Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Rep. Lynn Jenkins, Great White Dope
Kansas Rep. Lynn “Great White Hope” Jenkins is in the news again. This time it’s for her thoughtful and compassionate response to an uninsured constituent. In this clip, taken at a July town hall meeting, Jenkins is confronted by a constituent named Elizabeth Smith — a full-time waitress with two young kids. Smith’s employer doesn’t […]
Marriage Equality In Vermont Today
Today Vermont began issuing wedding licenses to same-sex couples. Vermont’s gay marriage law began taking effect at exactly midnight on Tuesday, a little over four months after state lawmakers voted to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of the legislation and added to the number of states who have legalized same-sex marriages. Some couples have already […]
Being A Lady Means Never Having Any Fun
Eva Lorraine Molina at Townhall brings us a morality tale of how feminism is ruining women and means they’ll never get married. The feminist movement’s war on conservatism in America has killed chivalry and trained too many women to think and act like men. As a result, many young conservative women do not know what […]
A Challenge
I generally consider myself an optimist (a cynical, realistic, pragmatic optimist) but there is one subject that I’m a pessimist about. That subject is the environment. I’m not sure which of the multiple environmental disasters is going to strike first and I’m pessimistic about our ability to address them before it’s too late, if it’s […]
This Is Why We Need Health Care Reform
Daily Kos points us to this story from a blog called Thus Spake Zuska. My sister is a member of the fitness club where that shooting took place. It was just chance that she was not there, and not in that fitness class, the night the shooting took place. My gratefulness for her safety has […]
Weekend Open Thread
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins of Kansas says the GOP needs a “great white hope” and then denies she knew the racial connotations of the phrase. It turns out she may not be truthful in that regard. Jess Willard, the original “great white hope” lived in a town just 30 miles from Jenkins’s hometown. At a town […]
Tom Coburn, Mr. Sensitive
Senator Tom Coburn is a man of compassion. Watch what he tells a constituent with serious problems with health care: No, Senator Coburn, people like you are the problem.
Late Night Video: OLIGARH
What’s scarier – Glenn Beck’s brain or the fact that people watch Glenn Beck and think he’s some kind of truth-teller?
Thoughts On Mike Castle’s Townhall
Delaware Dem and I attended Mike Castle’s townhall yesterday. You can read this thread for a play-by-play of what happened. My impression is that Castle delivered two opposing messages: the need for reform and slow down what’s the hurry. The eyebrow raising moment of the night is when Castle said in his opening that he […]
Liveblogging Castle’s Townhall Meeting
Delaware Dem and I are here. There’s a big turnout of pro-reform people. No one looks angry yet. Plus, Mike Protack is here. Castle speaking… Why are people so excited? Because everyone has an interest in health care. Castle says this is his third live townhall + 3 telephone townhalls. Lots of police here – […]
Mike Castle Townhall Tonight!
DD posted about this yesterday, but I’m posting again to ask two favors. Favor #1: Please try to attend if you can. Castle may be a lost cause, but we need to let him know where his constituents stand on health care reform. Favor #2: I’m going to try to attend if I can (I […]
Michael Steele Is The Perfect Leader For The GOP
Michael Steele both loves and hates Medicare. He is both opposed to government-run health care and doesn’t want any cuts. He doesn’t wants cuts to Medicare, but he does. Yeah, I don’t understand it either. I’m sure it’s an art piece, though, and Steele is some kind of existential genius. Does anyone have a B.S. […]
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