God is My Abortionist

I'm not sure if the "God is my abortionist" defense would work in the American Christian Taliban world of the future. That's not stopping baby factory & reality TV star, Michelle Duggar, from using it.

C’Mon Delaware Season 2

With election season bearing down on us like an ethics investigation bearing down on Newt's speakership, I think that it is time to bring back the podcast. I need a new wingman/side kick/partner, and this time I'd like it to be a true partnership. That means I'm looking for someone with the geeky wherewithal to set up an account on a podcasting service and do most of the leg work involved in posting the pod cast.

Mitt vs. Newt Fratricide will leave both unelectable

This morning I was not very impressed with Mitt's attack on Newt, but this afternoon's stuff is much better than I even hoped. Mitt's team is going after Newt's "erratic behavior" and stating flat out that Newt is "unfit to lead" and has a history of “irrational behavior that you do not want in the commander-in-chief.” It is tough stuff that will require Newt to climb down into the gutter.

Republicans Think They’re Too Big to Fail

... whoever finally gets the Republican nomination will be a deeply flawed candidate. And these flaws won't be an accident, the result of bad luck regarding who chose to make a run this time around; the fact that the party is committed to demonstrably false beliefs means that only fakers or the befuddled can get through the selection process. Of course, given the terrible economic picture and the tendency of voters to blame whoever holds the White House for bad times, even a deeply flawed G.O.P. nominee might very well win the presidency. But then what? ... If the dog actually catches the car -- the actual job of running the U.S. government -- it will have no idea what to do, because the realities of government in the 21st century bear no resemblance to the mythology all ambitious Republican politicians must pretend to believe. And what will happen then?

Newt: I Would Make Sarah Palin Secretary Of the Interior

Newt Gingrich is speaking at the RWNJ Republican Conference. He gathered huge applause when he said that if he was elected President he would nominate former half-term Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin as Secretary of the Interior. Updated: Sorry. It was John Bolton for Secretary of State. Simple mistake, they are equally crazy.

The DBLC, an idea for 2012?

Here is a 2011 idea (modeled on something that they have in Vermont) that I never got around to following through on. (Life intrudes sometimes.)
DELAWARE BUSINESS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (DBLC) The Need: There is a widespread awareness in the Delaware business community that a well-run state government and successful communities are “good for business.” Unfortunately, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, which claims to speak on behalf of Delaware businesses, follows an extreme, right-wing agenda that is primarily concerned with lowering Delaware taxes paid by large multi-national corporations.

How should we thank OWS and Occupy Delaware for changing the debate?

Chuck Schumer (D-NY) recently pointed out that the political plates have shifted, and that the GOP is having a “tough time messaging their way out of the box they’ve put themselves in now that the country’s clamoring for fairness for the middle class even if it means higher taxes on wealthy people.” We need to thank OSW and Occupy Delaware for that, because it sure as hell wasn’t “Democratic” Congressman John Carney leading the push back.