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Texas GOP: Keep the Supreme Court away from the Bill of Rights!

By xstryker June 22, 20104 Comments

The Republican Party is crazy. But no one, and I mean no one, out-crazies Texas. The new platform of the Texas Republican Party is so full of crazy it should…

General Assembly Post-Game Show/Pre-Game Report: Tues., June 22, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 22, 20105 Comments

Only six or seven days left in this session of the Delaware General Assembly, and bills are still being introduced in large numbers. Why? Because there are many reasons to…

Mark Kirk Sets New Land Speed Record

By Unstable Isotope June 22, 20102 Comments

Illinois GOP Senate candidate Mark Kirk sprinted out of an appearance at a hotel rather than face questions from the media.

Wilmington City Council Meetings (and Other Programming) Is Now Online

By cassandra_m June 22, 2010

The effort to bring the viewing and documentation of City Council proceedings into the 21st century is finally live and running here:

Senator Al Franken Calls Out the Rot that is the Conservative Judiciary

By cassandra_m June 22, 201019 Comments

This is an extraordinary address that Senator Franken made to the American Constitution Society this week. Choice bits:

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope June 21, 201026 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Crist Pulls Ahead In The Polls

By pandora June 21, 20106 Comments

I've been watching Florida very closely mainly because it's one of the most prominent tests the Tea Party will face. And while a lot can happen until the election this…

Rahm Emmanuel Is Leaving The White House

By Unstable Isotope June 21, 201010 Comments

There are reports that Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel is leaving the White House after the midterm elections.

“Professional” Journalists Could Learn A Lot From This High School Reporter

By pandora June 20, 20107 Comments

This kid is prepared, smart, informed and persistent. The Candidate for State Superintendent of Arizona, however, is none of those things. Watch the video to the end. Priceless and typical.

VP Biden Breaks Down the Cluelessness of the Barton Apology

By cassandra_m June 20, 20106 Comments

VP Joe Biden responds to the Barton apology --this seems to be a more complete (and more compelling) clip than the ones I've heard to date.

Happy Father’s Day!

By cassandra_m June 20, 20106 Comments

Happy Father's Day to all of the Dads out there. I've posted President Obama's Father's Day Proclamation this year, which salutes dads and all of the men doing the work of dads.

C’Mon Delaware Looks at JesusBall

By jason330 June 20, 201011 Comments

This is what everyone be talking about this week - Delaware's Wingnut Football Factory Exposed!

Where the Oil Spill Made Landfall

By cassandra_m June 20, 20104 Comments

The NYT provides a great article on BP's extraction and refining safety history, but even better is the interactive graphic that they developed to detail various aspects of this story: