Archive for December 15th, 2008

Delaware Provides Microcosm of Looming Republican Civil War(…and glimpse at the outcome)

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In Delaware we have all the factions that comprise the greater (to use a term loosely) GOP. In Rick Jensen we have the empty headed nutbags who love Sarah Palin. I don’t listen to Jensen’s show but I heard a teaser for the show yesterday and Jensen’s Palin boner was as obvious as a basset […]

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Ho hum, illegal spying on Americans that just happened to catch a Governor

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The more you read about Eliot Spitzer and him getting caught with the prostitutes the more you, yes YOU, should wonder if this wasn’t also a political hit job by the GOP to shut up a guy, that was making a lot of people on Wall Street very upset. h/t susiemadrak.com Now, I’m not saying […]

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My heart goes out to families like this…

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Maybe we should get a fund raiser for a few of the families in this story. Let me know please.

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I can honestly say I’m ashamed to be an American

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Bush, on May 24, 2004, described what happened at Abu Ghraib as “disgraceful conduct by a few American troops who dishonored our country and disregarded our values.” In a May 18, 2004, interview, Bush told an Iraqi journalist: “I want to know the truth, too. . . . [Y]ou’ve just got to know that I’m […]

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Deep Media Thought

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Based on this map – they should call it “Delaware County Talk Radio.” (pssst….Dave, just between you and me, the big orange blog in Wilmington represents Ruth Ann right?)

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So What?

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When reminded that al Qaeda wasn’t in Iraq until after we invaded Bush says, “So what?”  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhHamDHk-B0[/youtube] BUSH: One of the major theaters against al Qaeda turns out to have been Iraq. This is where al Qaeda said they were going to take their stand. This is where al Qaeda was hoping to take- RADDATZ: […]

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QOD

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How much salary is too much?

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Dennis Rochford Out?

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WDEL is reporting that Governor-Elect Markell’s choice for Chief of Staff is out. Haven’t heard why or who will replace him yet. Tell us what you’ve heard in the Comments.

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More Shoe Throwing and Iraqi Reaction

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From todays NY Times: An American military patrol in Najaf on Monday was pelted by shoes thrown by supporters of Moktada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric. In Tikrit, journalists demonstrated in support of the Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference yesterday. And across Iraq, everyone seemed to have […]

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Markell Town Meeting – Nice Lead Time

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From the press release. Governor-elect Jack Markell will host a public town hall meeting, Tuesday, December 16, to solicit ideas from Delawareans as to how his administration can make state government as effective and efficient as possible. Due to the national economic downturn, Delaware is facing significant revenue shortfalls over the next two fiscal years, […]

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Deliberate Incompetence

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I have reached the conclusion that the last eight years weren’t the stumblings of an incompetent frat boy, but rather, a deliberate effort to bring our country to its knees.  I believe what we are witnessing is the Republican version of Tough Love – which might be more accurately described as spousal abuse, as in… […]

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Big Send Off For Joe ?

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WDEL reported this morning that Barack Obama will be taking the train from Philly to DC and picking up Joe BIden along the way in Wilmington. Does that mean that there is going to be some kind of big send off with speechifying and Joe telling everyone that the title of Delawarean is the one […]

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Deep Thought

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Having a shoe thrown at him is the only consequence Bush will ever have to contend with for having killed tens of thousands of people, and utterly destroyed the economy.

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