Archive for March 26th, 2009

UPDATED: Delaware to Be Eliminated Under GOP Budget Plan

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UPDATED: Delaware to Be Eliminated Under GOP Budget Plan

This post was even funnier once I saw the actual GOP plan: From the indescribable Nate Silver:

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The Wall of Hate

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John C. Atkins Brad Bennett Donald Blakey Greg Lavelle Joseph Booth Biff Lee Daniel Short George Carey Pam Thornburg Bill Carson Robert Walls Gerald Hocker David Wilson Bobby Outten Those above hate their fellow man, not for anything a person has done, but because of who a person is. In my perfect world, these people […]

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A Great Day for Equality in Delaware

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Fresh from the news that the Marriage Discrimination Bill went down to defeat in the Senate, we now learn that the House has passed HB5, the anti-discrimination bill sponsored by House Majority Leader Peter Schwartzkopf (D-Rehoboth) that would finally prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The vote was 26-14. According to the House Press Release, […]

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Breaking:’Sanctity of Marriage’ Bill Defeated

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Sen. Robert Venables’ attempt to permanently outlaw same-sex marriage was defeated in the State Senate today. The roll call for SS1 for SB 27 was 9 in favor, 11 opposed, and one not voting. Because this was the first leg of a constitutional amendment, 14 affirmative votes were needed for passage. Instead, the vote failed […]

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Michelle Bachmann is Stupid or Evil, or Both.

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The Fire Breathing Traitorous McCarthyite Representative Michelle Bachmann has engaged in yet another fire breathing display of drama. But this time, it seems she does not understand what she is so angry about, or she does understand, and is just trying to gin up a false controversy, since, as we all know, the Republicans stand […]

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Really NCAA..? (w/ apologies to Seth Meyers)

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You are really going to punish Delaware because we have sports betting? Really? You have playoff games in Las Vegas Nevada, but you are really going to punish Delaware? Really? Delaware sports betting is going to harm the purity of sport…really? When you run Division 1 football and basketball like feeder programs for the NFL […]

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Republicans Unveil Their Budget Plan… Or Not

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Tax cuts for the rich?  Check. What?  Were you expecting more?  Apparently so were reporters… “Two nights ago, the president said, ‘We haven’t seen a budget yet out of Republicans.’ Well, it’s just not true, because here it is, Mr. President,” said House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), waving a blue document in the air. […]

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Geithner’s 6 Point Plan

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Below I’ve highlighted the six points of Geithner’s plan. (Read LA Times article here.) The key elements of the Obama administration’s proposals are: • Give a single government entity, possibly the Federal Reserve, the power and authority to oversee the entire economy for signs of “systemic risk.” • Establish a government mechanism to seize and […]

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Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace

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Hey Democrat, You hate the Delaware Democratic Party? Too “old boy” for you? Too moderate? Too (insert pet peeve here)___________? Well now is the time step up or shut up.

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The Demise of Wolf Block-What Really Happened

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Since ‘bulo’s previous article attracted a surprising (at least by ‘bulo’s expectations) response, he would like to share this ‘inside baseball’ article from the Philadelphia Inquirer. You just have to love a story that features the firm being blasted during a eulogy, a real eulogy: The story begins in the mid-1980s, when the firm, then […]

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Updated: Health Insurance Companies Prefer Compromise Over Competition

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With the writing on the wall concerning Health Care, suddenly Insurers are willing to talk. WASHINGTON —The health insurance industry said Tuesday that it was willing to end the practice of charging higher premiums to sick people if Congress adopted a comprehensive plan that provided coverage to all Americans. The industry’s flexible position on the […]

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Serious QOD

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Ok, so my daughter has asked me to ask this question.  She has an awesome teacher that has been really discussing current events and getting the kids to think.  He was teacher of the year at their school last year.  He has NEVER mentioned how he stands politically and never gives his opinion during class.  […]

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These Are The Days #2

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These Are The Days #2

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