Delaware Liberal

The Gingrich boom continues. A newMagellan Strategies poll in New Hampshire finds Mitt Romney edging Newt Gingrich, 29% to 27%. Ron Paul at 16%.

This is the perfect opportunity to throw away a "message" vote. There is no way Carney is going to lose to that RWNJ freak Kovatch. Nor will he lose whatever loser that runs in place of Kovack. Both Carney and the eventual Republican candidate will be talking about how goddam important it is to cut the deficit and reduce benefits for Senior "current medicaid recipients will not be effected" (tm) and veterans, so why the fuck not vote for the Republican dumbass this time out? When Carney has to sweat out a closer than expected 52/48 win on election night - maybe he'll go back to Washington with a clear head. Sign up in the comments section. Let's get this done.

There is hope for us yet. In Arizona, the Arizona Supreme Court overturned Mein Fuhrer Frau Jan Brewer (R) and reinstated the chair of the state's Independent Redistricting Commission Colleen Mathis. This is an humiliating rebuke to the Republican Party in Arizona, who thought they could just removed the head of an independent agency without cause, or any good reason at all really, and no one would dare question them on it. Good for the Supreme Court to stand up to such bare partisan thievery.

The Occupy Wall Street movement has been incredibly successful in changing the debate in this country, away from austerity and budget cuts and slashing social programs to further enrich the rich, and toward unemployment and the horrible income disparity that is pervasive in our society. The Occupy movement has once again engaged and inspired the young into direct political action, which is wonderful. I still support the Occupy movement, but it is time the movement rethink its tactics. Today's Day of Action and the resulting arrests, violence and horrible traffic and transit disruptions in NYC and Philly will probably lose the protestors support they were already losing.

Federal law enforcement authorities yesterday arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man suspected of shooting with a semiautomatic rifle at the White House on Friday night, as the Secret Service reported finding that at least one bullet had indeed struck the presidential residence. In response to this, on Twitter, the president of the College Republicans at the University of Texas, Lauren Pierce, had this to say:

“Y’all as tempting as it may be, don’t shoot Obama. We need him to go down in history as the WORST president we’ve EVER had! #2012.”