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Did Dems Ever Do This to the Bush Twins?

By El Somnambulo November 9, 200950 Comments

Oh, wait, Dems weren't allowed in the clubs' VIP rooms when the Bushies were cavorting. Anyways, here's what happened at Sidwell Friends (where the Obama girls go to school) this…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope November 9, 200921 Comments

It's Monday and I still have a bit of a high from Saturday's passage of the historic health care reform bill. As someone said on Twitter, they've never seen so…

Invitation to Screening of Coal Country

By cassandra_m November 9, 20092 Comments

Everyone is invited to a special Coal Country movie screening being co-hosted by Harmony on the Hill at Wilmington Friends Meeting and the Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club. The movie sneak preview (about 40 mins of the whole movie, I understand) and discussion is at Wilmington Friends Meeting at 4th & West Streets, Wilmington, on Thursday November 12th at 7 p.m. This event is FREE and open to the public.

DE Rethugs Prove the Obvious: All About Politics, Not Responsible Governing

By El Somnambulo November 9, 200915 Comments

Someday soon, a smoking gun of a document will surface. Possibly penned by Frank Luntz, Eye of Newt Gingrich, or some other Rethuglican 'thinker'. The document will confirm what should…

Conservatives And Their Need To Control Women

By pandora November 9, 200935 Comments

For over a year I have pondered over the Republican man-child. And while I do believe their views on abortion, marriage, and women can pretty much be summed up by…

Those Contributions Are Fungible

By Unstable Isotope November 9, 200911 Comments

Are you aware of the logic of the Stupak amendment? John Aravosis explains: The House passed the anti-choice Stupak amendment last night. Basically, the amendment stops any government money from…

Late Night Video — This Dog Dances Better Than You Do!

By cassandra_m November 8, 2009

Oh yes! And it's funny, to boot. Amazing to think of how much time this guy must have spent practicing this with the dog, but he also provides the key to why people can or can't dance -- practice!

Sometimes I Despair For Humanity

By Unstable Isotope November 8, 200914 Comments

Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel issued a statement condemning the use of Dauchau in a protest sign at the Thursday Bachmann tea party protest: Not much room for…

More Like This Please!

By cassandra_m November 8, 20095 Comments

Rep. George Miller from CA commenting on the Republican amendment to the Health Care bill: ps. Does Rep.Miller remind you of anyone local?

The Castle Amendment – Bend Over!

By xstryker November 8, 200914 Comments

Here is the amendment Mike Castle added to the GOP "Die Quickly" Health Insurance Bill. ‘‘In applying subparagraph (B), a group health plan (or a health insurance issuer with respect…

More Republican Bullying — Trying to Shut Down Women’s Voices

By cassandra_m November 8, 200912 Comments

Just take a look at this compilation of the bullying behavior by House Republicans while the House Democratic Woman's Caucus tries to speak on the benefits to women in the Health Care bill:

Weekend Foodie Thread

By pandora November 8, 200918 Comments

Seems DL has quite a few foodies. So let's see how this goes. This week I'd like to discuss and share Thanksgiving recipes. In future weeks the theme will change,…

Castle to Uninsured: Die Quickly (and forces women to buy abortion insurance separately)

By xstryker November 8, 200962 Comments

Mike Castle voted to prevent private insurers from covering abortions if they receive public subsidies. Under the Stupid Stupak Amendment, women would have to buy abortion "riders" from their insurers…