Sandler's performance in 'The Water Boy' released in 1998. Within just a few years after the release of 'The Water Boy' employment in NCC flat-lined and residential building permits nose dived....
Simple cause and effect right? Who could argue with those facts? Substitute "the UDC" for "The Water Boy" above and that is the level of thinking going on at that "think" tank. I mean, they are absolutely ripping off their benefactors.

Carper Pressing Reid to drop the “talking filibuster” requirement

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Harry Reid is planning to announce at a democratic caucus TODAY that he is going to drop the talking filibuster measure from the package of reforms the caucus will push in January because of push back from Nelson, Baucus, Carper and a few others. Nelson and Bachus because they need to fund-raise and don't want to be stuck in DC for three days at a stretch. Carper...? who knows why he objects to the talking. Maybe because Nelson and Baucus did? It's a theory. Anyway, a call to Carper's office today asking him to keep the requirement for the talking filibuster in the reform package might do some good. Carper: 202 224-2441

Mike Huckabee’s puny God

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Mike Huckabee's God is not a majestic king of the universe. Huckabee's savior is a sulky, dickwad who lets children get murdered because a school doesn't allow Christian prayer.
Following the shooting on Friday, Huckabee asked why we should "be so surprised" at the violence when "we have systematically removed God from our schools."
That's a puny-ass excuse for a deity. If you are going to worship something Huckabee, try a deity that has a little more grit than the one you've got now. Try a God that wants the best for humanity even when humanity isn't kissing its ass in homeroom every morning.

Tom Carper’s Email – Translated into English

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Hi there, I hear a lot about the "fiscal cliff" every day, and chances are you do too -- either in the paper or on the news. But we rarely hear the details of how we got into this mess and what it really means for Delaware and our country. So, as we used to say in the Navy, I want to give you the "straight skinny," as best as I can give it.
Hi There Peons and losers - My advisers told me to write you an email about the "fiscal cliff" so here it is. Also, I was in the Navy bitches! Unlike some squirrely looking hippy c*&cks#@ker who will remain nameless.

Who is more likley to get primaried by a legitimate contender?

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The poll to the right of this post is dead even. 15 to 14. I guess a more interesting question would be; who is more likely to announce a primary challenge to Coons or Carney in a mere 16 or so months? We know the strength of the Dem bench,... Markell, Denn, Flowers, Biden, Biden (Joe). Who am I forgetting? Who is legitimate, but a dark horse? The Democratic primary IS the election nowadays.

Family Values B*tches!!

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UPDATE2: I've opened comments because I love wielding my godlike powers indiscriminately. Happy? Track Palin, the eldest son of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, is reportedly ending his marriage to Britta Hanson after a year and a half. The couple, who were former high-school sweethearts, are jointly petitioning for divorce.

ADA’s Fiscal Town Hall: “Operationalizing” basic facts & Bryan Townsend

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I've been wanting to write a longer post on the town hall put together by Ezra Temko through ADA and moderated by Paul Baumbach. I haven't had time, but wanted to share this little piece. We were fortunate to have Senator Coons represented on the panel by his Ian Koski, his Director of Communications. Koski impressed me as a very decent, smart guy - ludicrously down to earth by the standards of Senatorial staffers I've met in the past. At some point the conversation turned to dealing with an intransigent GOP, and although I was supposed to be the sober business person on the panel, my rabid partisan blogger self is a Mr. Hyde like presence inside me that, I now realize, I don't have much control over. So I said something like, "I don't see how we can move forward until we put aside the sham bi-partisanship and just all acknowledge the simple truth that one party doesn't have any interest in bargaining in good faith. And on a larger scale, we the public, the media, Congressional Democrats.... everyone has to start calling out the GOP when they are simply lying or getting facts wrong - like tax cuts work. We need to create an environment in which the truth matters." That's probably much more cogent than what I actual said.