Update II: From the comments at DelawareLiberal’s thread: Dave just keeps bringing the funny. Says the man himself: “I can’t wait to see how I become the bad guy in all of this.” Cute. Very cute.

Update: Ryan Cormier gets in on the fun and includes a hot picture of Dave Burris in his post. Dave, don’t you know it’s not wise for boys of our immense size to be sitting on tables? As I tell my students, “Tables are for glasses, not for little girls’ and boys’…bottoms.”

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I like Dave Burris. Generally, I think he’s a good guy though I like to call him out on his partisan bullshit every now and then. But he’s crossed a line. A line I’m ready to hold in front of me on behalf of my fellow bloggers around Delaware.

I received a threat of a subpoena roughly an hour ago ago by Mr. Burris should I not give up the source of the Bill Lee photo I posted last week. The unretouched photo is at the side. I, of course, used my minimal Microsoft Paint skills and added the obnoxious white writing.

I told Dave I was posting about this as my own preemptive strike. In his usual glib, arrogant way, he responded “Have fun.”

Dave, haven’t you learned by now that you can’t always get what you want?

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Bill O’Reilly is an ass.

I’ve got news for you, Dave, that’s not a fence; it’s a giant stone and concrete wall that you managed to build and a few non-confrontational appearances replete with a kind smile and a few insincere compliments for Hillary will do nothing to chip away at it. Sorry, but Hillary supporters aren’t likely to buy into your bullshit act. We know that a mere 10 days ago you and Team Unity would have salivated over a quote like that and jumped on yet another golden opportunity to pull the glorious race card that will ultimately win your candidate the nomination. Congratulations.

What the Obama campaign and so many of his supporters fail to realize is that the accusations of racism that were tossed around like tin cans during a tornado will not be easily forgiven or forgotten by Hillary supporters. Crying racism may be the great trump card of members of the far-left wing of the party when they run out of logical arguments, but the average human being (read: swing voter) is completely turned off by false charges of racism – whether they’re made in a social setting, in the workplace or in a presidential election. Labeling someone a racist because they do not use politically eloquent words when making a statement diminishes the experiences of those who have truly suffered racism by minimizing the gravity of the offense. It is the equivalent of a false claim of sexual harassment or rape in that it makes people skeptical of those who have legitimate claims. Think about that the next time you decide to play that card because you don’t agree with someone’s point of view and you’re just not well-informed or clever enough to respond to it.

It’s time to now ask: Why has the “left-wing media” offered such a stunning pass on this man’s shortcomings?

But US Congressional candidate Karen Hartley-Nagle is talking and walking a lot these days. And what she has to say makes a helluva lot of sense. She’s been up and and down the state these past few weeks seeking support from individuals in all three counties. She’s a filed candidate looking forward to a robust primary season with her two Democratic opponents. She pulled a wonderful move by hiring Mat Marshall as her communications director and the fruits of his labor are already showing themselves. Several weeks ago Karen sent out her first position paper on energy. As well as naming the problems facing the country today, it also offered ACTUAL, DO-ABLE solutions to those problems. When’s the last time Mike Castle posited such ideas? Sure, stem cells, but that shit couldn’t get past the right-wing evangeliturd president currently squatting on public property.

Relying on a plan that seeks the elimination on the reliance of fossil fuels as well as using no nuclear power (Karen rightly says: “What do you do with the waste?”), Hartley-Nagle’s plan is sensible states “our energy future must be centered around:”

• wind, both onshore and offshore
• solar, both “rooftop” units and full-scale utility plants
• energy storage technology to address the intermittent nature of the two aforementioned sources
• near-total elimination of fossil fuel usage
• smart grid technologies and distributed generation
• wider use of electricity and hydrogen for vehicle fuel
• other renewable sources, like tide and geothermal power
• resource conservation through utilization of waste (“zero waste”)
• wider use of mass transit, including electric trains
• designing more energy-efficient communities by making them more pedestrian-friendly and providing easier access to transit.

Sure, I sound like I’m fawning here, but I’ve known Karen for nearly two years and recognize she’s whip-smart, passionate, and eager to serve the citizens of Delaware. She’s the best person the Democrats could put up against Mike Castle. I can’t cloud the fact that should Karen win the primary that the general will be the fight of a lifetime. I’ve even told her I think it’s impossible for her to beat an entrenched incumbent that people seem to like for some strange reason.

But she will fight. If anyone wins, it will be the people of Delaware for having heard Karen’s passionate ideas. I look forward to her second position paper.

- MLK, Jr., August 28, 1963

Tonight Barack Obama won the North Carolina primary by a huge margin. I really hope Hillary decides to drop out of the race. It is so painfully clear that there is no way for her to win regardless of what happens going forward. The exclusion of Michigan and Florida leaves Barack Obama with an insurmountable delegate and popular vote lead. Even if she managed to somehow convince superdelegates to throw their support behind her because of her strength as a candidate, she’d be accused of having “stolen” the election.

The Democratic National Convention will take place on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s beautiful “I Have a Dream” speech. During the convention, Barack Obama will be named the nominee to represent the Democratic Party in the general election. Regardless of which candidate you support, which party you belong to, or what happens in the general election, there’s something very fitting about that.

Oddly enough, Bloch was looking at Karl Rove’s involvement in using the federal government to further political prospects of Republicans up for election. He also started the April 2007 investigation into Rove’s missing emails and the charges that the White House was politicizing appointments.

This could get very interesting…

January 20, 2009, will be a great day for our country and the world. As happy as I am to see George W. Bush leave office and his reign of mayhem come, mercifully, to an end, I am equally happy to be rid of his dear, sweet wife.

For eight years I have listened to the media fawn over that woman. Phrases like “everybody loves Laura Bush” and “Laura Bush’s approval numbers are very high” and “popular First Lady Laura Bush” make me fume. Who loves her? Why are her approval numbers high? Why is she popular? Who are these people that are being surveyed?!?!

I would be interested to see the gender breakdown of each survey taken on Laura Bush. I can’t imagine that her approval numbers among women is as high as it is among men. Ripped from a scene of Leave It to Beaver, she is weak, vapid, and meek. If I close my eyes, I can see her vacuuming the White House carpets in her pumps, pearls and form-fitting wool dress; virtually every man’s dream.

Laura Bush has accomplished next to nothing of substance in her life and her alleged popularity has set the women’s movement back 40 years. She appears to hold no opinion of her own; she’s perfectly happy to nod – eyes firmly focused in headlights – and agree with whatever her husband says. I doubt she’s had an original thought in years. How could anyone – especially any woman – respect that? Her voice is as soft and quavering as her spine and when she speaks in that slow, deliberate manner, I find myself motioning for her to speed it up, cut to the chase – SPIT IT OUT! – not because I’m ever even remotely interested in what she has to say, but because I want her to finish. I just want it to be over. 259 days and counting.