Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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McDonnell Decides Slavery Was Significant After All
Virginia governor Bob McDonnell fueled a huge controversy when he resurrected “Confederate History Month” after an 8-year hiatus. Just to make things extra controversial he included absolutely no statement about slavery and when asked said slavery wasn’t significant enough to be included in the declaration. After much criticism, including from many Republicans, McDonnell is changing […]
Wednesday Open Thread
Welcome to a regular Wednesday in summer. What, it’s not summer you say? It certainly feels like it. My husband and I waited until 8 PM last night to go running because we were hoping it would cool off some. It didn’t. It was still 80 when we finished the run around 9 PM. So, […]
McDonnell: Slavery Wasn’t Significant
You’ve probably already heard that Virginia proclaimed the month of April as “Confederate History Month” but have you read the actual proclamation? WHEREAS, April is the month in which the people of Virginia joined the Confederate States of America in a four year war between the states for independence that concluded at Appomattox Courthouse; and […]
Anti Health Care Reform Activist Arrested For Death Threats
Those tea partiers are just regular folks and when people accuse them of inciting violence they’re liar, right? Maybe not. Federal prosecutors have charged a Washington state man, Charles Alan Wilson, with repeatedly making threatening calls to Sen. Patty Murray’s Seattle office, threatening to kill her because of her support for the health care bill. […]
Mike Castle Announces Support For Health Care Repeal Efforts
Mike Castle tries to be all things to all people. His carefully worded statement about health care reform repeal fooled the News Journal editorial board into praising his sensible stance. “While this president is in office, repealing this full law is not realistic and not the best use of our efforts,” Castle said in a […]
Tuesday Open Thread
Welcome to Tuesday, the day after the Duke-pocalypse. Everyone’s least favorite college basketball team won the NCAA championship tonight. So, is anything else on your mind? Tell us in today’s open thread. The loneliest KKK member: This Saturday, the Church of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan — a once-powerful organization that in […]
The Young Eagles & Mike Castle
Commenter anonone points us to this link from Politico. The article explains what the Young Eagles program is supposed to do and how it works. The program is supposed to encourage younger rich Republicans to become high dollar donors to the RNC. What it actually does is function as a way for the RNC to […]
Mine Explosion In West Virginia Leaves 25 Dead, 4 Missing
A terrible tragedy has occurred in West Virginia: The death toll from a blast at a West Virginia coal mine rose to 25 on Tuesday, federal safety officials said, making it the worst mining accident in the United States in 25 years. Four miners were still missing, and the officials said it was likely that […]
Collateral Damage
This video of a helicopter attack on a group of men in Iraq has been obtained by wikileaks. Two reporters for Reuters were killed in the attack, and two children were wounded. The video explains much of what happened. The U.S. helicopter thought that this was a group of insurgents, and mistook the camera equipment […]
Monday Open Thread
Welcome to your first post-iPad Monday. Does the world feel different and new? Are you ready to chuck your unwieldy netbook and use an iPad forever? So, are there any non-iPad related things you want to discuss? Put them here, in your open thread.
Republicans In Disarray!
Can you remember back just over one year ago when the Republicans were electing the chair of the Republican National Committee? The last three choices came down to Michael Steele, the guy who was a member of an all-white country club and the guy who sent the “Barack the Magic Negro” song to his buddies for Christmas. Out of that bunch, Steele looked like the best choice.
This Is What Winning Does
Passing a health care reform bill has given Democrats more confidence. In fact, passing the bill has stopped the bleeding in the polls and has started to re-energize the Democratic base. Already the conversation changed from hapless, divided Democrats to crazy, divided Republicans. The media is talking about an extremely accomplished 1-year president and passing a financial reform package will cement that view.
Weekend Open Thread
It’s a holiday weekend and it’s time for an open thread. The holiday I’m talking about, of course, is iPad launch day. If my Twitter feed is correct it’s the biggest thing happening in the world this weekend. There’s also some holiday called Easter. The headline of this article says it all “Not satisfied with […]
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