Unstable Isotope

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

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on May 8, 2010 26 Comments

The weekend edition of your almost-daily open thread.

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So-Called Professionals Joke About Co-Worker’s Penis Size

Filed in National by on May 8, 2010 7 Comments

Do you remember how we were told that we shouldn’t worry about the full-body screening equipment because it didn’t show that much detail? We were also told that the people manning the equipment were professionals and the pictures would be discarded. Perhaps not so much… Rolando Negrin, a TSA employee at Miami International Airport, was […]

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by on May 7, 2010 9 Comments

The Friday edition of your daily open thread.

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Kaufman’s Amendment To Break Up “Too Big To Fail” Banks Fails

Filed in National by on May 7, 2010 13 Comments

Senator Kaufman’s amendment to break up “too big to fail” banks was defeated yesterday.

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Late Night Video – How We’re Wrecked The Ocean

Filed in International by on May 6, 2010 0 Comments

A TED talk by Jeremy Jackson tells us how we’ve wrecked the ocean.

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More Like This Please

Filed in National by on May 6, 2010 6 Comments

It must be nice to have a functioning media in a state. Look what happened in Illinois: In the race for President Obama’s old Senate seat, Republican candidate Mark Kirk has spent the past couple weeks hammering Democrat Alexi Giannoulias over the failure of his family’s Broadway Bank. On Monday, Ed Marshall of the local […]

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Thursday Open Thread

Filed in National by on May 6, 2010 12 Comments

The Thursday edition of your daily open thread.

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Delaware Conservatives Attack Mike Castle

Filed in National by on May 6, 2010 2 Comments

The News Journal‘s Dialogue Delaware blog finds this web ad that Delaware supporters of Christine O’Donnell’s campaign made to attack Mike Castle.

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Bumps In The Road For The Rollins Coronation?

Filed in National by on May 6, 2010 20 Comments

An internal poll from Urquhart’s campaign shows Urquhart leading among GOP primary voters 53%-47% with 60% still undecided.

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Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on May 5, 2010 14 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your daily open thread.

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Teabaggers’ Delicate Feelings

Filed in National by on May 5, 2010 32 Comments
Teabaggers’ Delicate Feelings

Apparently teabaggers are up in arms because of a 2-month-old quote by president Obama where he used the term “teabaggers.” Jake Tapper gives us the quote in question: Three days after he decried the lack of civility in American politics, President Obama is quoted in a new book about his presidency referring to the Tea […]

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Tuesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on May 4, 2010 18 Comments

The Tuesday edition of your daily open thread.

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Specter-Sestak Heating Up?

Filed in National by on May 4, 2010 1 Comment

Two new polls show Joe Sestak within single digits of long-time Senator (and newbie Democrat) Arlen Specter.

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