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In Which The News Journal Phones It In Again

By cassandra_m September 12, 20098 Comments

...and shows themselves to not be paying attention to one of the biggest legislative efforts of a lifetime. Today The Editors (a term probably more symbolic than a reflection of the actual work being done) published an editorial in which they intone with all seriousness -- Health plan will cost money: It's time Washington admits it.

‘Bulo’s Music for the Masses-Brill Building Edition

By El Somnambulo September 12, 20093 Comments

Editor's Note: El Somnambulo had already prepared this piece last week before he accepted Nemski's challenge to post his 10 'Desert Island' songs. He did this in memory of Ellie…

Newt Gingrich FAIL — Adults Only Late Night Edition

By cassandra_m September 11, 20097 Comments

I laughed so had at this that I almost fell out of my chair:

Special Election Tomorrow! UPDATE with CapeGazette Endorsement

By cassandra_m September 11, 20098 Comments

The Special Election for the House seat in the 37th is tomorrow, 12 September. Rob Robinson is the Democratic candidate, running against local lobbyist Ruth Briggs-King. If you are in the 37th -- make sure you go vote on Saturday. If you are not in the 37th and want to help out, volunteers are needed to work the polls and get out the vote all day! (UPDATE)

Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — RSmitty Holding Me Hostage Edition

By cassandra_m September 11, 20098 Comments

Just so everyone knows what is going on here:

Newark Film Festival

By cassandra_m September 11, 20096 Comments

Not a paid announcement, but definitely want to point everyone to one of my favorite Delaware events -- the Newark Film Festival. It started yesterday and runs though the 17th with films running at the Cinema Center 3 in Newark. You can see all of the showtimes here.

The Speech Was A Game-Changer

By Unstable Isotope September 11, 20099 Comments

Some survey data after Obama's primetime address to Congress on health care reform shows big jumps in popularity for President Obama and for health care reform. First the Daily Kos/Research…

The Trouble with Triggers

By cassandra_m September 11, 200910 Comments

Tom Carper (and other Senators) have been hyping a "fall-back trigger" for implementing a Public Option for health insurance reform. The Public Option has strong progressive support and is one of the last big questions to settle in this process.

In Memory

By Delaware Dem September 11, 200913 Comments

What “Balanced” Means Inside The Beltway

By pandora September 11, 20092 Comments

Glenn Greenwald has a must-read piece dissecting how journalists seem incapable of calling out one party for craziness without balancing out the criticism with a but they do it to…

Heckuva Job Bushie!

By Unstable Isotope September 11, 200923 Comments

The median income in the U.S. decreased from 2007 to 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States fell 3.6 percent between…

Divorce

By Delaware Dem September 10, 200928 Comments

Have you ever had a fight or argument with a friend or loved one where that friend or loved one's view of the circumstances and events involved in the argument…

Odds and Ends

By Delaware Dem September 10, 200911 Comments

From a Talking Points Memo Reader on the President's reaction to the petulant child Joe Wilson: I love how Obama gave him The Dadfinger. He squinted one eye and pointed…