Unstable Isotope

Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.

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Marriage Equality vs. Civil Unions

Filed in National by on February 16, 2011 35 Comments

Yesterday in a meeting with bloggers, Governor Markell stated that he supported Civil Unions for Delaware but hadn’t thought about full marriage equality.

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Did Chris Coons Catch Budget-Cutting Fever?

Filed in Delaware by on February 16, 2011 9 Comments

Has Chris Coons caught deficit-cutting fever?

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Tuesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on February 15, 2011 5 Comments
Tuesday Open Thread

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Academic Freedom And The Limits Of Free Speech

Filed in Delaware by on February 15, 2011 12 Comments

A law professor at Widener University is accused of making violent, racist and threatening speech in the classroom. The professor believes he’s being targeted because he is a conservative.

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Valentine’s Day Open Thread

Filed in National by on February 14, 2011 16 Comments

The Valentine’s Day edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Who Will Protect Us From The Green Menace?

Filed in National by on February 14, 2011 5 Comments
Who Will Protect Us From The Green Menace?

Fox News warns us about the dangers of cute little girls bearing sweets.

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Really, I Have No Idea Why People Make Fun Of Libertarians

Filed in National by on February 14, 2011 20 Comments

Ron Paul knocked ’em dead at CPAC with another brilliant idea – let young people opt out of government.

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Shirley Sherrod To Sue Andrew Breitbart

Filed in National by on February 13, 2011 49 Comments
Shirley Sherrod To Sue Andrew Breitbart

Andrew Breitbart got served with legal papers by Shirley Sherrod at the CPAC conference.

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on February 12, 2011 6 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Delaware Delegation Proposes National Park

Filed in Delaware by on February 11, 2011 6 Comments

The Delaware Congressional delegation introduced a bill to designate a national park in the state.

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by on February 11, 2011 5 Comments

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Mubarak Resigns!

Filed in National by on February 11, 2011 15 Comments

Hosni Mubarak has resigned as president of Egypt.

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Smiley Punks Kovach – How Will Kovach Respond?

Filed in Delaware by on February 11, 2011 10 Comments

Councilman George Smiley was able to slip a controversial rezoning through by putting it on the consent agenda. How will new County Council President Tom Kovach respond?

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