Archive for February 15th, 2009
Complete these sentences
Tax breaks for corporations that are laying of tens of thousands of jobs create jobs because…. A government employee isn’t in a job. He/she is just doing work because…. I am head of the RNC and I tell you not to trust me and now you are going to….
SNL Tried to Parody the GOP
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRWukDe4BI[/youtube] This parody from Saturday past is of the current GOP tactic of cheering on the failure of the economy so that they can get some electorial gain out of it. Except this invoked to me the same watching a trainwreck feeling that I get when reading wingnut blogs these days. It seemed just a […]
Republicans Put the “Mental” in Governmental
Atrios carries this blurb about the California budget fiasco: The hang-up came in trying to reach the required two-thirds majority in each house, where three Republican votes are needed. The Assembly appeared to have sufficient votes lined up, but the Senate was falling one short. Debate halted after Republican Sen. Dave Cox told reporters he was […]
Kill Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Now
President Obama, tear down this policy. Amy Brian was in the Kansas National Guard, had served in Iraq and survived an IED blast there. Back in Kansas, she was hard at work trying to bring some order to the local government purchase program, trying to save the government money. Although the fact that she was […]
Matthews’ Quest to Woo O’Donnell Makes the NJ.
This is just hilarious. Delaware blogger Mike Matthews said he was going to try to lose 100 pounds before Aug. 6. The idea started, Matthews wrote, to try to win the affection of failed U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell. But after announcing his plan, he decided to work to benefit the Food Bank of Delaware […]
News Journal Doesn’t Understand the Space-Time Continium.
Read this sentence from the Delaware Dialogue column in the News Journal this morning concerning Christine O’Donnell’s announcement that she is running yet again for the Senate in 2010: O’Donnell made a failed attempt to run against Biden last November and tried again in 2006. The way that sentence reads, it sounds like O’Donnell ran […]
Green is Gold. So Let’s Get Movin.
From the News Journal: Gov. Jack Markell plans an unprecedented policy shift with his final Cabinet choice, a secretary who Markell said will blend administration goals for both the economy and the environment. Markell said his new Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control chief will spearhead a “green is gold” strategy that aims to […]
School Boards Impact Everyone’s Life
Don’t believe me? Then think property values. Bad Schools will directly impact the cost of your home and the quality of your neighborhood. Now, is everyone paying attention? School Board elections aren’t just for those people with children. Elections for School Board will be held in May. Anyone interested in running has until March 6th […]
Live Music at Noon – Rachel Schain
Come have brunch today at the Bellefonte Cafe in Wilmington, where you will be treated to the music of my lovely wife, Rachel Schain. She will be playing from noon until 3 (with breaks, of course). There will be good food, comfortable, casual atmosphere, and friendly people. Here’s Rachel singing “The Fade to Black”, which […]
Day 18: Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
Today is the 18th day of Congressman Mike Castle’s betrayal of Delaware. He is now and forever shall be a minion of the Republican Party. Here is Mike Castle’s personal horoscope for today: Legal documents might turn to incomprehensible gibberish in your hands today, so try to put off any big commitments for at least […]
Grab your coffee, and join me again with Rich
I needed to read this today and so did/will you: This town talks to itself and whips itself into a frenzy with its own theories that are completely at odds with what the rest of America is thinking,” he says. Once the frenzy got going, it didn’t matter that most polls showed support for Obama […]
Iron Hill to “Bailout” One Check Per NIght
I happen to like “ripped from the headlines” type promotions.
Deep Borg Thought
There are two Americas. There is the America in which we all live where people work, raise kids, and pay bills and there is the America that only lives in the wingnut hive mind.
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