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Evan Bayh is Full of It

By cassandra_m February 17, 201040 Comments

After Evan Bayh announced his retirement yesterday, this is the soundbite (or at least portions of it) that I heard for the rest of the day (and this morning too):…

A Note to the Media (and Comment Rescue)

By cassandra_m February 16, 201010 Comments

a. price (one of our favorite commenters) points us to a link over at CBS News, where we find a journalist named Stephanie Condon who seems to be actually trolling…

Mike Castle Flip Flops on Stimulus Funds

By cassandra_m February 16, 201018 Comments

Flip Flop. Anybody remember when you couldn't fire up the news without hearing this about John Kerry? And even though that charge was mostly untrue about Kerry, Flip Flop is…

It Was Only A Matter Of Time

By pandora February 16, 201012 Comments

Before we started seeing this: Out of curiosity, on what grounds would one impeach Obama? Also, love the fact that the sponsors remained anonymous. Cowards.

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope February 16, 201028 Comments

Welcome to another snow day Tuesday! Even though we only got a dusting last night, it was enough to make the commute a nightmare this morning. So, what's on your…

Free Advice For Chris Coons, Part 2

By Unstable Isotope February 16, 201027 Comments

Like we discussed yesterday, we at Delaware Liberal are offering absolutely free advice to Chris Coons in his Senate run against Mike Castle. Unlike a lot of people, I believe…

Snow Days

By pandora February 16, 201024 Comments

I drove my daughter to school this morning and the entire time I was thinking... why are schools open? For while the main roads are clear the side roads are…

Health Care Summit: Make ‘Em Put Up Or Shut Up

By Unstable Isotope February 16, 2010

The Obama administration may finally be learning how to deal with Congress. Obama has proposed a bipartisan health care summit for February 25, basically answering the critics who have said…

A Hydrogen Station in Every Home

By cassandra_m February 15, 20104 Comments

This is fantastic, and will be killer if they can scale it up:

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope February 15, 201021 Comments

It's Monday and it's time for an open thread. I'm hearing that we will get more snow tonight. They are calling for only 2-4," which in a normal year would…

Breaking: Sen. Evan Bayh to Retire

By El Somnambulo February 15, 201051 Comments

Here's the Washington Post report. Bayh was a DINO who never took a bold position on anything, unlike his father, Birch Bayh, who was an early opponent of the Vietnam…

Coons for Senate’s Bad Start

By liberalgeek February 15, 201032 Comments

I just got an email from the Coons campaign. The topic of the email was PayGo. Seriously? Look, I like the idea of PayGo, but here's how Coons puts it:

Every week, I'm watching Congress debate incredibly important issues that impact Delaware, even though they often don't get much press attention. Last week, the House of Representatives voted to reinstate "pay-as-you-go" rules. It doesn't sound exciting, but these rules make it much more difficult for Congress to increase spending or cut taxes unless they also vote for a way to pay for it.

Utah Considering Plan To Make 12th Grade… Optional

By pandora February 15, 20106 Comments

Is it any wonder we have an education problem? The sudden buzz over the relative value of senior year stems from a recent proposal by state Sen. Chris Buttars that…