BREAKING NOW: Delaware Awarded Race To The Top Funding
It's just been announced - Delaware and Tennessee are the first awardees of the Department of Education's "Race To The Top" Grant. Update: The New York Times has a story…
GOP Donors Are Suckers
If Republican donors were mad about the Palin family clothes grab on donor's dimes, I wonder how they'll feel about this: The Daily Caller examines the Republican National Committee's FEC…
FBI Raid On Militia Group
The FBI conducted a raid on a Christian militia group called Hutaree. Sources have said the FBI was in the second day of raids around the southeastern Michigan city of…
The News Journal Admits Delaware Liberal Is Correct
The News Journal has obviously been poking around DL again. They wrote an article about DD's post on Michelle Rollins "Millionaire Michelle Rollins Takes Bonus From Wilmington Trust TARP Funds."…
Weekend Open Thread
Happy weekend everyone! I hope you're having a good one. A little birdie told me that liberalgeek is having a birthday today, so everyone wish him a happy birthday. I…
Government Checks Are OK For Me, But Not For Thee
The Washington Post interviewed James Vanderboegh, the self-styled "patriot" who called for people to vandalize the offices of Democratic lawmakers. Vanberboegh lives on Social Security disability. This anti-government warrior, this self-styled leader, sponges our tax money? I guess he really deserves that money while other people are just lazy.
Friday Open Thread
Welcome to Friday of what has been both a weird and wonderful week. I hope you have awesome weekend plans! What's on your mind? Let's get this open thread spinning.…
Student Loan Reform
Somewhat overshadowed by all the attention on the health care reform bill was the student loan overhaul that was added into the reconciliation package: Ending one of the fiercest lobbying…
Modified Reconciliation Fix Passes
The modified reconciliation fix has passed the House for the second time, 220-207. This means that the agreed-upon fixes agreed to by both the House and the Senate are now…
Thursday Open Thread
Welcome to Thursday. So far my day is going better than yesterday and catching up on sleep really helped with that. So, tell us, what's on your mind? Open thread!…
Mike Castle: Pro-Repeal?
Mike Castle held a fundraiser with pro-repeal Republican Senator Orrin Hatch. The Republican discipline on health care reform is starting to disappear though. Some Republicans like Mitt Romeny (who is…
Where Are My Smelling Salts?
Where did I put my fainting couch? I can't find any pearls to clutch! The News Journal weighs in on the Biden hot mic moment: When you call a press…
Reconciliation – 2 More Votes To Go
The Senate finished its "vote-a-rama" early this morning (votes on all the B.S. amendments Republicans made to the reform reconciliation package). The Senate parliamentarian ruled for the Republicans on 2…