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Tom Carper’s Attack on Social Security

By jason330 April 14, 201136 Comments

Carper wants to kill Social Security in order to save it for his sons. That's mighty big of him isn't it? I'd suggest that one way to save it would be to allow Tom Carper to continue paying into Social Security beyond the first week of the new year. If rich folks like Carper kicked in a few cents more each year, we could stop taking about this phony issue. But that would expose me as one of those dirty hippies.

Video and Transcript of President Obama’s Speech Today

By cassandra_m April 13, 20116 Comments

This is posted and linked for the folks (like me) who couldn't watch or listen to the speech this afternoon. The video is about 43 minutes long. Link to the transcript at whitehouse.gov is also provided if you'd rather read it.

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 13, 20118 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Obama’s Speech

By pandora April 13, 201168 Comments

President Obama's speech is scheduled to begin at 1:35 today. I will try to live blog this in the comments - any commenter help would be greatly appreciated! Meanwhile, Greg…

Those Fickle Independent Voters

By Unstable Isotope April 13, 20113 Comments

Polls show that Congressional Republicans are not popular and that if the elections were held today, Democrats would retake the House.

Delaware Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 13. 2011

By El Somnambulo April 13, 20118 Comments

Time to call the Diminutive Despot's bluff. Tony DeLuca's SB 50, which would putatively open the entire Senate redistricting process to the public, passed unanimously in the Senate. It was…

God Hates Civil Unions

By Unstable Isotope April 13, 201115 Comments

The Rev. Rita Mishoe Paige and The Rev. Christopher A. Bullock had an op-ed in opposition to civil unions in Delaware in the News Journal.

Patriotic Millionaires For Fiscal Strength Not Optimistic (for some reason)

By jason330 April 12, 201132 Comments

150 Patriotic Millionaires want their taxes raised, but don't think it is going to happen.

The Great Debate That Wasn’t

By MJ April 12, 201115 Comments

It was billed as a debate between Sussex County Council member Vance Phillips and Sheriff Jeff "Supercop" Christopher. One came armed with facts; the other with rhetoric. Phillips and Christopher…

Caesar Rodney Insta-toot Jumps the Shark

By jason330 April 12, 201121 Comments

Delaware's wingnut talking point mill, the CRI, has been on a grueling quest to come up with ever more outlandish stories to get someone... anyone to pay attention. (tap, tap, tap....is this thing on?) Today's outlandish newsletter headline brings them to a clear tipping point: Wind Power Bad for the Environment?