Delaware Liberal

It wasn't the CRA or the poor blacks and hispanics that created the mortgage mess.  Oh my, look, it was greed. But don't read the article, it may shed light…

Are you worried about losing your job?

When wiretaps are legally and constitutionally obtained, they are devastating evidence.  Yes, Blago is innocent until proven guilty, and I will enjoy seeing what kind of defense he will put…

But it is not what Feroce or Burris thinks. The New York Times: In a sequence of events that neatly captures the contradictions of Barack Obama's rise through Illinois politics,…

I got this from Boing Boing: It is by a 6 year old named Slade Oaks who, I think really captures the heart of the movie franchise. Have you ever…

I love the phrase "Epic Fail" and the accompanying pictures of failure attached to it.   Thus, this is my favorite blogosphere reaction to the Blagojevich scandal so far. Coates: Incredible.…

Long ago at Daily Kos, I diagnosed the basic divide in the Democratic Party in particular and on the left in general.  It is not Liberal v. Moderate or Conservative.   It is Purist v. the Pragmatist (or if your Dana Garrett or Mike Matthews, it is Principled v. Partisan Hacks).   It is a divide that arises not from the What, but the How.    It suffices to say that, at least among those who call themselves liberals and/or progressives here at Delaware Liberal, we all long for progressive change and liberal policies being advocated at every level of the executive.  The Purists among us are alarmed and are critical at what they see as disappointing cabinet choices from President-elect Obama.   The Pragmatic among us are either not alarmed at all, or are adopting a wait and see approach.

I think Booman bests describes my view on the cabinet appointments that are so disconcerting to Purists: