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I Double Dog Dare You To Find A Worse Christmas Song

Filed in Delaware by on December 17, 2010 18 Comments
I Double Dog Dare You To Find A Worse Christmas Song

There are not words to express how truly awful this song is.  And, OMG, they actually made this into a movie with Rob Lowe! How many of you made it to the end? Okay, okay.  I’ll post some good Christmas songs later!

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DL’s War On Christmas Party TONIGHT!

Filed in National by on December 16, 2010 22 Comments

Be there (with lots of food for the Food Bank) or be a Grinch! Date:  Thursday, December 16th Time:  7pm Place:  Timothy’s on the Riverfront in Wilmington Admission to the event is food for the Food Bank.  Please bring as much as you can – people are really hurting. Feel free to use the comment […]

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Republicans Really, Really Want To Shut Down The Government

Filed in National by on December 15, 2010 6 Comments

Via TPM: Republican and Democratic leaders are now engaged in a brinksmanship that could result in a temporary shutdown of the federal government. After the election, Republicans voted among themselves to eschew all earmarks for two years, and now they have to make good on their pledge. Yesterday, Democrats’ chief appropriator, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) […]

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An Interesting Poll

Filed in National by on December 15, 2010 5 Comments

Steve Benen breaks it down, but here is what stands out to me: Elsewhere in the poll, Americans said they are concerned about the deficit, but when asked about nine different ideas for deficit reduction, the public opposed all nine. Try not to be surprised.  [emphasis mine] Seriously, we’re all talk. About that GOP mandate… […]

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DADT On The Move

Filed in National by on December 14, 2010 2 Comments

Via Greg Sargent: This was uncertain as late as this morning. But just now, in a briefing with reporters, Steny Hoyer confirmed it: House Dems will indeed introduce a stand alone bill this week to repeal don’t ask don’t tell. Hoyer said that House Dems will introduce a repeal bill that “reflects the Lieberman-Collins bill […]

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Don’t Forget! DL’s Annual War On Christmas Party!

Filed in National by on December 14, 2010 23 Comments

It’s that time of year again!  Please join us at Timothy’s on the Riverfront for our annual War on Christmas Party! Date:  Thursday, December 16th Time:  7pm Place:  Timothy’s on the Riverfront in Wilmington Admission to the event is food for the Food Bank.  Please bring as much as you can – people are really […]

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Tone Deaf

Filed in Delaware, National by on December 13, 2010 51 Comments

I’m really not certain if writing this post is worth it.  I’m also not certain I want to go down this road again.  Truth is… I’m weary.  Even sadder, I’m tuning out. First, this isn’t a post about policy – it’s about tone. On that note, I have a few questions for certain Progressives/Liberals/Democrats: What […]

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More Cookie Baking Music

Filed in Delaware by on December 12, 2010 18 Comments

Today’s baking includes oatmeal raisin cookies, Russian tea cakes and this song.  I’ll be attempting chocolate truffles next week.  Does anyone have any tips? Gotta keep moving!

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Tis The Season

Filed in Delaware by on December 11, 2010 4 Comments

Baking has begun in the Pandora household, and when I’m baking I go for a non-traditional take on Christmas music.  Gotta keep moving! Not sure why I love this, but I do!

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Quote Of The Day

Filed in Delaware by on December 8, 2010 12 Comments

Christine O’Donnell: “Tragedy comes in threes. Pearl Harbor, Elizabeth Edwards’ passing and Barack Obama’s announcement of extending the tax cuts, which is good, but also extending the unemployment benefits.” I’m trying to ignore her, but… C’mon!

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Hey, I Found Those Republican Death Panels

Filed in National by on December 3, 2010 13 Comments

Heartbreakingly cruel. PHOENIX — Even physicians with decades of experience telling patients that their lives are nearing an end are having difficulty discussing a potentially fatal condition that has arisen in Arizona: Death by budget cut. Effective at the beginning of October, Arizona stopped financing certain transplant operations under the state’s version of Medicaid. Many […]

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Can I Get An Oh My! – HOUSE PASSES MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT!

Filed in National by on December 2, 2010 22 Comments

I love this! This afternoon, House Democrats will hold an up or down vote on vote on President Obama’s plan to extend tax cuts to income below $250,000, and they’ve figured out a way to prevent the Republicans from pulling procedural tricks that might sink it — a straight vote on whether or not wealthy […]

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Kentucky’s Creationist Theme Park

Filed in National by on December 2, 2010 6 Comments

Oh, for crying out loud! I just got back from the press conference where Steve Beshear announced his enthusiastic support for a Creationist theme park (“Ark Encounter”) that teaches children that not only did humans live with dinosaurs several thousand years ago, but they rode on “Noah’s Ark” with them. And the tax breaks that […]

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