Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Good Advice: Actions That Can Be Taken Now
Probably one of my least favorite genres of blog posts right now is “What Obama Should Do” posts. Everyone is full of good advice, but I tired of talking and I want action. DarkSyde at Daily Kos has an action/advice post that is worth a look: It’s refreshing to see the WH take notice of […]
Smell The Bipartisanship
Republicans haven’t changed much from the Bush administration. Bipartisan to them still means that Democrats adopt Republican ideas: Last week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) “made it clear that the only starting point for bipartisan compromise would be for Dems to drop their health care plan and embrace the GOP one.” Senate Minority Leader […]
Monday Open Thread
Is it Monday already? I swear a weekend was supposed to happen – did I miss it? Let’s open this thread anyway. Congratulations to Kelly Kulick: Kelly Kulick used a 15-pound bowling ball to smash a 52-year barrier when she became the first woman to win a professional PBA Tour tournament. Kulick, 32, accomplished the […]
The Real Bush Legacy
Bush was a terrible president who left a mess for us to clean up. Record deficits, lying to lead us into war, torture and contempt for the Constitution, and the worst recession since the Great Depression. Potentially his biggest legacy will be the activist Roberts Supreme Court, which rolled back 100 years of law in […]
Breaking: Beau Biden Announces He’s Not Running For U.S. Senate
In my inbox just now: As many of you know, since returning home from Iraq, I have been giving serious consideration to running for the United States Senate. I have received strong encouragement both here in Delaware and all across the country to undertake this effort – and this outpouring of support has truly been […]
The Media Gets A Clue
NBC’s Chuck Todd notices that the Tea Party movement isn’t a “grassroots” movement like it’s been portrayed by the media: Chuck Todd actually gets this right on Meet The Press. Gregory played a clip of Dick Armey trying to say that the teabaggers represent the “center” of American politics as bizarre as that may sound […]
The GOP Braintrust Has Been Busy
The Haiti earthquake has really brought the GOP braintrust out in full force. Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Mark Krikorian have all embarrassed themselves lately. The latest member to speak is South Carolina’s Lt. Governor Andre Bauer. In his case he wasn’t talking about Haiti in particular, just poor people in general: Bauer, […]
David Plouffe To The Rescue
Yesterday the White House announced that David Plouffe, Obama’s campaign manager, would take an expanded role. Today an op-ed by Plouffe appeared in the Washington Post called “November doesn’t need to be a nightmare for Democrats.” I hope Democrats are listening to him: We still have much to do before November, and time is running […]
Weekend Open Thread
Hooray for the weekend! I’ve had a busy weekend so far because I just got back from the pancake breakfast fundraiser. I’m ready for a nap! Anyway, let’s go with this open thread. The “urban heat island” effect does not explain away global warming: Many skeptics for years have sought to explain away decades of […]
Another Dispatch From The GOP Braintrust
It’s been a pretty depressing week for Democrats, watching their supposed leaders turn into lumps of useless jelly because they are actually supposed to do something instead of just talking about doing something. Then along comes NRO’s Mark Krikorian to remind us that, yes, Republicans are worse. Today, Krikorian is arguing against the U.S. taking […]
Hungry?
Do you like pancakes? Do you have free time tomorrow? If you do, come out to the UAW 1183 Hall located on 698 Old Baltimore Pike tomorrow for a pancake breakfast. The 24th Representative District Democratic Committee is teaming up with the UAW 1183 Emergency Food Closet to hold a pancake breakfast. Seatings are at […]
Friday Open Thread
It’s your TGIF version of your open thread. Let’s roll. I obviously picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue: During an interview with Mike Huckabee last night on Fox News, host Greta Van Susteren said that Republican Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate special election this week “has awakened people there might be […]
Krugman: Pass The Bill Already
Congressional Democrats, please listen to this man: A message to House Democrats: This is your moment of truth. You can do the right thing and pass the Senate health care bill. Or you can look for an easy way out, make excuses and fail the test of history. A message to House Democrats: This is […]
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