Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Deep Palin Thoughts
#1 Sarah Palin gave interviews yesterday while fishing. Is she planning on spending the rest of her term on vacation? #2 Yesterday Palin said this: I think on a national level, your department of law there in the White House would look at some of the things that we’ve been charged with and automatically throw […]
Analysis Shows Bankruptcy Tied To Wage Garnishment
The Associated Press has done an analysis of bankruptcies and discovered that five states have significantly lower rates (-40%) of bankruptcy: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Florida. All of the states have laws that limit wage garnishment to collect debt. States that allow debt collectors to seize consumers’ wages have sharply higher bankruptcy […]
Open Thread
In other news… The 4th of July Tea Parties were a bust. Senator Cornyn and Governor Perry get booed at the Austin Tea Party. Al Franken will be sworn in today at 12:15 PM. Biden will do the honors. Wingnut head-asplodery will commence. Some guy’s funeral is today. Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara died, at […]
Why Don’t We Talk About The Real Victims – Fallen Politicians?
Last week’s News Journal brings us this wacky letter to the editor: I enjoyed your June 26 editorial pointing out politically prominent men involved in adulterous relationships. There are many more, each representing hundreds of column inches of newsprint taking the same approach: “ain’t it awful” – “poor wronged wife” – “ruined career.” Other aspects […]
End of the 2009 Legislative Session: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Well, for better or for worse the 2009 legislative session in Delaware has ended. It has been an interesting session. It started with a new Democratic governor, lieutenant governor and Democratic majority in the House. It ended in a bitter fight over the budget. The session was composed of the good, the bad and the […]
Sarah Palin: The Aftermath
I’ll admit to a wee bit of obsession on the Sarah Palin resignation story. Now that we’ve had a couple of days to think about it, what have we learned? Not much, I think. Let me see if I got this straight – her stated reason for resigning was that she wasn’t seeking re-election and […]
Happy Newton Day!
On this day in 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published probably the most important scientific book in history: Philosiphiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. The Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which is Latin for “mathematical principles of natural philosophy”, often Principia or Principia Mathematica for short, is a three-volume work by Isaac Newton published on 5 July 1687.[1][2] It […]
Happy Independence Day!
Professor Bassam Shakashiri from the University of Wisconsin (go Badgers!) explains the chemistry of fireworks: More on the chemistry of fireworks from SciFun. Happy Independence Day! Declaration of Independence
Pre-Holiday Open Thread
Here are some links for your enjoyment as you get ready to enjoy your holiday festivities. Al Franken’s win is making wingnut heads explode. The Consumerist gives up the Top 10 Ironic Ads From History. My favorite is the DuPont cellophane ad. Matt Taibbi takes on Goldman Sachs in “The Great American Bubble Machine.” Well […]
Our Secret Weapons
Our secret weapons are Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. No one is better at highlighting hypocrisy and double standards. Stephen Colbert on the “Clinton Curse:” The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Clinton Curse www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Jeff Goldblum Jon Stewart on Beck/Scheuer wishing for bin Laden to […]
Popcorn Stocks Soaring!
Pass the popcorn, this is going to be good. The Palin-McCain campaign feud is starting to spill out into the mainstream media now. Recently there was the Vanity Fair article about Palin, which featured criticism from her critics in Alaska as well as critics from the McCain campaign. Now, the feud is escalating. Someone has […]
WaPo Sells Access
Big story broken by Politico today. The Washington Post is offering lobbyists access to the powerful (for a small fee, of course): For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to “those powerful few” — Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and the paper’s own reporters and […]
SB 121 Signing Today – For Real!
Today Governor Markell will sign SB 121, the bill banning discrimination in employment, housing, contracts and insurance on the basis of sexual orientation. It’s time to celebrate! If anyone is going to the signing and wants to report back or send pictures, we’ll post them. Stay tuned!
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