Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Twitter points us to a fun little survey at Chris Cillizza’s The Fix, a fantasy political draft. Cillizza is asking what current politician is a future star. Our very own governor, Jack Markell, is one of the choices. You may now return to your regularly scheduled blogging.
The New Wingnut Welfare Gravy Train
I think we’re all pretty familiar with the wingnut welfare system. The Republican party nurtures their young leaders by providing them jobs in bogus think tanks, where they can publish books nobody reads, send out press releases and appear on TV as a ubiquitious “Republican strategist.” Apparently Republicans have found an even newer way to […]
I Feel Like I’ve Heard This Song Before
Delaware’s very own Tom Carper is ready to surrender and weaken the Financial Reform bill right when Republicans seem to be weakening. Carper, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said that he thinks a bipartisan deal can be reached on financial regulatory reform legislation, and argued it should be done by dropping the most […]
Wednesday Open Thread
Welcome to your Wednesday open thread. What’s on your mind? What can you share with dozens of virtual friends? I love this idea, I wish I could attend – a Kenyan tea party. The Kenyan government is taking on the Tea Partiers head on — hosting a “Real Tea Party” in the Capitol next Tuesday […]
Is The News Journal In The Tank For Castle?
Ron Williams gives a little throwaway item at the end of his column today: Taking care to take credit Did I miss something? I thought the governor’s office, not the county executive, was working to restart Valero since it was shut down. “The deal is a demonstration of what strong Democratic leadership can do for […]
The New Chicken Barter Economy
I was wrong that Republicans don’t have new ideas! Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sue Lowden thinks health care reform is wrong and she has a better idea: Sue Lowden, the likely GOP nominee for U.S. Senate in Nevada, has a novel plan for health care reform: haggling with your doctor over prices. Lowden offered her […]
Where’s The Teabagger Army?
Arizona just passed a bill making it mandatory that you have your papers with you in the state: The bill, known as SB 1070, makes it a misdemeanor to lack proper immigration paperwork in Arizona. It also requires police officers, if they form a “reasonable suspicion” that someone is an illegal immigrant, to determine the […]
Tuesday Open Thread
It’s time again for our daily weekday ritual, the open thread. I hope you have plenty to talk about. The perception of the U.S. in world has risen sharply again, for the second year in a row: For the first time since the annual poll began in 2005, America’s influence in the world is now […]
Frivolous HCR Lawsuits Hurts Florida AG’s Poll Numbers
The race to replace Florida governor Charlie Crist had been seen as a likely Republican retention. Florida Attorney General Republican Bill McCollum (of Clinton impeachment manager fame) is running against Florida Chief Financial Officer Democrat Alex Sink. McCollum had a comfortable lead and much higher name recognition. McCollum, along with Attorneys General from other states […]
Dirty Tricks In The Treasurer Race?
I received an email from the Flowers for Treasurer campaign about some possible dirty tricks. The Flowers campaign was getting word from voters that they were receiving late night, early morning and generally annoying phone calls purported to be from his campaign. Hopefully, each of you saw the Dialogue Delaware story in Sunday’s News Journal […]
Monday Open Thread
Welcome to your Monday open thread. Are you ready for the week to start? My weekend, once again, felt extremely short. Has someone been messing with my clock? Editing fail! An Australian publisher is reprinting 7,000 cookbooks over a recipe for pasta with “salt and freshly ground black people.” Penguin Group Australia’s head of publishing, […]
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