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New Years Day Daily Delawhere [If you don’t know the date I can’t help you]

By Delaware Dem January 1, 20122 Comments

Frothmentum Continues

By Delaware Dem December 31, 2011

The respected Des Moines Register's final Iowa Poll, often considered the final word on caucus, shows Mitt Romney leading at 24%, followed by Ron Paul at 22%, Rick Santorum at 15%, Newt Gingrich at 12%, Rick Perry at 11%, Michele Bachmann at 7%. But, there is more to the story.....

New Years Eve Open Thread [12.31.11]

By Delaware Dem December 31, 20111 Comment

Sarah Palin is feeling neglected. She tells the Washington Post that the GOP presidential candidates need to pick up a copy of her book. We've also got some year end compilations for you inside, including DJ Earworms' mashup of the top 25 songs of 2011:

Google’s Year in Review

By Delaware Dem December 31, 2011

New Years Eve Daily Delawhere [12.31.11]

By Delaware Dem December 31, 20117 Comments

Friday Open Thread [12.30.11]

By Delaware Dem December 30, 201117 Comments

Mitt Romney leads in Iowa. This is the most anti-climactic nomination race ever held.

Your Predictions for 2012 [Here are Mine]

By Delaware Dem December 30, 201112 Comments

A non-Mitt Romney candidate will win the Iowa Caucuses. But a Mitt Romney candidate will be the Republican nominee for President. There will be a third party candidate from the right, I just can't decide if it will be Ron Paul, Donald Trump or Sarah Palin.

Friday Daily Delawhere [12.30.11]

By Delaware Dem December 30, 20112 Comments

Virginia GOP Officially Becomes Autocratic

By MJ December 29, 20114 Comments

I always love hearing the Fatman and that other RWNJ on WDEL spout off about how Democrats and Liberals are nothing but a bunch of socialists and “fellow travelers.” Apparently they haven’t been paying attention to the Virginia Republican Party. The Virginia GOP has declared that anyone who wants to vote in the Presidential primary must sign a loyalty oath. Yes, you read that correctly, you must swear allegiance to the GOP and cross your heart and hope to die that you will vote for whomever the GOP presidential nominee is.

Tornoe’s Toon: A Civil Union-y New Year!

By Rob Tornoe December 29, 20114 Comments

I've drawn my fair share of cartoons on why civil unions are a step-forward, but gay marriage is the way to go if you're looking for true equity.

Progressive Taxation Makes Us Happier

By nemski December 29, 20111 Comment

Turns out taxing the rich to help make a better society is not only a good thing, but it makes us happier.

Thursday Open Thread [12.29.11]

By Delaware Dem December 29, 20117 Comments

A new Nixon biography is coming: "Yet the most extraordinary claim is that the homophobic Nixon may have been gay himself. If true, it would provide a fascinating insight into the motivation and behavior of a notoriously secretive politician."

The Top Eleven Delaware Liberal Posts of 2011 [Delaware Stories]

By Delaware Dem December 29, 20111 Comment

This was an active year politically for an off year. From more embarrassment, incompetence, and betryal from Karen Weldin Stewart, resulting in a legitimate primary challenge, to a showdown over a basketball hoop in Claymont, to the demise of Tom Capano (for which we are all grateful), to the Tigani scandal, to the constant entertainment that the teabagging whackjobs down in Sussex provide, it was a fun year, if you enjoy insanity.