Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Panetta Makes A Gaffe*
*A gaffe in politics is when you say something truthful. The New Yorker has a long article on Leon Panetta, the new CIA Director. It’s definitely worth a read. Panetta is not a CIA insider, he’s a political operator with a good relationship with the president and is generally considered a good manager. Not long […]
Real Iran Election Results Leaked?
According to ABCNews (via Twitter) this may be the real election results from the Iran elections. If you’re on Twitter, I recommend you follow @LaraABCNews for updates about the Iran elections. We’ve been very hesitant to publicize any of the so-called “true” election results that have surfaced, since it’s the easiest thing in the world […]
Yoo Ordered To Testify In Court
A federal judge has ordered John Yoo to testify in a case of alleged torture of Jose Padilla, according to the New York Times. A federal judge has ruled that John Yoo, a former Bush administration lawyer who wrote crucial memorandums justifying harsh interrogation techniques, will have to answer in court to accusations that his […]
Rioting In Iran
Yesteday’s stunning surprise announcement of Ahmadinejad as the winner of the Iranian election has led to protests and riots in Iran, news agencies are reporting. Some of these riots are getting violent. Some pictures are here. Here is a report by a NBC producer in Iran: What started off as a small rally outside a […]
Dispatch From An Alternate Reality #2
As we highlighted earlier in the week, Shepard Smith called out Fox News viewers after the murder of security guard Stephen Johns. Instead of taking time to think about what Smith said and admitting that the DHS report was perhaps correct, the reaction by the right wing has been predictably furious (from Media Matters): During […]
HB1 Signed Into Law
At 2 p.m., Governor Markell signed the open government bill, HB1 into law. (I’m sorry for my crappy photography, I just got a new camera phone.) He made short remarks about how he campaigned on open government. With him at the signing were Senator Karen Peterson, House Speaker Bob Gilligan and Representative John Kowalko.
HB1 Signing Today
At 2 p.m. Governor Markell will be signing the HB1 Open Government bill at the Old New Castle Courthouse. At least one Delaware Liberal blogger will be there. Stop by and say “hi” if you attend, I’ll be wearing a green t-shirt. Hope to see you there! OOGA! OOGA!
Dispatch From An Alternate Reality
How about this for a follow up to Cassandra’s post “How You Make A Trillion Dollar Deficit” – here is Karl Rove from an interview with Greta Von Susteren. “This is a cosmetic gesture. This guy is going to run up a $1.8 trillion deficit. That’s what it’s projected to be this year,” Rove complained. […]
Who Leads Republicans? Apparently They Don’t Know Either
USAToday covers a Gallup poll in which Americans were asked who speaks for the GOP. A majority of Americans couldn’t name anyone. A 52% majority of those surveyed couldn’t come up with a name when asked to specify “the main person” who speaks for Republicans today. Of those who could, the top response was radio […]
You’re Invited!
A message from Rebecca Young: Gov. Markell will sign HB01 into law on Friday, June 12, at 2:00 PM at the Old New Castle Courthouse Museum. All DL’ers are invited to attend and wear your green tee-shirts! I’m going to try to attend. Who’s in?
Miss Opposite Marriage Loses Crown
Carrie Prejean has lost her crown. She’ll have to rely on NOM to pay her bills now, at least until Faux News hires her to be their next newsreader. It sounds like her new job was getting in the way of her old job. It’s official: Controversial Miss California Carrie Prejean has heard the words […]
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