Archive for January, 2009
Carney Outside Govt….For Now
WNJ reports: Lt. Gov. John Carney will take a position in the private sector when he leaves office on Jan. 20, after he said he turned down an offer to serve as the state’s treasurer. Carney will take the post of chief operating officer for Delaware-based Transformative Technologies, a systems engineering and information company that […]
The GOP’s Legacy.
This is what Republicans do to the country: They destroy it. From First Read: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Then: 4.2% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2001) Now: 6.7% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2008) DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE Then: 10,587 (close of Friday, Jan. 19, 2001) Now: 9,015 (close of Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009) … CONSUMER CONFIDENCE […]
If Hube did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him
Hube provides man with much needed bellylaughs. Right now he is begging his reader to drive to a public library and freep some bullshit web awards poll. Voting continues for the 2008 Weblog Awards Vote for Colossus of Rhodey here! (Permanent link is off on the right sidebar; an embeddable poll will soon be available […]
Breaking… Charlie Copeland to Join the Blogosphere
Charlie Copeland has seen all of the fun that we have here in the blogosphere and has decided that he wants in. Created by former State Senator Charlie Copeland and others, Resolute Determination will be resolute in its determination to ensure that our government is accountable and that a broad array of public policy initiatives and […]
Chavez Keeps On Giving It To Palin
I Eat Gravel reports that Hugo Chavez has personally stepped in and Venezuela will continue supplying home heating oil to poor Americans.
Donviti On The Air… er Internets!
Be sure to surf on over to DelawareTalkRadio.com to listen to Donviti on the air with Maria Evans from 9 to 11.
Homeland Security
I swear I hate the term “Homeland Security.” “Homeland” sounds too much like Motherland (Russia) or Fatherland (Nazi Germany). And given the way the department operated under Bush, those comparisions to Communism and Fascism are appropriate. I would much prefer that we just drop the “Homeland” from the phrase. Janet Napolitano is now the nominee […]
Confirmation Hearings Schedule
Now that the new Congress is underway, confirmation hearings are set to begin. Thursday, Jan. 8 Tom Daschle for Health and Human Services secretary Friday, Jan. 9 Rep. Hilda Solis for Labor Tuesday, Jan. 14 Sen. Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State Peter Orszag for Office of Management of Budget Arne Duncan for Education Steve […]
Prologue to A Homecoming
Friday, it looked like mrs. nemski’s mother, Grandma, had turned a corner and would be home in two weeks. I went to work on Monday content that mrs. nemski was feeling better, a bit more relaxed, worried, yet coming to terms with her mother’s illness. I shot her a quick email to remind her that […]
WHITE HOUSE STAFF MEMO REGARDING THE TRANSITION ON JANUARY 20
To: allstaff@whitehouse.gov Re: transition All, As you know, the date when we must be out of our offices is fast approaching. Here are a few helpful reminders in preparation for the changeover: 1. As of this morning, the red phone is again routed to the Kremlin, not Domino’s. Please use a regular phone to place […]
Conservative Push Back Against Suspicionless Drug Test…?
My advice – Don’t hold your breath. “Conservative” Republicans have sold out their libertarian minded brothers time and again in favor of sucking up to the empty rhetoric loving “social” conservatives. And yet, Carnacki at West Virginia Blue sees some hope for a Republican change of heart on Constitutional issues: Now, even Hoppy Kercheval has […]
“My Dinner With Andre” Action Figures
are on backorder, so I’ll have to be content with this “The Birds” edition of Barbie.
Joe the Plumber… War Correspondent?
I’ll let Joe explain his new job in his own words. “If given the opportunity to do some good however minute it may be, or could be something really good, you gotta take that chance. You have to do it.” “It’s tragic, I mean it really is. I don’t say that in any little way. […]
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