Archive for March, 2008

The economy is fine, The war is fine, the weather is fine..

Filed in National by on March 21, 2008 10 Comments

See, this is all because the democrats wanted this recession to happen!  They should be hung!  Traders!  I love you Mike Castle! For the first time since the Depression, the Fed has been extending credit directly to securities firms in an effort to stabilize the capital markets. The central bank also expanded the types of […]

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See, Free Markets bring lower prices

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The two largest cellphone service providers — Verizon Wireless and AT&T — won a greater swath of radio spectrum in the government auction that ended this week, heading off new competition that could have led to lower prices for consumers. Pretty sweet huh? I love our brand of capitalism. Aren’t these the same guys that […]

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The First Debate: Education

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 20, 2008 19 Comments

Attendees of the debate tonight between Democratic gubernatorial Jack Markell and John Carney on Education pretty much filled the lower space of the Grand and there were some folks who ventured up to the (cordoned off) area upstairs. Markell supporters were very visible – ranging from the kids outside with signs and cheers (having some […]

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DOAH!!!

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h/t Rsmitty…I guess he’s an ass man, who knew Woman Goes for Leg Operation, Gets New Anus Instead

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Happy first day of spring

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For those of you that aren’t cheap bastards like myself don’t forget to stop Rita’s waterice to get your freebie! It’s the one day a year I take the kids out for desert

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This Land is Your Land

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…With countries, just like with people, it is easy to let the best of yourself just slip away. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc4BI5NWU[/youtube]

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HELP US OUT

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If any of you readers got ” a questionaire from NRCC asking for money and asking the usual republican questions, ie, “…are you ready to let the Dems surrender in Iraq?…”  Please scan it and send it to donviti@yahoo.com.  I would like to post it for all of us to see. Thanks

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Uhhh, no shyte Sherlock

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OMAHA, Neb. – U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel writes in a new book that the United States needs independent leadership and possibly another political party, while suggesting the Iraq war might be remembered as one of the five biggest blunders in history. Dude? POSSIBLY? During visits to the Middle East in December 2002, Hagel said, Israel’s […]

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happy dead guy on a stick

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happy dead guy on a stick

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See, trading with a communist country brings democracy!

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[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=71GiRisLPPk[/youtube] It’s only a matter of time before democracy sets in.  We need to keep trading with them!

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Subprime Loans for Dummies

Filed in National by on March 19, 2008 1 Comment

And done web-comic style. Snarky and quite good.

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Gerald Hocker Takes a Page Out of the Bush/Cheney Playbook

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 19, 2008 26 Comments

Gerald Hocker apparently doesn’t like that Maria Evans called him out on being so wrong about wind power. He has a guest post up on WGMD’s blog (of all places). The strategy appears to be to throw out as much BS as possible, in hopes of people hearing it so much that they start to […]

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Chris Bullock Abandons Race for House Seat

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 19, 2008 38 Comments

So, I know someone here is connected enough to the story to tell the details. What are they? Nancy Willing reported the advance notice last night. The WNJ has abit more info. I’m not yet backing a candidate here, but this whole business looks a little strange, and certainly smells as though there is more […]

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