Archive for March, 2009
Georgia’s Slippery Slope Battle Against Stem Cells
Georgia is about to take the Pro-Life/Stem Cell argument to a place that could result in backlash of epic proportions. The Washington Post lays out what’s happening. Last Thursday, the Georgia House passed a bill that declares embryos are children and therefore can be adopted. Meanwhile, the Georgia Senate passed a bill that defines a […]
2010 State Senate Races Roundup WikiPost: 3/17/09
Before you know it it will be time to campaign again. 2010 is approaching. And once again, half of the State Senators are on the ballot. What makes this year different, however, is that the State Senators elected in 2010 will only be elected to 2 year terms so as to accomodate the decennial census. […]
Oy vey
Ok, I know Hube does a dumb letter of the day or week or something so I don’t want to step on the toes of that and be called a thief. But I had to link to this letter to the editor. I have taken the time to read these over the past few days […]
FYI: Conservatives feel Obama is doing AWESOME Job
I know this because the Dow is UP today, so at least by 1:30 this afternoon, Obama is doing a great job.
Intuitions and How We Rationalize Cheating
A few weeks ago, I shared a post of behavioral economist Dan Ariely called, “Irrational Behavior”. In the video below, Ariely talks about re-examining our intuitions about our beliefs with the understanding that others most likely have conflicting intuitions about the same set of beliefs. From our intuitions, Ariely explains how people rationalize stealing, from […]
Breaking: ‘Climate Prosperity’ Leader Nominated to Head DNREC
It appears that Gov. Markell was really serious about bringing a new approach to DNREC. Here’s the press release: Markell Nominates Climate Prosperity Leader to Head DNREC Advocates praise bold choice of “true environmental champion” WILMINGTON – Following through on his commitment to fight for Delaware’s environmental health and welfare, Gov. Jack Markell announced on […]
Pre-filed Legislative Business II
(I am bumping this up since we closed out old business earlier this AM and wanted folks to have a chance to comment on these items.) ************************ The General Assembly gets back to work today, with a few items pre-filed in the House: HB 4 sponsored by Hudson and Lavelle — Requires that all cash […]
QOD
So if you didn’t read my post the other day called “waiting” then you might not know where this question of the day is coming from. It is a two parter. 1. If your ex-spouse was unemployed and one of your children decided that she wanted to live with one parent full time, would you […]
Did Obama Administration Screw Up on AIG?
8-ball sez, “Signs Point to Yes.” In a NYTimes article(read the whole thing, it’s excellent), it appears that lots of people were aware that a significant round of bonuses were due to be paid out on March 15, but those people did not include Timothy Geithner: Mr. (Representative Elijah) Cummings said he had been communicating […]
Will Republican Leaders Listen To Republicans
Greg Sargent points out the trend. Republicans aren’t happy with their Republican leaders. The approval rating of GOP leaders among Republicans has plummeted 12 points in a month, down from 55% in February to a minority of 43% now. That’s striking. Not only that, but approval of GOP leaders overall has dropped to 28% overall […]
Up With Absolutes.
At risk of starting up this conversation again, I do have address two issues from Le Affair de Liz Allen. So, I made the rounds and read Mike Matthews’ opinion and Dana Pico’s opinion at their respective sites. As you see in Dana’s post, he accurately lays out the issue here. We are not talking […]
Late Night Oddity: Dem Phones
What a great combination of old and new media commenting on new media and social networks. Cool indeed.
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