Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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How Low Can He Go?
Rush Limbaugh, commenting on Obama’s plan for regulating banks: On Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh accused Barack Obama of waging an anti-Semitic campaign against Jewish people. Limbaugh’s logic? There are a lot of people, when you say banker, people think Jewish. … People who have a little prejudice about them. … To some people, banker is a […]
Thursday Open Thread
It’s Thursday open thread time. Today’s open thread has a theme: racism. The floor is yours. Oh, what is this world coming to when you can’t make a good racist joke among friends? Bill O’Reilly is very very sad that you can’t make “Arab jokes” anymore: O’REILLY: So 48 years ago — 48 years ago […]
Obama To Deal With “Too Big Too Fail”
This is a good move. I feel a lot of resentment against these banks that put our economy on the brink of collapse and then reward their executives for getting taxpayer money. The president, for the first time, will throw his weight behind an approach long championed by Paul A. Volcker, former chairman of the […]
Do Delaware Democrats Have A Plan B?
We are now more than halfway through the month of January and there is still no announced Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ted Kaufman. How much longer do we have to wait? If Beau Biden isn’t planning to run he’s really putting the Democratic candidate at a disadvantage, Castle has […]
Glenn Beck Is A Douchenozzle
Glenn Beck, on his radio show: Of note: “You don’t know the psychosis that is chickdom” “Women are psychos” Here’s a tip, Glenn. If women don’t want to sleep with you, it means they’re sane.
I Wish I Had Thought Of This
Village Voice headline: “Scott Brown Wins Mass. Race, Giving GOP 41-59 Majority in the Senate.” That says it all.
Wednesday Open Thread
It’s Wednesday so let’s get this open thread started. What’s on your mind? Haiti has another big aftershock, magnitude 6.1. The most powerful aftershock yet struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking more rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets eight days after the country’s capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake. […]
Josh Marshall: It’s Meta Politics
I’m just sharing today what some pundits are saying about the Massachusetts Senate race and Obama’s path forward. Josh Marshall from Talking Points Memo weighs in: The central problem the president is laboring under is the fact that the economy remains in a shambles. And unemployment remains at a toxic 10%. Beyond that though the […]
E.J. Dionne: Find Your Inner Reagan
Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne gave excellent pre-emptive advice to Democrats regarding the outcome of the Massachusetts Senate race. His advice is simply really, communicate. It seems like strange advice for a man with such great communication skills, but it is still needed. The message is just not getting through. But the success of the […]
Lessons For Democrats
The biggest lesson for Democrats in this race? Don’t take your base for granted. If you run on change, deliver it. As many have been saying, it’s hard to sell the idea that we must have 60 votes if it means Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson control the outcome of every vote. Democrats, prove you […]
Tuesday Open Thread
It’s Tuesday and it’s open thread time. Let’s go! It’s election day in Massachusetts and they’re set to send teabagging, birther and nude model Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate. Congrats, Massachusetts, that’ll really show those Democrats who’s boss! Nate Silver rates Brown as a 3:1 favorite based on poll results. Be sure to listen […]
Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Banks are angry about the proposed bail-out tax. It’s so unfair! *stomps feet* They’re not just planning to hold their breaths until they turn blue and pass out, though: Wall Street’s main lobbying arm has hired a top Supreme Court litigator to study a possible legal battle against a bank tax proposed by the Obama […]
Guns For Jesus
A military contractor is writing secret Biblical messages in the weapons going to soldiers. Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the United States military by a Michigan company, an ABC News investigation has found. The sights are used by U.S. troops in Iraq […]
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