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Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 14, 201015 Comments

If it's Wednesday then it's time for an open thread. Let's thread! Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has already demonstrated his contempt for safety and the life of his workers.…

Mythbusters

By Unstable Isotope April 14, 201024 Comments

There is a lot of persistent myths around about debt, deficit and taxes that are fueled by the GOP. One myth is that Obama is fiscally irresponsible and that his…

Teapartiers = Delaware GOP

By cassandra_m April 14, 201056 Comments

So apparently the Delaware GOP is on the same path as the rest of their party and publicly get in bed with these teabaggers. The teabaggers are having their annual…

My Interview With Karen Weldin Stewart Post-Hearing

By liberalgeek April 13, 201022 Comments

I ask KWS about the resignation of her controller yesterday. I also ask about contractors v. state employees. I probably shouldn't have helped her find the answers, but let me…

Live Video of the KWS Hearing

By liberalgeek April 13, 201015 Comments

This may or may not work, but hopefully there will be a live stream of the hearing for Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart. My fingers are crossed...

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 13, 201020 Comments

Hello gloomy Tuesday! What would lift your gloom? How about an open thread? David Gregory thinks fact-checking is for the little people: Critics say that kind of truth telling rarely…

Now the Tea Partiers Want Their Own Army

By Scott P April 13, 201014 Comments

I'm sorry, but no good can come of this. From the great conservative state of Oklahoma, site of the largest domestic terrorist attack in US history, we get this story about…

KWS Pre-Game Show

By Unstable Isotope April 13, 201020 Comments

This afternoon is the hearing in Dover about the Insurance Commissioner's job performance. The hearing is supposed to cover the denial of coverage for stress tests for Delaware residents and…

Military Tea Party

By pandora April 13, 201018 Comments

What could possibly go wrong with this? A new Tea Party group, Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots, has grown quickly since being launched last month by an active duty Marine…

Another Tea Party Racist

By Unstable Isotope April 13, 201030 Comments

Carl Paladino is a prominent Republican developer in Buffalo, New York. He's a member of the Tea Party and has decided to run for governor. From Paladino's own website: Mr.…

Late Night Video — Big Bang Theory

By cassandra_m April 12, 20101 Comment

Wingnuts swung into full manufactured outrage when President Obama announced the terms of the new START treaty he signed with the Russians. (The media wasn't too far behind -- I heard alot of factually wrong BS about this agreement once it was announced.) But here's Jon Stewart reminding everyone that even St. Ronnie announced a goal of a world of No Nukes and showing up the real ridiculousness of the manufactured outrage.

Tom Carper Surprise Townhall Call

By liberalgeek April 12, 201025 Comments

I am currently on a Tom Carper virtual townhall meeting. I'll try to liveblog it.

Mike Castle Is A Hypocrite, Part Eleventy Billion

By Unstable Isotope April 12, 201010 Comments

Unlike nemski, I like this new guy with the Coons campaign. He came out swinging today against Castle's complete hypocrisy. Castle, who's voted against providing jobs through stimulus and against…