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  • Tuesday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 11
    It’s Tuesday, but it’s really like Thursday because of the short work week. You know you want it – your daily open thread. So what’s up? I think I’ve figured out why Republicans are having trouble figuring out this deficit thing. They aren’t so hot at math: Reporting on the latest Fox [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • More Troops For Afghanistan

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    Some early reports are saying that Obama will announce that he’s sending 34,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Barack Obama is expected to send 34,000 more US troops to Afghanistan when he unveils his long-awaited strategy for the Afghan conflict next Tuesday, US media reports said today. The Politico website said the US [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:59am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Sanford Faces Ethics Violations

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 5
    Everyone’s favorite Appalachian Trail hiker is not out of hot water yet. South Carolina’s State Ethics Board has released a report, charging Sanford with 37 separate violations: The civil charges, which carry a maximum $74,000 in fines, stem from a three-month investigation by the state ethics commission and could be [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • The RNC Purity Test

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    The RNC is trying to make the purity purges official by adopting a resolution on 10 principles Republican candidates must agree with in order to receive funding from the RNC (this is serious, apparently): THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican National Committee identifies ten (10) key public policy positions [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Another Clown To Enter The Clown Car

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 12
    Lou Dobbs for President 2012! [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Monday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    I have a definite case of the Mondays. I had to waste an hour this morning going back home after I got to work because I left my computer at home. Aaaarghhh! I hope your Monday is going better than mine is so far. Anyway, let’s discuss whatever’s on your mind. This [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Fiscal Scolds

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 6
    I’m really sick of all the fiscal scolds who say that the U.S. can’t pay for health care for its citizens. We can’t afford not to, but almost all the current fiscal scolds cheered when Bush pushed through unfunded tax cuts and unfunded wars: When the Bush tax cuts sunset at [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Glenn Beck’s 100 Year Plan

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 11
    Glenn Beck is crazy like a Fox: - I have begun meeting with some of the best minds in the country that believe in limited government, maximum freedom and the values of our Founders. I am developing a 100 year plan. I know that the bipartisan corruption in Washington that has [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Tea Party: The Movie

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 6
    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: Seriously guys – the second American revolution? Two protests in Washington, D.C. does not a revolution make, even if you’ve got [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:02am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • First Health Care Reform Vote Tonight

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    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 bring the bill up for a debate. Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln just announced her support for bringing the health care reform [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 4:33pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Friday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    It’s Friday! It’s the day you’ve been waiting all week to arrive. Not only is it Friday but it’s also open thread time. It’s almost too much excitement! All I can say about this is that David Vitter should be target #1 for national Democrats in the Senate. This is absolutely [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • McCain Vulnerable For Senate Re-election

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 3
    Just over one year ago, John McCain was the Republican nominee for president. Today he is vulnerable in his home state’s senate primary: Rasmussen Reports finds Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) clinging to a two-point lead over a possible challenger, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.). Chris Simcox, the leader of the anti-illegal [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • An Assault On Traditional Divorce

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 4
    Social conservatives have been make dire predictions about how same sex marriage will ruin traditional marriage if it’s allowed. So, what’s happening in Massachusetts, where same sex marriage has been allowed for 5 years? Actually, the “experiment” has been running in Massachusetts for fully 1/2 decade now. Over three years ago [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • An End To An Era

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 6
    After 25 years, Oprah Winfrey is ending her talk show: This afternoon, Tim Bennett, president of Winfrey’s Harpo production house, announced that the media mogul will step off the “Oprah” set in September 2011. He said Winfrey will confirm the news on Friday’s edition of her show. “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:38pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Which Religion Is This?

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 2
    I’m glad that Republicans are treating the health care debate with the seriousness that it deserves: Republicans have vowed to fight the legislation at every turn, saying it represents a dangerous expansion in the role of government that would increase taxes and insurance costs for millions of people. “It’s going to [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Thursday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 14
    It’s open thread time – time to talk about whatever you like. Feel free to drop links in the comments or just comment on the weather. Nothing is off-topic! Here’s something to talk about, Joe Biden talked to Jon Stewart on Tuesday. Part 1 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Senate Health Care Reform Bill Unveiled

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 10
    Last night the Harry Reid unveiled the Senate health care reform bill, called The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The whole bill can be read here (warning PDF) and a 2-page summary can be read at this link (PDF). The CBO score for the bill was released yesterday, the bill [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • NY-23: Fighting The Forces Of Evil

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    Everyone thought the drama of the NY-23 special election was over after Doug Hoffman conceded the race and Bill Owens was sworn in. Bill Owens even got to vote for health care reform. However, an election recanvass found that Hoffman’s votes were dramatically undercounted in one counting, cutting Owen’s lead [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Wednesday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    Is it only Wednesday? It already seems like this week has been too long. It’s open thread time, what’s catching your interest today? I found this amusing – progressive activists crashed an organizing phone for the Teaparty Movement and conservative bloggers. Personally I think the progressive activists are lying, Sarah Palin [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • We Dodged That Bullet

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 8
    We always knew Obama was smart and sometimes we got confirmation in unexpected ways: As you know, Plouffe’s book offers the fascinating revelation that just before the South Carolina primary, a senior Edwards adviser offered him a swap: Edwards would drop out of the race if Obama would make him his [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • The Only Thing We Have Is Fear

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 2
    A great American president once said this: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. –President Franklin Roosevelt What did he know, he only led us through WWII against history’s greatest villain, Adolf Hitler. The new Republican motto must be “the only thing we have is fear.” Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) is [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Blame McCain For Palin

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 2
    Andrew Sullivan points out something obvious that has been missed. McCain was the one who brought Sarah Palin into the spotlight – she owes all her recent success in enriching Sarah Palin to him. Has McCain apologized yet? We knew that about a charlatan like Kristol and a nihilist like Rove. [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:08pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Tuesday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 11
    LOL! Warning: Do not be eating or drinking when you read the following, from John Ziegler’s review of Sarah Palin’s new high school slam book: “For many reasons, this is by far the best book and greatest literary achievement by a political figure in my lifetime.” “I strongly believe that if every Republican [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • These Things Just Happen

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 1
    Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck had a conversation on O’Reilly’s radio show yesterday and predicted violence against Nancy Pelosi could occur. BECK: Last week, I head you say that — you were on with Dennis Miller. … You two were talking about an insurrection coming. O’REILLY: Tax revolt. BECK: He [...] [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • This Week In Health Care Reform

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    The CBO scoring for the Senate health care reform bill could come back as soon as today. Once the CBO weighs in, the debate on the bill can start in the Senate. Right now the schedule has the bill ready for a vote around Christmas. The Republicans have been promising [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Biden Leads Castle In A Just-Released Poll

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    Whoa, big news! All-but-announced Senate candidate Beau Biden leads Mike Castle in a new poll by 5%. This is bad news for Mike Castle: In a hypothetical match-up of the candidates, Democrat Beau Biden leads GOP challenger and Delaware Congressman Mike Castle by a margin of 45 to 40 percent; 8% [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:08pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Monday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    Happy Monday all! Can you believe it’s already open thread time? I know you’ve been waiting anxiously for one. Now this is funny. An activist speaks at an anti-immigration tea party against European immigration to the United States. It’s quite amusing because he doesn’t reveal all until the end of his [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Fear Not Wingnuts

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    The latest crazy Republican talking point floating around concerns the decision of the Justice Department to try some high profile terrorism suspects in the federal courts in New York. Their concern is that the suspects could be acquitted (and there wouldn’t be any danger in that would there wingnuts if [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:16am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Learning The Wrong Lesson

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 2
    Al Franken’s election was one of the pleasant surprises of the 2008 election. Franken is turning out to be an excellent senator. He’s already made an impact with his amendment that prohibits the Defense Department from contracts with companies that force rape and assault victims into arbitration – an instance [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Measure Twice, Cut Once

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 4
    It’s silly pundits day on Delaware Liberal! The last time we talked about David Broder, he was spewing incorrect information on Mike Castle and the Senate race. I think he should have stuck to less complicated subject like domestic politics but this week he turned his conventional wisdom insights to [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Weekend Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 14
    It’s time for your open thread – thread away! Good. THE SUBJECT LINE on the e-mail simply reads, “The End.” As in, the end of the Valley Club, the small, sleepy Huntingdon Valley community pool that was thrust into the national spotlight this past summer, allegedly for discriminating against minority campers who’d signed [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 4:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • The Bedwetters Party

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 2
    Those darn Constitution huggers have done it again! They haven’t been listening to Republicans, who believe that a terrorist attack means we should throw out the Constitution. What those Constitution-hugging liberals want to do is try terrorism suspects in federal courts: The Obama administration said Friday that it would prosecute Khalid [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Lather, Rinse, Repeat

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    I think I’ve started to notice a trend among conservatives: they like good-looking women. They like to hear what they’re thinking come out of the mouths of good-looking women – it’s sort of like money-laundering, idea laundering or something. Here is how it’s done: 1) Find good-looking woman who leans conservative, [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:01am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Friday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 13
    It’s Friday! It’s time for your open thread. So, any cool plans for the weekend? Spill. Well, this is interesting and I say bravo ACORN because they are right in this: The antipoverty group Acorn filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Thursday, saying that the House violated the Constitution by [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Priorities

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 12
    I’m glad to know they’ve got their priorities straight here: The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn’t change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • God Invented Saline

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 2
    You have to say one thing for the world’s most persecuted Christian hypocrite (in her own mind) – she just keeps on going, seemingly undaunted by the scandals that dog her. Miss Opposite Marriage gave an interview for Christianity Today to explain herself (from Huffington Post): She also answers a [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Governor Markell Declares Emergency In Kent And Sussex County

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    The weather is really bad for our friends in lower Delaware. Stay safe down there! DOVER — Governor Jack Markell has declared a state of emergency for Kent County and Sussex County to better enable response to the current storm, effective at 6 p.m. Earlier today, Gov. Markell authorized the Delaware National [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:34pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Thursday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    It’s open thread time! I know you’ve been waiting. I like to keep you all guessing, I’m just crazy like that. Speaking of crazy, Michele Bachmann is now apologizing for the use of Dauchau at her anti-health care reform protest: Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) is now distancing herself from the use of [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:31pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Afghanistan: No Good Options

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 14
    The Obama administration is weighing the options for Afghanistan. General McChrystal has recommended 40,000 new troops and the neocons, including Dick Cheney have been trying to pressure Obama to follow this recommendation. However recommendations for troop increases is not unanimous: In an unexpected dissent at a critical moment, the U.S. ambassador [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Carper Makes His Crappy Idea Even Crappier

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 5
    Here’s the next idea that Carper is floating (trying to get Snowe or Lieberman onboard I suppose) – triggered state co-ops. In states where private insurers fail to offer affordable coverage, Carper said the alternative would permit them to set up a non-profit board, likely appointed by the president, to [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:38pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Wednesday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    It’s open thread time! While a lot of us recover from last night’s event talk among yourselves. Here’s some news I’m reading – Barbara Boxer says that there will not be a Stupak-like amendment to the Senate health care reform bill, despite reports that Ben Nelson and Bob Casey are working [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Fox News Makes Fools Out Of MSM Again

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 8
    One story that the MSM has been very enamored of this year is the Obama administration vs. Fox News. The administration (rightly IMO) has accused Fox of being biased. The MSM has circled the wagons in defending Fox and going as far as saying Fox = MSNBC (someone please remind [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Beau Biden – The Long Tease

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    Those of us who were hoping for a big announcement from Beau Biden at last night’s Jefferson Jackson dinner walked away disappointed. The conditions were perfect for an announcement – the party base was there, huge media coverage and a former president spoke. Still, no announcement. Let’s look at the [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Live From The Jefferson Jackson Dinner!

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    Follow our live tweets from Liberal Geek, Unstable Isotope, Mike Matthews, and Nemski. Click here and here. We’re live at the Jefferson Jackson dinner. Still waiting for the main event to start. We’re eating chicken and are only allowed to drink red wine for free. (Is someone complaining?) Your humble bloggers are [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:48pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Tuesday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    It’s Tuesday, but not just any old Tuesday. It’s Jefferson Jackson Tuesday. It’s freaking Bill Clinton Tuesday! I’m beside myself with excitement for tonights event. So let’s get started threading. I found this Politico article interesting. You might call it a moment of duh, but it is discussing the GOP’s “woman [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Another Dispatch From The GOP Braintrust

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 6
    This is probably what you would consider a classic political gaffe: It’s been a couple of weeks since the RNC’s Michael Steele said something foolish and had to walk it back, so I suppose we were due for another gem. Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele, who is known for making [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:21am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • When Your Name Becomes A Verb

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    The Washington Post has a profile on unsuccessful Republican House candidate Dede Scozzafava and the fallout from the unusual race for NY-23. Even as she now hopes to return to her normal life of local politics, laundry and choir practice for next month’s big performance of Bach’s Christmas Cantatas, the political [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Advice For Blanche Lincoln: Go Big Or Go Home

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Blanche Lincoln is one of the worst weak-kneed ConservaDems in the Senate. She’s voted against the public option and seems to be following the losing Creigh Deeds strategy – pretend to be a Republican. Why would people vote for a Democrat if they want a Republican? Steve Benen has similar [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:15pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Monday Open Thread

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 15
    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 many people watching C-SPAN and tweeting on a Saturday night. Speaking of health care reform – Josh Marshall is very optimistic: There [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Unstable Isotope

  • Those Contributions Are Fungible

    —DelawareLiberal.Net

    Number of comments: 11
    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 funding insurance plans that cover abortions. The twisted logic being that any money connected to any insurance company covering abortions is [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Unstable Isotope

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