Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Wednesday Open Thread
Are we getting another mini-snowpocalypse? Who angered the weather goddess again? While we wait for more snow to come, let’s open this thread. Ooooh, delicious – rightwing slap fight: Wow. So, Glenn Beck’s CPAC keynote speech on Friday was apparently so powerful it united Jon Stewart, Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin…against him. I’m not sure […]
Cheney Lied About CIA Torture Effectiveness
In Cheney’s mind, he’s a courageous patriot who’s not afraid to get things done. Cheney thinks that terrorists will be scared of the U.S. if only we’d torture more and the only way to get info is to throw accused terrorists (some of whom may be actually innocent) into Guantanamo (which has special terrorist repellant […]
Maverick
John McCain is facing a competitive Republican primary for his U.S. Senate seat. He’s facing wingnut former Rep. J.D. Hayworth and even wingnuttier Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Some of McCain’s previous votes are getting him in trouble so he’s trying to Castle. His latest move is to pretend he didn’t really vote for bank bailouts. McCain […]
Late Night Video: Jon Stewart On Progressives
Jon Stewart and Samantha Bee explain the progressive movement to Glenn Beck. Somehow, I don’t think he’ll get it. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Carper On Board? ***Updated*** Carper Says No
TPM is reporting that Tom Carper is now saying that he will sign onto the letter to pass the public option through reconciliation! Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) tells TPMDC that he plans to sign a letter urging Senate leadership to pass a public option via reconciliation. “I expect that I will” sign, Carper said. The […]
The Goldilocks Health Care Bill
First the health care bill was too long… A spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner today ridiculed President Obama’s health care proposal because it’s too short. “The White House’s ‘plan’ consists of an 11-page outline, which has not been scored by the Congressional Budget Office or posted online as legislative text. So they want […]
Tuesday Open Thread
How is your Tuesday so far? I’ve been incredibly busy, how about you? Why don’t we get started with this open thread? A woman calls into a tech show because her wireless access disappeared. It turns out she had been stealing a neighbor’s wifi for more than a year. The tech guy offers some good […]
The Right Continues To Embrace Terrorists
Do you remember Prof. Ward Churchill? In January 2005, Churchill’s work attracted publicity because of the widespread circulation of a 2001 essay, “On the Justice of Roosting Chickens”. In the essay, he claimed that the September 11, 2001 attacks were a natural and unavoidable consequence of what he views as unlawful US policy, and he […]
VA GOP Legislator: Disabled Children Are God’s Punishment
The rhetoric of anti-abortion groups is often a bit incoherent. They believe that children are both blessings and punishment.This statement was particularly vile: State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas says disabled children are God’s punishment to women who have aborted their first pregnancy. He made that statement Thursday at a press conference to oppose state […]
Monday Open Thread
USA! USA! USA! How about that hockey game? The US men’s hockey team beat Canada for the first time since 1960. This caused a bit of strife in my household, but don’t worry everyone came out o.k. and no one had to sleep on the couch. Rick Santorum hates gay people more than he loves […]
Bayh-partisanship: Reform Congress
Evan Bayh may be a mediocre legislator but since he’s announced his retirement from the Senate, he’s been a strong voice for Senate reform. He wrote an op-ed that appeared yesterday in the NYT on the subject. He correctly diagnoses the problem with money in politics and the “permanent campaign:” Perhaps from this starting point, […]
Weekend Open Thread
Happy weekend everyone! I hope you’re enjoying your relatively snow-free weekend. Are you ready for an open thread? Let’s roll! Tiger Woods has started his apology tour. One blogger put together a handy flowchart to determine if that apology is intended for you. My answer was “no.” Remember the miraculous story of the man who […]
Liar Liar Pants On Fire
Mike Castle has been on the defensive lately. He’s become the posterboy for Republican hypocrisy, especially the “trash and grab” strategy of trashing the stimulus while showing up to take credit for projects created by the stimulus. He comes off as quite defensive in this WHYY interview: Castle also defended himself against accusations that, while […]
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