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A Tea Partier’s Letter To His Teacher Wife

By Unstable Isotope March 17, 201116 Comments

A Tea Partier in Ohio writes a letter of apology to his teacher wife for voting for John Kasich.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 17, 2011

By El Somnambulo March 17, 20114 Comments

The leprechauns are still at play in the General Assembly's session reports--as apparently are the Legislative Council staff assigned to update them. We know that action took place yesterday, but…

Equality Delaware Poll: Delaware Favors Civil Unions By Large Margin

By Unstable Isotope March 17, 201118 Comments

Equality Delaware released a poll showing that Delaware voters support civil unions by a 2:1 margin - 62% support, 31% opposed.

Jack Markell To Deliver 2012 Democratic National Convention Keynote

By jason330 March 16, 20111 Comment

I don't know if that headline is accurate. Time will tell. But judging by how much attention he is getting for his revolutionary suggestion that business development is not all about low taxes, he could very well headline in Charlotte. And who knows, if he added something about REALLY sharing the pain with our wealthiest individuals and corporations, maybe he could parlay that speech into the 2016 Democratic nomination? But seriously folks...I kid.... raising taxes on Delaware's wealthiest individuals and corporations, even by 1 measly percent, is utterly impossible.

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope March 16, 201122 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Guest Post: Delaware’s Education Insight Project (Part 2: What Will It Look Like?)

By liberalgeek March 16, 201159 Comments

The following is a guest post by Mike Oboryshko. Mike is a Red Clay parent and a friend of mine and of this blog. In Part 1, I introduced the…

Michigan Governor’s Power Grab

By Unstable Isotope March 16, 20114 Comments

Michigan's new governor Rick Snyder has proposed a bill that will allow him to take over local governments and replace them with cronies.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 16, 2011

By El Somnambulo March 16, 20114 Comments

The return of the Solomonic solons to Dover apparently took Legislative Council by surprise. Either that, or there were some new, very exciting, solitaire games uploaded to their computers. The…

Pity The Rich

By Unstable Isotope March 16, 201120 Comments

A new survey found that almost half of millionaires don't think they're wealthy and need at least $7.5M for true comfort.

Two Deep Nuclear Thoughts

By jason330 March 16, 20117 Comments

I have a nuclear reactor in my back yard. If the Japanese can't design a safe nuclear reactor, can anybody?

Update on Sussex County GOP

By MJ March 15, 201123 Comments

It seems that the Ron Sams resignation is music to the ears of the teabaggers. But these folks aren't done. Last week, Cape School Board member and 9/12 "Patriot" Sandi…

Sheriff Jeff Wants to Be Supercop

By MJ March 15, 201122 Comments

Today was the day that Sussex County Sheriff Jeff "Supercop" Christopher (Teabag-Sussex) made his initial presentation to the County Council. Prior to this morning's meeting, Supercop had never spoken to…

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope March 15, 201110 Comments

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.