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‘Bulo Remembers 2009 (And the Noughts): Book It, Bulo

By El Somnambulo December 7, 20092 Comments

These likely won't be the last Best-of book lists that you see from me this year. And, like with music, there are no definitive ' best-of' lists anyway. My lists…

PPP: Carney Win Almost Guaranteed

By Unstable Isotope December 7, 200927 Comments

While PPP polled the Delaware U.S. Senate race, they also polled the open U.S. House seat. Carney holds a commanding lead, and has somewhat low name recognition: Former Lieutenant Governor…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 7, 20092 Comments

It's Monday and it's open thread time again. Babble away. More evidence our economy is improving: The Treasury Department expects to recover all but $42 billion of the $370 billion…

“Tea Party” Beats GOP On Generic Ballot

By Unstable Isotope December 7, 200933 Comments

An interesting poll from Rasmussen (so take it with a grain of salt) shows that a National "Tea Party" would beat the GOP on a generic Congressional ballot: A new…

Happy Delaware Day!

By Delaware Dem December 7, 20094 Comments

Today is the 222nd anniversary of Delaware's ratification of our federal Constitution, the first state in the young country to do so. Since 1933, the Governors of our First State have proclaimed this day to be Delaware Day to celebrate our Firstness.

Obama: Media Critic

By Unstable Isotope December 7, 20097 Comments

Sometimes there are moments when you know that Obama just gets it. Here's another one of the those moments from Time (via Balloon Juice): But then Obama made a turn,…

2009 College Football Preview

By nemski December 6, 200921 Comments

ReprintWelcome to Delaware Liberal's 2009 College Football Preview where you get the scoop on who will win and who won't have a chance in hell to make it to the NCAA Championship game.

Weekend Video Roundup

By Unstable Isotope December 6, 200915 Comments

Commenter anon points us to this video that Charlie Copeland highlighted at Resolute Determination apparently approvingly: Copeland adds: There is nothing that I could add. Indeed. Sarah Palin speaks for…

This Is Why We Need The Public Option

By pandora December 6, 200937 Comments

In a third-quarter earnings conference call in late October, officials at Aetna announced that in an effort to improve on a less-than-anticipated profit margin in 2009, they would be raising…

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 5, 20098 Comments

Are you enjoying your weekend so far? Are you snowed in? It's snowing here but it's not sticking yet. I'm glad I got my errands done before the snow hit!…

Weekend Foodie Thread

By pandora December 5, 20095 Comments

Tis the season for company, so this week I'd like to focus on stupid easy, but delicious, appetizers. Ideally, these should be recipes you... well... don't need to look at…

Bulo Remembers 2009-The Best in Science, i.e. ‘The Cool Stuff’

By El Somnambulo December 5, 20092 Comments

OK, a confession. Science class was where I caught up on my sleep in high school. Guess I always intuited that 'other people' could handle the 'science thing' much better…

Another Cheatin’ Politician

By Unstable Isotope December 5, 200917 Comments

It's a Democrat this time - Max Baucus. Baucus was in the news quite a bit this summer and fall because he heads the Senate Finance Committee. He also indulged…