Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Monday Open Thread
It’s Monday and it’s open thread time again. Babble away. More evidence our economy is improving: The Treasury Department expects to recover all but $42 billion of the $370 billion it has lent to ailing companies since the financial crisis began last year, with the portion lent to banks actually showing a slight profit, according […]
“Tea Party” Beats GOP On Generic Ballot
An interesting poll from Rasmussen (so take it with a grain of salt) shows that a National “Tea Party” would beat the GOP on a generic Congressional ballot: A new Rasmussen poll suggests that the Tea Party movement is far and away more popular than the Republican Party it seeks to influence — so much […]
Obama: Media Critic
Sometimes there are moments when you know that Obama just gets it. Here’s another one of the those moments from Time (via Balloon Juice): But then Obama made a turn, and went after the press, specifically the group of network correspondents who had interviewed Obama on his trip to Beijing. But it’s not going to […]
Weekend Video Roundup
Commenter anon points us to this video that Charlie Copeland highlighted at Resolute Determination apparently approvingly: Copeland adds: There is nothing that I could add. Indeed. Sarah Palin speaks for God: ABC actually does a decent job explaining the stimulus: Harry Reid shows a bit of backbone and lets loose on Aetna.
Weekend Open Thread
Are you enjoying your weekend so far? Are you snowed in? It’s snowing here but it’s not sticking yet. I’m glad I got my errands done before the snow hit! Do you know what your cat is doing while you’re away? Apparently it’s not sleeping, it’s mainly looking out windows. Fifty house cats were given […]
Another Cheatin’ Politician
It’s a Democrat this time – Max Baucus. Baucus was in the news quite a bit this summer and fall because he heads the Senate Finance Committee. He also indulged in an affair. The details of the affair actually aren’t that scandalous, Baucus was separated when the relationship started and he and his wife subsequently […]
Burnination
The health care debate may be long and frustrating but it can lead to some interesting moments. For example, Tom Coburn and David Vitter thought they’d be clever and cute and add an amendment to force members of Congress into the public option should it pass. Sen. Sherrod Brown decided to take their bait. The […]
Friday Open Thread
TGIF! My Friday did not start out well. I overslept by an hour this morning and was rushing to get to work. I was only 15 minutes late though! So, what’s on your mind that you wouldn’t mind spilling to bunch of strangers on the internet? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s re-election numbers look terrible […]
Better Than Expected Job Numbers Announced Today
I never thought I’d see the day when 10% (U3) unemployment was considered good news, but the new jobs report showed unemployment edged down from 10.2% to 10% and the economy lost only 11,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since […]
Conservatives: Reclaim Teabagger!
NRO wrote an article that may be unsnarkable. Jay Nordlinger documents the use of the word “teabagger” to describe the rightwing activists. To “teabag” or not to “teabag”: That is not the most pressing question of these times, but it is a question to consider. Routinely, conservative protesters in the “tea party” movement are called […]
Thursday Open Thread
It’s time for today’s open thread so let’s get started. What’s on your mind? All I can say about this is delicious! Former Fox News anchor Eric Burns speaks out (I hear the David Andersons now – commie lib!): I speak out now because it is the time of year when one is supposed to […]
A Preview Of Next Year’s Legislative Battles
Speaker Bob Gilligan spoke to the Progressive Democrats of Delaware last night to preview next year’s legislative battles. There are really two big issues we’ll see next year: the budget and the 2010 election. Budget Gilligan told us that they expect at least a $300M-$400M budget gap next year (that’s before the additional job losses […]
GOP Temper Tantrum – Al Franken Is So Mean!
If you find yourself with some extra money on your hands (I know times are tight for a lot of people), Al Franken might be someone to send a few bucks to. The fallout from the pro-rape vote of 30 Republican senators is making them mighty cranky. Of course, none of them can come up […]
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