Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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I Still Say F U Lieberman
Color me skeptical: Sen. Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform, according to two sources briefed on the matter. The unpredictable Democrat-turned-Independent last week publicly stated he would join Republicans in filibustering the Democratic legislation after Reid (D-Nev.) announced […]
I Weep At This Tale Of Woe
Does anyone remember the McCain health care plan? Yeah, I didn’t either. On the campaign trail, Holtz-Eakin promoted McCain’s plan to eliminate the tax exemption for employer-sponsored health insurance and give tax credits to individuals to buy their own coverage. Republicans love them some tax credits! Anyway, McCain’s economic advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin is still unemployed […]
Another Member Of The GOP Braintrust Speaks
The second stupidest woman in Congress (after Michele Bachmann) is Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC). She gave a speech on the floor of Congress saying that health care reform is scarier than terrorism. She was at it again today on the House floor, arguing that health reform is a greater threat to our country than “any […]
Monday Open Thread
It’s Monday. *sigh* Here is your open thread. What shall we discuss today? I have an idea: Mike Protack is running for County Council, 3rd district (seat currently held by Tansey). Discuss. The AP, about as mainstream as you can get, did an article on the GOP moderate purge. They had an interesting quote by […]
Comment Rescue: Delaware Banking Secrecy
Allan Loudell, on yesterday’s report about Delaware’s ranking as the most secretive banking system in the world: Comment by Allan Loudell on 2 November 2009 at 9:25 am: I forward John Manifold’s comments to John Christensen, director of the Tax Justice Network in London, and one of the authors of these rankings. I was curious […]
Would Obama Get Rewarded For Deficit Reduction?
Paul Krugman posts this depressing but rather sobering observation: But the political argument against focusing on the deficit is even stronger than he realizes — because there are very good odds that even if Obama exhibited iron fiscal discipline, voters wouldn’t notice. There’s a remarkable, depressing paper by Achen and Bartels that includes an analysis […]
Delaware: International Tax Haven
Delaware has been named the most secretive financial jurisdiction, even more secretive than Switzerland. I guess some day we’ll be talking about Delaware bank accounts: The United States, led by the eastern seaboard state, took in $2.6 trillion in deposits from non-resident corporations and individuals in 2007, according to a survey of financial jurisdictions analyzed […]
NY-23: Scozzafava Endorses Owens
The GOP war is now fully engaged: Scozzafava released the following statement at 2 :06 p.m.: I want to thank you for your support and friendship. Over the past 24 hours, I have had encouraging words sent to my family and me. Many of you have asked me whom you should support on Tuesday. Since […]
The GOP Cult
Frank Rich ponders the NY-23 special election and what it means for the GOP: The battle for upstate New York confirms just how swiftly the right has devolved into a wacky, paranoid cult that is as eager to eat its own as it is to destroy Obama. The movement’s undisputed leaders, Palin and Beck, neither […]
Weekend Open Thread
Here is an open thread for your weekend. Sorry for the lateness of the thread, I was literally asleep on the job. 😉 Anyway, you’ve already seen this, but Republican Assemblywoman DeDe Scozzafava has suspended her campaign for the NY-23 seat. The RNC and Newt Gingrich have both endorsed the Hoffman campaign. The Independence Party, […]
You Knew This Was Coming
Can we finally strip Lieberman of his chairmanship now? Once again the DFHs (especially Ned Lamont) were right and the so-called political pundits were wrong. I’m not holding my breath waiting for the establishment to apologize for their support of Lieberman. Will Lieberman apologize to the people of Connecticut for lying to them about how […]
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