Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Texas Is Now A Swing State – Are Republican Antics Causing A Backlash?
I missed this when it first came out last week, but Gallup has a new poll on the political preferences by state. According to Gallup, there are now only 4 solid Republican states: Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and Alaska and 1 leans Republican state: Alabama. The new swing states (within 2 in party affiliation) are Mississippi, […]
Happy Birthday, Mr. President
On August 4, 1961, future president Barack Obama was born in Hawai’i. Place your birthday wishes below.
Breaking: Bill Clinton Secures Journalists’ Release In North Korea
Former president Bill Clinton has secured the release of two journalists held by North Korea.
Glenn Beck Begs His Audience Not To Commit Violence
It’s sad that it’s necessary for him to say this, but this is where it’s heading. I think Beck is speaking out too late. Months of screaming about how Obama’s not a real citizen and is going to put everyone in FEMA concentration camps is kinda hard to take back. From Media Matters
Afternoon Open Thread
The tea partiers are putting their heckling strategy to work. Will harassment and thuggish behavior really help their cause? As a commenter at TPM asked – are these the same people who thought it was o.k. to arrest Henry Louis Gates for disorderly conduct in his own house? The birthers have found a shiny new […]
Paul Krugman Simplifies Health Care Reform For You
The invaluable Paul Krugman explains health care reform for easy understanding: The essence is really quite simple: regulation of insurers, so that they can’t cherry-pick only the healthy, and subsidies, so that all Americans can afford insurance. Everything else is about making that core work. Individual mandates are a way to prevent gaming of the […]
Election Day in SD 19!
Voters of the 19th Senate district, be sure to vote today! The polls are open from 7 AM – 8 PM.
Best Health Care System In The World!
Newsweek‘s Jonathan Alter channels his inner blogger to defend our current health care system: Why should I be entitled to the same insurance that members of Congress get? Blue Dogs need a lot of medical attention to treat their blueness. I’m just a regular guy and definitely deserve less. I had cancer a few years […]
How Do We Deal With This?
Dave Weigel at the Washington Independent breaks down the Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll even further and finds this startling bit of news: So what proportion of Southern whites doubt that Obama is an American citizen? While Ali did not release the racial breakdowns for the the South, and cautioned that the margin of error in […]
Late Night Video: Journalists Shouldn’t Try Comedy
Who thought this was a good idea? Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post do “Mouthpiece Theater” on the so-called beer summit. They had some suggestions for beer choices, including a beer called Mad Bitch for Hillary Clinton. The video has now been removed from their website, after complaints. Of course, it lives […]
Anti-Cap & Trade Lobbying Group Sends Fake Opposition Letters
I’m sure you’re shocked to hear that a group lobbying against the ACES (American Clean Energy & Security Act) cap & trade legislation, sent forged letters to a U.S. Congressman. As U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello was considering how to vote on an important piece of climate change legislation in June, the freshman congressman’s office received […]
You Can See The Problem Here
A new poll finds that Republicans differ significantly from the Democrats and Independents on the question of whether Obama was born in the U.S.
Susan Collins Wants To Kill Your Grandmother
The newest silly GOP talking point about healthcare reform is about the provision requiring hospitals to provide end-of-life counseling to people who wanted it. This proposal has turned into a strange and silly Republican talking point about encouraging euthenasia. Guess who first proposed this? Even by conservative standards, the argument is insane. It’s extremely common, […]
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