Carney raises $224k, Coons $167k, Carper is silent.

The third quarter fundraising period ended on September 30, and John Carney and Chris Coons have released their numbers. Carney raised $224,098 in campaign contributions and has $382,856.41 cash on hand. Carney faces reelection next year and his newly announced opponent is special election champion and regular election loser New Castle County Council President Tom Kovach. Since Kovach just announced, his fundraising numbers won't be released until after the next quarter ends on December 30.

Tuesday Open Thread [10.18.11]

How do you win the GOP nomination with Rush Limbaugh declaring you not to be a conservative? Unless Rush changes his mind, it won't be Mitt. There is yet another Republican presidential debate tonight, the 5th since Labor Day. The action starts at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on CNN.

Sergeant Thomas Is A Hero

Thanks to John Young and Aoine for posting this video in the comments. It deserves its own post. Most importantly, thank you Sergeant Thomas for your continued service to our country.

Who Should Liberals Bank With?

It is a legitimate questions. Liberals have lots of money, and don't really want to use that money to support banks that drove the economy off a cliff, then profited from it. Citibank, Chase and Bank of America are obviously out. So where should I apply for a mortgage if I want to live my values? Where should I keep my checking account? What are the downsides to credit unions ? These aren't rhetorical questions. I'm curious.

Question of the Day

Does anybody else see the irony of a Tea Party member complaining when someone takes advantage of available tax credits & deductions to the tune of a zero tax liability (or if they don't make enough income to pay taxes), aka "47% of people pay no taxes?" Taxed Enough Already, isn't that what it stands for?