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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Apr. 7, 2011

By El Somnambulo April 7, 201130 Comments

Today could be the day. Sen. Dave Sokola has placed SB 30, which legalizes civil unions, on today's Senate agenda. That likely means that he has the votes for SB…

Government Shutdown Is Coming!

By Unstable Isotope April 7, 201114 Comments

It looks like a government shutdown is coming, even if a deal is reached.

Worst Instincts in Delaware Politics: Still Charles Lammot du Pont Copeland

By jason330 April 7, 201114 Comments

From leaving a safe Republican Senate seat and turning it over to a Democrat, to his current infatuation with tea party craziness, Copeland continues to prove that he has the…

KLOPPENBURG WINS!! The people of Wisconsin have spoken

By jason330 April 6, 201132 Comments

Kloppenburg won an election she should never have won dealing a humiliating blow to the Republican Tea Party and their media toads. This is a total Wisonsin smackdown of Scott Walker.

Woman Who Attacked My Favorite Gauguin Painting Hates Homos

By jason330 April 6, 201111 Comments

I know that having "Two Tahitian Women" as one's favorite Gauguin panting is like having "Starry Night" as one's favorite Van Gogh painting, or "Water Lilies" as your favorite Monet painting, but some visual cliches are visual cliches because THEY ARE AWESOME!! AMIRIGHT? Anyway, art appreciation aside...

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 6, 201111 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Blaming Teenage Girls – It’s All The Rage!

By pandora April 6, 201127 Comments

Jennifer Moses is conflicted. All of which brings me to a question: Why do so many of us not only permit our teenage daughters to dress like this—like prostitutes, if…

The Very Serious Paul Ryan Budget

By Unstable Isotope April 6, 20116 Comments

The very serious Paul Ryan released his magical deficit reduction plan yesterday. Cutting taxes = deficit reduction and ending Medicare = JOBS.

This Post is Not About Obama – It is about dumb, failed Democratic election strategies

By jason330 April 6, 20114 Comments

I am not breaking my recent promise to have mercy on my liberal brothers and sisters by dragging poor Barack through the "purity" mud with my magic pony. I promise. Rather - I am pointing out, (for my nth time as a blogger) that there are two ways to conduct a national campaign. There is the Democratic Party's system of trying to appeal to 5% of the "swing" voters through "triangulation." We can also call this the "50% plus 1" strategy that Bill Clinton won with. There is the "Energize the Base" strategy which a Democrat won with in 2008.

Free Market Rules

By Unstable Isotope April 6, 20116 Comments

Bristol Palin was paid >$250,000 by the Candies Foundation to send her message of don't do what I did my baby is the greatest thing ever.

OFA State Director Mike D’Armi to Address PDD Meeting Tomorrow

By Delaware Dem April 5, 201112 Comments

In addition to hearing form Delaware Lt. Gov. Matt Denn tomorrow night at the monthly meeting of the Progressive Democrats for Delaware Wednesday night, we will also hear from Mike D'Armi, the Delaware State Director for Obama for America.

Music I Like-Part of an Occasional Continuing Series

By El Somnambulo April 5, 20117 Comments

Stuff that's caught my ear lately: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VmLdZvUlo[/youtube] Kurt Vile-'Jesus Fever' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssN2_B7351U[/youtube] The Cave Singers-'Dancing On Our Graves' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAMWl_Pj6Ug&feature=related[/youtube] Anna Calvi-'Blackout' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8f8HciNGwM[/youtube] Treat Her Right-'I Think She Likes Me' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMGSmzCgrI[/youtube] The…

Obama Unfiltered

By jason330 April 5, 20116 Comments

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER MEETING WITH HOUSE REPUBLICAN AND SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP