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Castle’s Ear(mark)s Are Burning

By nemski June 2, 20107 Comments

Representative Mike Castle's hypocrisy is coming full circle. The News Journal has an indepth article simply entitled, "This Year Castle Opposes Earmarks".

Time To Rethink Party Switches?

By Unstable Isotope June 2, 201018 Comments

Two prominent party switchers have gone down to defeat in this election cycle. Republican turned Democrat Arlen Specter was upset by Joe Sestak in the PA-Sen primary and last night Democrat turned Republican Parker Griffith was defeated in the AL-05 Republican primary by Mo Brooks (decisively enough in a 3-way race that no runoff will be needed).

Shocker: Al & Tipper Gore Are Separating

By Unstable Isotope June 1, 201043 Comments

Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage. Best wishes to the Gores. Forty years is a long time and I hope they are able to work things out.

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope June 1, 201022 Comments

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Misery Business

By nemski June 1, 20106 Comments

Damn, haters all around. Obama supporters always knew things would be bad with all of the right-wings’ hate and anger, but this past Memorial Day is just an argument to far.

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 1, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 1, 201023 Comments

The decision to delay consideration of casino expansion in Delaware until next session has removed the biggest wild card remaining on the General Assembly's docket. With modestly-improving revenue forecasts, it…

The Full Plate

By Unstable Isotope June 1, 201055 Comments

In addition to the disaster in the Gulf, international relations have deteriorated recently between North and South Korea and between Israel and Turkey.

I Could Think Of So Many Jokes…

By Unstable Isotope May 31, 20101 Comment

...most of which are inappropriate in mixed company. Perhaps we can turn this thread into a game - caption this story. The Brevard County doctor who was arrested for groping…

Memorial Day Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 31, 20104 Comments

The Memorial Day edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Thank You

By Delaware Dem May 31, 20107 Comments

To our veterans. All of them. Throughout time. Wartime. Peacetime. These men and women choose, freely, to place their lives on the line for others. To protect us and our nation. And we should not limit this day or remembrance to military veterans, but expand it to all those of our countrymen and women who put their lives on the lines for us. Policemen. Firemen. Paramedics. Anyone who has selflessly sacrificed themselves and their lives for others.

Chris Coons Calls for the End of DADT

By cassandra_m May 30, 201011 Comments

This Memorial Day weekend, Chris Coons is congratulating the House for passing the bill that would eventually repeal DADT as well as congratulating Senator Ted Kaufmann for his YES vote on moving DADT Repeal out of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This is his statement in full:

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 29, 20108 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Memorial Day Hypocrisy from Mike Castle

By cassandra_m May 29, 201025 Comments

Not like this hypocrisy is a new behavior or anything. On Castle's website, he posts up the obligatory Memorial Day salute to men and women in uniform. This is the hypocrisy: