Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Democrats Announce New Health Care Plan
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has released details of a new health care plan. (The leaders of the committee are Sen. Kennedy and Sen. Dodd.) The plan has a public option and is paid for by fees on employers. The plan carries a 10-year price tag of slightly over $600 billion, and […]
Late Night Video
Part 2 of the Drill, Baby Drill Series, the Mark Sanford story. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1uOOujRTVg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eamericablog%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
It’s On!
Sestak makes it official: In an interview with Pennsylvania’s Wayne Independent this morning, second-term Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) officially threw his name in the ring to take on Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) in next year’s Democratic primary. So despite attempts to clear the field for Specter, Sestak jumps in. Personally, I think Sestak will win. […]
Isn’t It Romantic?
Lost in all the hubbub yesterday was the newest Mark Sanford revelations: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he “crossed lines” with a handful of women other than his mistress – but never had sex with them. The governor says he “never crossed the ultimate line” with anyone but Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentine at […]
Crazy People in the Attic – Liveblogging the Senate
We’re here! Liberalgeek and I are sitting in the balcony of the Senate. Right now they are voting on some appointments – boring so far. So when they nominate someone, why do they have to read out the whole name and address, including ZIP code? So far we’ve appointed some people, supported getting some grants […]
Live Blogging the House – Vol. 3
Liberalgeek and I are now listening to the debate on HB 290, the budget bill. Right now they are praising the hard work of putting together the budget. OMB Visalli testifying. Rep. Marshall: why not 2.5% cut for judges? Case law says that judges are exempt by law, based on DE Constitution. Why no cut […]
Late Night Video
A video about the high costs of universal fire care from HAARM.org, Healthy Americans Against Reforming Medicine.
End of the 2Q Fundraising
Today, June 30, is the end of the 2nd quarter and the last day to give for donations to appear in the 2Q fundraising reports (federal candidates). I know it’s not an election year, but fundraising reports, especially in the early race are used as a gauge of strength of a candidate. There are two […]
Health Care Monopolies
The next time you hear the anti-reform forces talking about competition, think of this report. But the notion that most American consumers enjoy anything like a competitive marketplace for health care is flatly false. And a study issued last month by a pro-reform group makes that strikingly clear. The report, released by Health Care for […]
Iraq Sovereignty Day
This is a day a lot of people have been waiting for: U.S. troops are beginning a pull-out of Iraq. Iraqi forces assume formal control of Baghdad and other cities on Tuesday after American troops hand over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. Fireworks, […]
Conference Board Predicts Economic Recovery
The Conference Board has released its report on economic indicators. The report is signaling that recovery from the recession is about to begin or is in its beginning stages. The Conference Board LEI for the U.S. increased sharply for the second consecutive month in May. In addition, the strengths among its components continued to exceed […]
Sanford’s Been A Naughty Boy
Oh, Mark Sanford, why won’t you let me ignore you? The State newspaper has a timeline out on the uncovering of the Mark Sanford affair, with some new juicy tidbits. A reporter called a Sanford staffer, saying the paper had e-mails that outlined an affair between the governor and Maria. Unless Sanford would address the […]
Reforming the Democratic Presidential Nomination Process
Steve Benen at Washington Monthly reminds us that even though this is a non-election year, there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes. IF I EVER HEAR THE WORD ‘SUPERDELEGATE’ AGAIN…. The current system the major political parties use to nominate presidential candidates has very few defenders. The process is, by any […]
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