Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Monday Open Thread
It’s Monday and it’s time for an open thread. I’m hearing that we will get more snow tonight. They are calling for only 2-4,” which in a normal year would cause a panic but now we consider that a dusting. PR disasters in the age of Twitter: Kevin Smith, the writer and raconteur, was recently […]
Absolutely Free Advice For Chris Coons, Part 1
Part 1 – New Media On the blogs, we all act as armchair pundits. Many people think our advice is worth what you pay for it, but the blogs do provide an insight into what the netroots is thinking. The netroots is fairly small compared to the whole Democratic party, but it does have outsize […]
Rachel Maddow Takes On Congressman On Stimulus Hypocrisy
Rachel Maddow is rapidly becoming must-see TV. Sunday she was on Meet the Press and took on Rep. Aaron Shock (R-IL). Also notice how David Brooks at the end whines about the televised health care summit. Transcript: MR. GREGORY: Congressman Schock, where are the Republicans going to be on this? REP. SCHOCK: Well, look, I […]
Go Cheney Yourself, Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney poked his head out of his undisclosed location to share this wisdom with the world this morning: Responding to Biden’s comments that Iraq may end up being one of the Obama administration’s greatest success, Cheney chuckled. “I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by my friend Joe Biden,” he said. “I’m glad he now […]
Ask Dr. Liberal
Dear Dr. Liberal, I’ve recently read about the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement and it looks pretty good. Should I join? Signed, No Kidding (Get it?) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear No Kidding, The good Dr’s knowledge of all things liberal is vast. I met Noam Chomsky and Kurt Vonnegut in a bar in Cambridge back in 1992 and […]
Weekend Open Thread
I hope you’re enjoying a weather-event free weekend. We can leave the house this time! I am in Philadelphia, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, previewing the Picasso exhibit. Let’s get rolling. I declare this thread open. The birth of a political dynasty? Dan Quayle’s son is running for Congress. Ben Quayle announced Friday that […]
The Death Of Irony
According to Paul Krugman, irony is dead and Republicans killed it: “Don’t cut Medicare. The reform bills passed by the House and Senate cut Medicare by approximately $500 billion. This is wrong.” So declared Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, in a recent op-ed article written with John Goodman, the president of the […]
Friday Open Thread
It’s Friday of one of the strangest work weeks I’ve ever had. Two snowstorms in one week with two driving bans. It’s hard to say TGIF since I only had to go to work 3 days this week. Today’s open thread is a video-rich open thread. Enjoy! Both Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart take on […]
My Favorite News Journal Headline Ever
“Castle fights hypocrite label” Gee, I wonder why people would think that?
Snomaggedon: Critique The Governor’s Performance
There’s been a lot of chatter on Twitter and elsewhere about the Governor’s performance during the snowstorm. The critiques I’ve seen are the following: The governor is on a boondoggle in Europe while Delaware suffers from the snowstorm. The State of Emergency was too draconian and lasted too long. It should have been lifted earlier. […]
Glenn Beck Loses All U.K. Sponsors
The effort to contact Glenn Beck’s sponsors has been very successful. 102 sponsors have pulled out of Glenn Beck’s show and for at least 3 days, there have been no sponsors when Beck’s show has aired in the U.K.
Your Taxpayer Dollars At Work
What’s a good use of taxpayer dollars? It’s paying for prostitutes for Blackwater mercenaries, of course.
Digging Out Thursday Open Thread
I hope you all enjoyed your unplanned time off yesterday. Today the state should start getting back to normal today. So what’s on your mind today?
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