Abramoff: The Gift That Keeps on Giving [Updated]
Yesterday, the FBI raided the offices of the wife of John Doolittle (R-CA). This raid is part of the ongoing and growing Abramoff lobbying scandal. It appears that her firm…
This is the man Michael Castle thinks should be the President of the United States
Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb-Bomb Iran...(sung to the tune of the Beach Boys song " Barbara Ann") Tee, hee. Good idea Senator. Bomb 'em all and let God sort 'em out!!…
Seed Money
I guess sometimes you spend so much time pounding the big corporations that get ink around the country you forget about the one in your back yard. With all the…
Atkins, the unkillable GOP Rasputin, to be killed again today (UPDATED)
Atkins is going to try and peel enough votes away from the GOP candidate in the 41st to swing this to the Democrats as one last FU!! So.... The Republicans…
Health Care in Canada Cheaper and Better Than in the United States
From the Toronto Star: Health outcomes for patients in Canada are as good as or better than in the United States, even though per capita spending is higher south of…
Ten Grand for That ?!?
If you are not 100% convinced that the DEGOP is in utter disarray, check out Blue State Rising.
Wonky Wednesday: What Is the Value of a Tree?
The poets might object, but economic techniques are increasingly being used to place a dollar value on trees. The blog Environmental Economics has an interesting post on placing a dollar…
Reid to Bush: If you come after us, we’ll hit back every bit as aggressivley
Right now the Congressional Democrtas are on the right side of the Iraq war issue. As a TPM commenter notes, we'll soon see what our party is made of. TPMcafe…
Does anyone know how to get an actual human being on the phone at Bank of America?
Does anyone know if this Chris Gore guy is a real person? I tried that phone number and got nowhere. I tried email and got this email directing me back…
Why Did Rove Have Research in Motion Shut Down Last Night?
If you are a user of a crackberry, you were non-plussed this morning. Last night Research in Motion (the blackberry people) had a serious meltdown of their systems. I wonder…
Will Castle Return his “Sand to Nowhere” Pork now?
So I read this article and think to myself do we as Delawareans really need to be wasting $25,000,000 federal tax dollars on sand when apparently the beaches naturally come…
Breaking: Christine O’Donnell Giving Mike Castle Primary Challenge “serious consideration”
There are persistent rumors coming out to the "pro-life" community that Christine O'Donnell is going to primary Michael Castle. I have been unable to get a direct comment out of…
A quick poll
- Are guns too easy to get in the US? Yes or No