Archive for February 3rd, 2009

DCCC Thinks Sensenbrenner Is More Vulnerable Than Castle

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running ads against 28 House Republicans, attacking them for voting against Obama’s economic rescue plan. “These are serious times, hard working families are worried about keeping their jobs, health care and homes – they want action, not House Republicans cheering about doing nothing,” said Brian Wolff, Executive Director of […]

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Keepin’ It Real with the Young Republicans

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Get ready to party: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8IPaj91cQE&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

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BREAKING: BoA Bloodbath? Massive Delaware Layoffs Reported by Daily Kos Diarist

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NOTE: There are some questions raised in the comments about the legitimacy of this report. Here is a link to the post. When Bank of America absorbed MBNA into it’s organization, they gave away three year protection packages to long term and high ranking employees here which meant that if they were laid off within […]

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JFC Says: Pay No Attention to the Little Man Behind the Curtain

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If you read this NJ article, you read a bunch of legislators on the JFC who are clearly supportive of HB1 — but not when it comes to them and the workings of the JFC: JFC co-leaders Sen. Nancy Cook, D-Kenton, and Rep. Dennis P. Williams, D-Wilmington North, said they hope the JFC will continue […]

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The SEU: New Characters, Same Script

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This morning I attended the SEU oversight board’s February meeting.  A few days ago I got an email from the guy responsibe for notifying those of us on the SEU mailing list of impending meetings.  The email included an agenda and the location/time of the meeting. When I arrived, I asked for and received a […]

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Daschle’s Gone

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Good riddance. (h/t Tyler)

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This is the PROBLEM – Updated!

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How do you justify calling on the Senate to oppose an Economic Recovery Bill that hasn’t even been debated/amended yet? House Republicans are pushing their Senate colleagues to stand unanimously against President Obama’s stimulus package, as they themselves did in the lower chamber last week. “We are urging our Senate colleagues to join every House […]

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Tuesday Threes

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Chad Vader Eye Brows and Chocolate Joe the Plumber on Black Velvet

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GOP Economic Plan

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1) Attack Obama 2) More Tax Cuts For Corporations and Paris Hilton. 3) Reinflate the housing bubble.

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Thought of the Day.

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“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook […]

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Comment Rescue: H1 Visa Holders Didn’t Drive the Economy Off The Cliff

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The Prince makes a good point: Just to clarify that H1 visa holders are also taxpayers. I am a foreign national working on H1 visa and am as mad at the stupidity and incompetency of the American leadership as you are. I am subjected to as much taxes as you are with the only difference […]

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This Very Moment (8:23 am Tuesday)

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Mike Castle is meeting with Delaware’s business leaders. I wonder if he is rebuking them for being so greedy and short sighted?

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Yes, I am still alive.

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Mothers and Fathers out there, do not ever let your children become lawyers. It is all work work work and nothing to show for it but bags under your eyes. After working from 4 am until at least 8 pm every day for the last 10 days on a case going to trial, I am […]

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