Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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The RNC Explains The Political Gender Gap
The RNC has a plan on how to recruit women candidates: “Women sometimes need a little more handholding, or they need their friends to help them make a decision. And by our going in and talking to them and recruiting and educating and training them to either get involved in a campaign or become a […]
Republican Idiocy, Continued
Yesterday pandora posted about the preliminary release of the R2K/dKos poll of Republicans. Today the full poll was released (full results). There are some disturbing results: GAYS Should openly gay men and women be allowed to serve in the military? Yes 26 No 55 Not Sure 19 Should same sex couples be allowed to marry? […]
I Have No Idea What They Are Trying To Prove
Last year, professional idiot and accused felon James O’Keefe went around with a camera trying to get a wedding license in Massachusetts to marry another man. Ben Wetmore, the 28-year-old conservative activist whom James O’Keefe called a “mentor,” has stayed out of the headlines since it was revealed that he housed O’Keefe and the other […]
Groundhog Day Open Thread
Happy Groundhog Day! Do you feel like you’ve opened this thread before? Groundhog Day is not really a holiday that I understand. According to weather records, Punxsutawney Phil has an accuracy rate of 39%. Hmmm….sounds like guessing. FWIW, here’s the forecast, straight from Punxsutawney Phil’s very own website: Phil’s official forecast as read February 2nd, […]
The Party Of Old Ideas
You have to give it to the Republicans. They aren’t really the Party of No, they are the Party of Old Ideas. Just one year after the spectacular failure of conservative governance, the GOP is ready to recycle its worst ideas: In the name of deficit reduction, House Republicans are going back to the Social […]
Monday Open Thread
Is it already Monday? The weekend just flew by again, and I had a three day weekend. Let’s get started with a Monday open thread. Will Bunch, blogger at Attytood (Philadelphia) gives a preview of his upcoming book Tear Down This Myth about Ronald Reagan: But they don’t have to. Here are three ways that […]
DADT Repeal
The New York Times covers the discussions about the DADT repeal in the Obama administration: But it was in Oval Office strategy sessions to review court cases challenging the ban — ones that could reach the Supreme Court — that Mr. Obama faced the fact that if he did not change the policy, his administration […]
Calorie Counts On Menus – Good Idea or Nanny State?
An article in this weekend’s News Journal highlighted Senator Dave Sokola’s bill to require chain restaurants to place the calorie counts on the menus. As a dieter I would be thrilled if restaurants would include calorie counts, it’s very difficult to eat out because most of the time you don’t really know what you’re getting. […]
What Is KBR Hiding?
We are all familiar with the case of Jamie Leigh Jones, the KBR contract worker who was brutally raped on her first day in Iraq. She was then held hostage in a shipping container until she was able to get a cell phone to call her father. She was denied a day in court against […]
Weekend Open Thread
Helloooo weekend! I’m planning on staying inside today since it’s cold outside. What’s up with everyone else this weekend? Let’s open this thread! The bizarre shoe thief case in Newark has been solved and a man arrested. Police think his thefts may go back 20 years. Newark police say Walter J. Rubincan, 46, is responsible […]
You Can Count On Sarah…
…to show up to cash in on her payday, that is. The high profile Tea Party convention in Nashville is falling apart, with sponsors pulling out as well as crazy Congresswomen Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Sarah Palin still plans on attending. It’s been reported that she’s being paid between $100,000 – $150,000 […]
Friday Open Thread
It’s Friday, and it’s a short but sweet open thread today. I’m in Dover today to do some campaign finance clean-up, so you’ll have to entertain yourselves. Get going!
What’s Going On With Republicans?
On Wednesday Obama gave a great State of the Union speech. It had been a rough couple of weeks for Democrats, most of it from the Democrats own making. Obama defied the pundits by giving a speech that wasn’t full of apologies, but instead stated that his policies are still right and dared everyone to […]
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