Archive for September 14th, 2008
Finally! A Delaware Poll!
The Republican leaning Rasmussen Reports finally polled Delaware. And the results were not surprising. Obama-Biden 55% McCain-Palin 43% Not surprisingly, most Delaware voters—54%– say Obama made the right decision when selecting Senator Joe Biden to be his running mate. Just 40% say that John McCain made the right choice when he selected Alaska Governor Sarah […]
Will the Stock Market Collapse Tomorrow?
Today has been perhaps the most eventful day in Wall Street history since October 29, 1929. And tomorrow may top it. In a literal barrage of horrible news, it has been announced over the last few hours that Lehman Brothers will file for bankruptcy, and by all accounts, will be liquidated; and Merrill Lynch will […]
Workforce Housing Ordinance Online
New Castle County has workforce housing links on the land use page. The text of the law is there as well. I really need to do an annotated version of the it, but for now, immerse yourself. The handouts to developers are pretty easy to spot, they’re everywhere. There is a council meeting on Tuesday […]
Has McCain gone too far with his sleazy ads?
Just ask Karl Rove. “McCain has gone in his ads one step too far, and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the 100-percent-truth test,” said Rove. “Both campaigns ought to be careful about… there ought to be an adult who says: ‘Do we really need to go that far in […]
Bluewater Wind and Willett Kempton in The NY Times Magazine
Thanks to Tom Noyes for letting us know about this article in the Sunday NY Times magazine. It is a six page article that covers the whole journey of Bluewater. Copeland and McDowell get called out for their opposition. Tommywonk also gets a quote.
Further Adventures in Homeland Security
How to get yourself off of the No Fly list: Change your name. Don’t know how smart it was for this guy to advertise his workaround, but if you are on the list and have the right legal fees and some time, here’s your solution. How safe are you feeling? Sheesh, these are supposed to […]
Greenspan Won’t Endorse the McCain Tax Plan
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIIVsNhdv8U[/youtube] Yay PAYGO!
No, Governor Minner Embarrassed Herself
Ron Williams writes in today’s NJ: Minner’s comments came as Carney was calling on his supporters to rally around Markell for a unified Democratic victory in November. They came as state party chairman John Daniello called for party harmony. “Both sides [Markell and Carney] will need each other to win in November,” Daniello told the […]
This article is why a VP pick is critical
I strongly recommend you all read this A burst of ferocity stunned the room into silence. No other word for it: The vice president’s attorney was shouting. “The president doesn’t want this! [1] You are not going to see the opinions. You are out . . . of . . . your . . . […]
Saturday Night Live every once in a while makes you laugh
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz6RAJ54HFQ[/youtube]
Sunday Talk
From Daily Kos: THE LINEUP: Meet The Press: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), small man in search of a balcony Rudy Giuliani, Bush author Bob Woodward & Chuck Todd. Tweety: Mark Whitaker, the hot Cynthia Tucker, Patrick Healy and BBC’s Katty Kay. Half of these quotes were embarrassingly wrong This Weak: The great Claire McCaskill (D-MO), […]
Two Really Good Men
This Dialogue Delaware vignette is very informative, and makes our two Democratic candidates for Governor look very sincere: Jack Markell was at home in shorts and a T-shirt Tuesday night, hitting “refresh” on his computer screen to keep up with election returns, when a campaign staffer called to tell him to come down to the […]
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