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Be sure to check out the radio show "International Waters." That's it. I'm just feeling really good and sincerely hoping that everyone has a great weekend. Very Pollyanna-ish of me I know, but there it is.

Bacon Friday! Here is your open thread

Claire McCaskill and Bill Nelson typically make headlines when they side with the Republicans. For whatever reason, they allow Tom Carper (who is never in danger of being defeated by a Republican challenger) to trail behind and obsequiously serve the 1% in a much lower profile capacity.

Representative Terry Schooley (D-23rd) has announced in an email to her RD Committee that she is not seeking reelection.

We just received a letter from an anonymous tipster that insane teabagger Sheriff Jeff Christopher has sent to "Delaware State Attorneys" and "Delaware State Court and Justices." I really do wonder if Sheriff Christopher has sent this letter to all attorneys in the State of Delaware, as there is no "Delaware State Attorneys" office. I suppose he meant this letter to go to the Attorney General's office. I also wonder if every employee of the the state judicial system and every Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court has received this letter. In the letter, Christopher blasts them all for taking away his "power" and then complains to them that Sussex County Council (controlled by Republicans, mind you) has refused to replace two of his deputies due to budgetary concerns. He views the Council's actions as an "attack on himself" due to his lawsuit to unconstitutionally expand his powers past that of being a process server in Sussex County. Click through to read the letter.

And you will notice that "The Left" category is back. You see, what happened a couple of months ago was I broke the link fooling around under the hood. Well, in preparation of updating the Delaware Blogosphere blogroll, I just figured out how to fix it. So now, please enlighten us on the best Delaware political and non political blogs you are reading. I know about the Libertarian "Tully's page" now. Any other new (or new to me) ones?

The Polling Report is back after the disappointment in Wisconsin. Interestingly, the exit poll from Wisconsin showed Obama winning Wisconsin 54% to 42%. That is Strong Obama territory, and I have updated the map accordingly. Today, we have new polls out of Florida, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, showing Pennsylvania becomes a non-swing state, Connecticut staying one, and Florida wanting to become one. So let's update our map:

It is about goddamn time.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) accused House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) of deliberately sabotaging the economy for partisan gain. “You have heard, as I’ve heard, that there’s a battle going on between Cantor and [House Speaker John] Boehner as to whether or not there should be a [highway] bill,” Reid told reporters. “Cantor, of course — I’m told by others that he wants to not do a bill to make the economy worse, because he feels that’s better for them. I hope that’s not true.”

Except for a few pockets of irredeemable craziness, the notion that gay people should be reviled and disenfranchised has been put to rest. The gays won. Agreed? But how, and what can progressives learn from the way gays won?