Archive for December, 2008

Bailout, Schmailout, Top Guys Getting Top Dollar

Filed in National by on December 23, 2008 3 Comments

I’m sure you all read about how the executives of various bailed-out banks were still being well compensated. (Note, in this author’s mind, the fact that these guys are not in jail yet is still mind boggling). I didn’t write anything about it because I had difficulty expressing my outrage toward American capitalism and especially […]

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Clear Off Your Desks, Boys and Girls

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 4 Comments

As Obama is leading the US government back to science, it is time for a pop quiz courtesy of NewScientist. For full disclosure, I didn’t do half bad. 😉

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How Pitiful Is This

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 10 Comments

Open Left reports that John Boehner is advertising for “credentialed” economists who oppose the upcoming stimulus package. Evidently the “credentialed” economist community sees the economic problems we face sufficiently serious enough that they aren’t available to the wingnut echo chamber to try to advance their ill-informed opinions on how the government should deal with the […]

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Obama Porn

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 15 Comments
Obama Porn

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Johnny Mathis – Winter Wonderland

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 3 Comments

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Biden Defends the Warren Choice

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 6 Comments

Joe Biden will evidently be in Larry King Live tonite and has said this about what the Warren selection means: …Barack Obama said you’ve got to reach out. You’ve got to reach a hand of friendship across the aisle and across philosophies in this country. We can’t continue to be a red and blue country. […]

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Tearing Dallas A New Party Hole

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 0 Comments

A Message from George W Bush by Will Ferrell

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Nominations Being Accepted: Rookie of the Year

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 3 Comments

It takes a lot of committment to run a blog, and while some of them have gone by the wayside this year, several others have popped up.  I’ll start off the nominations with The Mourning Constitution, which Brian admits was named on the toilet.  Who else do we have that has joined the ranks and […]

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Tom Carper On Being Made a Fool of By Joe Lieberman

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 0 Comments

While he admits to having been duped, I don’t happen to believe that the letter below was actually written by Tom Carper. Where are the threats to turn the IRS on me? Where are is the simmering violent psychopathy? No promise to rip my head off and give it to his dog to use as […]

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Nominations Being Accepted: Comment of the Year

Filed in Delaware by on December 22, 2008 11 Comments

You know it and so do I, blogging would be pretty damn boring, were it not for commenters.  Hardly a day goes by when I don’t laugh out loud at a comment here on DL.  So this will be an opportunity to give some credit to a commenter here in Delaware for their keen insight, […]

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Oh my gosh…

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 5 Comments

it wasn’t Clinton’s fault… As for Mr. Bush’s banking regulators, they once brandished a chain saw over a 9,000-page pile of regulations as they promised to ease burdens on the industry. When states tried to use consumer protection laws to crack down on predatory lending, the comptroller of the currency blocked the effort, asserting that […]

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Markell selects McGonigle to be new COS

Filed in Delaware by on December 22, 2008 11 Comments

Gov.-elect Markell has selected a new Chief of Staff: Wilmington Attorney Thomas McGonigle. McGonigle served as legal counsel to former Gov. Tom Carper and has worked as a lawyer representing the state for the past several years. Last year, he was hired to handle probes into conditions at the Delaware Psychiatric Center. “Tom combines top-flight […]

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Ted Kaufman Admits He Will Not Be His Own Man.

Filed in Delaware by on December 22, 2008 4 Comments

There was really a rather remarkable article in yesterday’s News Journal, wherein our next Senator essentially admits that he will be nothing but a puppet. Many lawmakers have grappled with how to balance their constituents’ needs with their own principles. As Ted Kaufman sees it, he’ll have a third consideration when he becomes Delaware’s new […]

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