Archive for July, 2007

George Bush’s latest speech

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Read the abridged version here…. scarey.

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Your “liberal” media

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Phrases – Via Eschaton Number of times the term “Clinton fatigue” appeared, according to a Nexis search, in major papers during July of 1999: 27 Clinton Gallup poll approval rating in July of 1999: 64% Number of times the term “Bush fatigue” has appeared, so far, in July of 2007: 1 Bush Gallup poll approval […]

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Those damn Irani, wait, Syrian, wait Saudi Insurgents

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Now, Bush administration officials are voicing increasing anger at what they say has been Saudi Arabia’s counterproductive role in the Iraq war. One senior administration official says he has seen evidence that Saudi Arabia is providing financial support to opponents of Mr. Maliki. The American officials in Iraq also say that the majority of suicide […]

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Why stereotypes aren’t always wrong…

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A POLISH bus driver…..

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So much for the DJIA as a measure of Bush’s economic success

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Yesterday, the Dow Jones closed at 13,473. On the day Bush was sworn into office in January 2001, the Dow Jones stood at 10,732. A 25% gain is good…right? Under Reagan, the Dow went up 148%. Under Clinton, it grew 187%.

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Late Night: Jeff Bridges’ blog is cool

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Mike Castle’s Buddy David Brennan to cut 7,000 AstraZeneca jobs

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Mike Castle’s Buddy David Brennan to cut 7,000 AstraZeneca jobs

How times change. Today we have sad faces. Back in January of 2006 we were all smiles. Caption:Delaware Congressman Mike Castle joined with David Brennan, President & CEO of AstraZeneca US to announce the nationwide Together Rx Access Card, which provides uninsured Americans under the age of 65 with significant prescription drug savings. h/t FSP

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Comment Rescue: The Politics of being polite

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Jerry sez…You know, maybe Castle’s employee’s give you so little information because you trash them here. I wouldn’t talk to you if I were on of them. I wouldn’t want my name to show up. And you know what, maybe he has a point. Maybe I’ve burned some bridges with Mike and Kristy and Ian. […]

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Drinking Liberally Tonight in Newark

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Don’t forget that Drinking Liberally gathers tonight at 8:00 pm at the Deer Park Tavern on Main Street in Newark. Look for the liberals around the bar. If you’d like to receive monthly alerts on this fun gathering, go here to get your name on the list.

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Castle to hold ZERO town hall meetings during August recess

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It is sad but (given his voting record)not surprising that Mike Castle refuses to hold ANY town hall meetings this August. I spoke to a young man in the Dover office named Ian who said that the Congressman might hold one of those bogus call in things that they are trying to pass off as […]

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War Crimes and the White House

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The Dishonor in a Tortured New ‘Interpretation’ of the Geneva Conventions By P.X. Kelley and Robert F. Turner Thursday, July 26, 2007; Page A21 One of us was appointed commandant of the Marine Corps by President Ronald Reagan; the other served as a lawyer in the Reagan White House and has vigorously defended the constitutionality […]

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You tell me what you’d do?

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UPDATE:  I have fired off the first salvo.  No response yet, but I may not get one, this fish can be tricky to hook at times.   Donviti: What happened at the meeting last night?  I’m going with the “catch in a lie” spinner bait.  Let’s see how I do, unless she reads this blog, then I’m […]

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Mike Castle knows that my journalism kung-fu kicks ass

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Elizabeth Wenk to “spend more time with the family” in order to make room for a mouthpiece with more experience with tough campaigns. I scooped the NJ by two days. For my next scoop I will provide the name of the person that will be taking over for Wenk and I will have it at […]

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