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Brad DeLong Has A Proposal

By Unstable Isotope June 8, 200913 Comments

Even though we've seen improvement in the overall economy, the economic recovery will be long and painful. The latest unemployment numbers showed a jump in unemployment to 9.4% (U3) and…

Newt vs. Sarah

By pandora June 8, 200915 Comments

Pass the popcorn... this is gonna be good. After being invited — for a second time — to speak to the annual joint fundraiser for the National Republican Congressional Committee…

BIG NEWS! Bill Ending Discrimination Against Gays Likely to Pass Soon

By El Somnambulo June 8, 200930 Comments

This is not a dream, this is real. Although many have dreamed of this day for a long time. It now appears a virtual certainty that legislation banning discrimination based…

Value of Life point system

By Donviti June 8, 200913 Comments

I'm trying to rap my head around how the christianyish people in our country and I think a point value system is going to work out best. I'm sure there…

Newsweek Takes On Oprah

By Unstable Isotope June 8, 200921 Comments

As much as we complain in the blogosphere about how the media covers issues, sometimes the media gets things right. The latest issue of Newsweek decides to examine some of…

Tweeting, First State Style

By nemski June 8, 200916 Comments

Twitter is making some big news of late, so big in fact it has made the most recent cover of Time magazine Before I get started, I'm not a twitter…

Del-Tech Has the Joint Finance Committee Wired. Here’s How…

By El Somnambulo June 8, 200918 Comments

"DTCC Grunt", over at the Delawareonline board, posted the following from Delaware Technical & Community College President Orlando J. George, Jr.: I am pleased to share with you that on…

Comment Rescue: Who the heck is Mike Protack anyway?

By nemski June 7, 200926 Comments

After another Protackian comment in the Don't Ask Don't Tell thread, Rod asked Who the heck is Mike Protack anyway? Please use the comments below to fill Rod in.

Oh look, the recession…it’s over

By Donviti June 7, 20094 Comments

While we were all blowing Obama for his forthright speech in Egypt this week.... The Unemployment numbers were released and they are the highest since 1983. 9.4 percent and most…

Miller Endorsed by American Federation of Government Employees and Plumbers and Pipefitters?

By Delaware Dem June 7, 20097 Comments

I guess I missed this announcement that Miller was running again. But the thing about perennial candidates like Miller, Protack, and O'Donnell is that they are always running. Indeed, Mike…

Happy Birthday Tetris!

By Unstable Isotope June 7, 20093 Comments

Yesterday, the game Tetris turned 25 years old. I haven't played Tetris in a long time. For a while I was addicted to Tetris. When I was a young grad…

Repeal of DADT, Why Are We Waiting?

By Unstable Isotope June 7, 200930 Comments

A new poll by Gallup shows that 69% of Americans favor repeal of the military Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Repeal of the policy is even favored by 58% of…

Burris’ Chagrin

By Delaware Dem June 7, 20098 Comments

Newt Gingrich: I am not a citizen of the world. I am a citizen of the United States because only in the United States does citizenship start with our creator.…