Michael Newbold Castle Trail Opens at the C&D Canal

Michael Newbold Castle Trail Opens at the C&D Canal

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St. Georges – Former Delaware Governor and United States Congressman Michael Castle was the honored guest today as Governor Jack A. Markell joined U.S. Senator Chris Coons, U.S. Congressman John Carney, Deputy Secretary Nicole Majeski, Department of Transportation (DelDOT), and Secretary Collin O’Mara, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) in cutting the ribbon on the new Michael N. Castle Trail on the north bank of the C&D Canal. "I would encourage Delawareans to enjoy the trail, traveling from east to west. Traveling from west to east is also a fine choice that should not be discounted. Of course, I would not discourage anyone from just standing on the trail either." remarked Castle.
Keep your J Bone insults fresh with the Boehner insult generator

Keep your J Bone insults fresh with the Boehner insult generator

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If you are a teabag who is at your wit's end - unable to come up with one more insult to direct at J Bone via twitter - don't worry.

Sleazy Breitbart-betraying RINO bastard. Paid-off treason-loving RINO bastard.

These don't even scratch the surface... This on-line teabag insult generator searches the web for insults directed at J Bone. Then, using science, it recombines them into new and interesting insults for you to fling at the orange man.
Capriotti’s Bobbie to Represent Delaware in National Sandwich Olympics*

Capriotti’s Bobbie to Represent Delaware in National Sandwich Olympics*

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According Zagat, the Bobbie is our best bet to bring home the gold:
Thanksgiving dinner year-round? Yes, please. This Wilmington sub shop is famous for their holiday hoagie, made with in-house roasted turkey, stuffing, a dollop of cranberry sauce and a smear of mayo. The result? World’s best Thanksgiving - sans the family drama.
Not even the best sandwich on the menu, let alone one of the best 50 sandwiches in the country. Spare me the dry turkey and give me a Capistrami any day.

What If You Held a “Fix the Debt” Twitter Chat and Only People Hip to Your Scam Showed Up?

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This is nothing but awesome sauce. The astroturf group Fix the Debt had a live Twitter chat yesterday to try to keep spinning up the fearmongering on the debt and they got trolled Big.Time -- by smart citizens who know that Fix the Debt is nothing but a front to eliminate Social Security and to cripple us with their austerity program. If you are on Twitter, you can look at #fixthedebtqa to see the fun up close and personal. But here are a few sites who are posting up some of the favorite Tweets:

TGIF Open Thread [10.18.13]

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Ron Fournier:
"Faced now with the choice between partisan politics and a risky high ground, the president has an opportunity to leverage this 'victory' for a long-term budget deal that raises taxes and tames entitlements. Obama won. Now can he lead? Does he have the guts to anger liberal backers with a budget deal on Social Security and Medicare? Is he willing to engage sincerely with Republicans? Does he want a legacy beyond winning two elections and enacting a health care law that, judging by its horrendous launch, may never live up to its promise? If the answer to those questions is 'yes,' Obama has hidden his intentions well."
Give me a fucking break. Why is it that these idiot pundits always turn to "can he lead and can he engage with Republicans?" The only thing, THE ONLY FUCKING THING, that is preventing a pretty massive Grand Bargain in DC that will anger us liberals is the Republican intransigence on not raising one more cent in revenue. They refuse to close loopholes and tax giveaways for their rich friends and corporations, because it increases their taxes. When will Ron Fournier ask the Republicans when they will engage?
DEGOP’s Cowardly Silence Continues

DEGOP’s Cowardly Silence Continues

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I'm not surprised Charlie Copeland has no thoughts in his head regarding the Republican engineered clusterf*ck the country just endured. All Greenville Republicans should be cowering embarrassed in the corner of their mansions. They let their party turn in to the party of lunacy. The party of climate change denial and default denial. The party of "We can't win at the ballot box, so let's fuck shit up." It is natural and fitting that Copeland would have no comment to make on the latest Republican assholery. If he commented on the insane default brinksmanship, even with a meek, "both sides need to work together" statement he would only establish himself as a target for the Sussex County assholes that he ultimately works for.
Comment Rescue: Waking Up Carney & Coons

Comment Rescue: Waking Up Carney & Coons

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If ever a comment cried out to be rescued....
I feel like this fiasco has been a wake-up call; its time to fix citizens united, get campaign finance reform and strengthen the voting rights act. Help me, Delaware Liberal. How do we effectively get our three C’s to get this issue front and center, so that when the Dems pick up more congressional seats in 2014, they can move quickly to amend these laws? Carney, Coons and Carper have nothing to fear in their re-election bids and should be howling and screaming about this.
First of all...
A shamless plug for one of my favorite DE Arts Organizations

A shamless plug for one of my favorite DE Arts Organizations

The Delaware Shakespeare Festival has returned with its popular Halloween-themed entertainment,

Shakespeare/Poe-A night of readings from the dark side.

After its hit debut in 2012, Shakespeare/Poe will travels to three unique venues: the gothic halls of Rockwood Mansion, the eclectic galleries of the Newark Arts Alliance, and the grand Read House & Gardens in Old New Castle. Each venue will host two performances each over the weekends of Oct. 18-20 and October 25-27.... More

Hey, a regular Thursday Open Thread [10.17.13]

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No more titles with Republican Shutdown and Default Apocalypse references. Ah, it is so nice to get back to polling and random political stories and tidbits, at least for a while. Last night, as you know, Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) was elected to the U.S. Senate over teabagger Steve Lonegan in New Jersey. This is a pickup for the Democrats, who increase their Senate majority to 55.