Unstable Isotope

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

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Thursday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 27, 2011 • 20 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Reading The Tea Leaves – Carper

Filed in Delaware by Unstable Isotope on January 27, 2011 • 36 Comments

The tea leaves say that Carper is running for re-election in 2012 and that he’s expecting to face Christine O’Donnell.

Quiz Time! Can You Tell Bachmann From Ryan?

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 27, 2011 • 2 Comments

Quiz time: which excerpt is Paul Ryan and which one is Michele Bachmann?

Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 26, 2011 • 10 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Look Who’s Back!

Filed in Delaware by Unstable Isotope on January 26, 2011 • 8 Comments

Mike Protack wrote an op-ed about state pensions for yesterday’s News Journal. Guess what his solution is (hint: it doesn’t involve raising taxes).

The Accomplishment Of The SOTU Address

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 26, 2011 • 19 Comments

Reviews of the president’s speech were positive and insta-polls showed 92% approval.

Pre-SOTU Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 25, 2011 • 0 Comments

State of the Union address tonight. We’ll have out liveblog going tonight.

Tuesday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 25, 2011 • 22 Comments

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Dispatch From The GOP Braintrust

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 25, 2011 • 4 Comments

Michele Bachmann indulges in some historical revisionism.

Palin-Free February

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 25, 2011 • 27 Comments

Should Delaware Liberal participate in Palin-free February?

Monday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 24, 2011 • 23 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Rick Santorum And The Fertility Clinic Conundrum

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 24, 2011 • 3 Comments

Blogger Mike Stark called into Bill Bennett’s radio show when Rick Santorum was hosting and posed the fire in the fertility clinic question.

Civility Watch

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 24, 2011 • 5 Comments

Civility watch is an occasional series to assess our new era of civility in politics.

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