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Catholic Church Purging Its Ranks of Infidels

By El Somnambulo November 22, 200931 Comments

Beginning, of course, with U. S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island. It seems Infidel Kennedy supports abortion rights. A moral institution like the Catholic Church simply cannot countenance such…

Weekend Foodie Thread

By pandora November 22, 200910 Comments

Ciao! Let's talk pasta. Being Italian pasta always fell under the quick, throw together meal. I never realized, until I started serving these dishes to my friends, that most people…

In Remembrance

By nemski November 22, 200923 Comments

Today in 1963 one of the great presidents of the United States was struck down.

Tea Party: The Movie

By Unstable Isotope November 22, 20096 Comments

There is a new documentary coming out - it's called Tea Party: The Documentary Film. Apparently it's serious and not a parody (though it's difficult to tell). Here's the trailer:…

First Health Care Reform Vote Tonight

By Unstable Isotope November 21, 200926 Comments

Tonight is the first vote for the health care reform bill. This vote is only to put proceed to debate the bill. All Democrats have announced they will vote to…

The Mississippi Health Care Stomp

By nemski November 21, 200925 Comments

You hear that sucking sound? Yeah, that's state of Mississippi. Gov. Haley Barbour was on Hardball the other day and commented how he thinks states would do a better job…

Sometimes Size Doesn’t Matter

By nemski November 21, 20092 Comments

Matthew Yglesias has a great look at the size of bills on Capitol HIll and disingenuousness of Republicans who complain about a bill's length. The bill is long in part…

Conservative Senators Love Mike Castle

By xstryker November 21, 20092 Comments

Anyone who thinks Mike Castle would be some kind of moderate thorn in the side of the conservative GOP Senate minority leadership is fooling themselves. Among those senators who reported…

Comment Rescue: Kowalko Slams Copeland on Valero.

By Delaware Dem November 20, 200933 Comments

This deserves its own post: From John Kowalko: Ladies and gentlemen, You have the advantage of witnessing the final morphing of Charlie Copeland into a Rick Jensen of the blogosphere.…

Is Sen. Venables An “Honored Guest” At A Fundraiser for Colin Bonini?

By cassandra_m November 20, 200917 Comments

Now this pdf letter lacks and real official markings, but it is being circulated as an official invite. And now you are asking yourself why a Senator belonging to the Democratic caucus is an Honored Guest or a Sponsor or Host for a fundraiser for a Republican candidate for Treasurer, when his own party has two candidates running for the same position.

Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Thanksgiving Bacon!

By cassandra_m November 20, 20091 Comment

Bacon-Wrapped Turkey with Pear Cider Gravy. Doesn't that sound good? I'm seriously rethinking my own Thanksgiving turkey preparation (fresh turkey, honey brine, stuffed with fresh herbs and roasted on the grill) for this one featuring bacon.

Mindnumbing Quote of the Day

By Delaware Dem November 20, 20096 Comments

"So what if Sarah Palin didn't write this book? Even God used early scribes to write the Bible," - Moe Lang, a commenter on Amazon.com.

Valero

By Delaware Dem November 20, 200919 Comments

Valero closed today due to capitalism in action. The owners of Valero were losing money in operating the plant because demand for gas was low. Thus, by closing the plant, they hope to squeeze supply so as to make gas prices rise. And when gas prices do rise, we hear excuses from the oil and gas industry that if only we had more refinery capacity in this country, then there would be more supply and thus there would be lower prices!!!