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Another Bush Appointee Joins the Ranks of the Convicted

By MJ April 28, 201016 Comments

Another one of Dubya's political appointees became a convicted felon yesterday. The OSC is the office that is supposed to protect Federal employees against retaliation when they file whistleblower complaints.…

Political Hot Stove Chatter-Delaware General Assembly Edition

By El Somnambulo April 28, 201047 Comments

Lotsa stuff percolating on the stove. Let's try to bring 'em to a boil... 1. Democratic Primary for Oberle Seat Two D's have filed in the race to succeed retiring…

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 28, 201022 Comments

The Wednesday version of your daily open thread.

Oklahoma Doctors Get Okay To Lie To Patients

By pandora April 28, 201014 Comments

Angry Mouse at kos points out the crazy. The second measure passed into law Tuesday protects doctors from malpractice suits if they decide not to inform the parents of a…

The GOP FinReg Proposal — A Good Sign or Bad?

By Scott P April 28, 201012 Comments

Last night, Republicans released their counter-proposal to Chris Dodd's Financial Reform Bill (full text here). I don't claim to have read either in its entirety, but the general consensus seems…

Run, Ted, Run!

By cassandra_m April 28, 201022 Comments

Joan Walsh over at Salon.com has been delighted listening to our Senator become one of the leading voices on banking reform. And she wants him to run. Ms. Walsh is late to the party here, but she's got it right (mostly):

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Report-Wed., April 28, 2010

By El Somnambulo April 28, 20101 Comment

The Insurance Commissioner got her free pass and the Rethugs in the House reemerged as the 'Daddy' Party. Just another day in Dover. Mike Barbieri's common-sense bill that eliminates mandatory…

Another Dispatch From The Braintrust

By Unstable Isotope April 28, 20103 Comments

Microchips are becoming the new black helicopters for the extreme right. Georgia is outlawing involuntary microchip implantation based partly on the testimony of a woman with psychiatric problems. At least…

Shitty Deal

By Unstable Isotope April 28, 20106 Comments

For a second time yesterday, all the Senate Republicans + Ben Nelson were able to block the financial regulation reform bill from coming to a vote in the Senate. On…

Breaking: Astra Zeneca Reaches $520 Million Settlement With Feds

By El Somnambulo April 27, 2010

The Associated Press reports that Astra Zeneca has agreed to pay a $520 million settlement to the Federal government to resolve allegations of illegally marketing its anti-psychotic drug, Seroquel. The…

Oh Joe! Gaffe #3,891

By Delaware Dem April 27, 20109 Comments

You know, I will take Joe Biden's head slapping embarrasing yet funny gaffes as Vice President any day of the week and twice on Sunday in place of the embodiement of pure evil that was, and is, Dick Cheney. Click through for the latest gaffe.

Jim Westhoff Announces Run for 35th District Representative

By cassandra_m April 27, 201016 Comments

Jim Westhoff -- from Greenwood, DE -- announced his run as the Democratic candidate for the 35th State Representative seat. The seat is currently held by first-term GOP Rep David…

Help Me Understand the Christine O’Donnell FEC Report. It’s Palinicious.

By Delaware Dem April 27, 201015 Comments

A gold mine of info. Christine identified a grand total of 15 people. Only 5 of those 15 people reside in Delaware. 4 of the 15 come from Arlington, VA (which probably means the individuals are RNC types or Republican lobbyists). 4 of the 15 reside in Texas, and 2 of those 4 have given amounts that exceed the $2400 limit. Indeed, one individual from Houston, Texas gave $5000. Click through for more.