Archive for March, 2009
The Best Gift for All.
I am amused, like Pandora, at the whole “Republican Minority Leader Rush Limbaugh” episode. It occurs to me that it is a win-win for everyone involved. Politico is reporting that longtime Democratic strategists Stanley Greenberg and James Carville polled public opinion concerning the Great Rotund Republican last fall, “and learned their longtime tormentor was deeply […]
I’m Sorry, Who Are Republicans Blaming For Keeping This Circus Alive?
I really would like to stop writing about this, (Okay, I’m lying!) but how can I when Rush won’t shut up! Now he’s challenging President Obama to a debate! But I have an idea. If these guys are so impressed with themselves, and if they are so sure of their correctness, why doesn’t President Obama […]
Talking Point Smackdown — MagLev Edition
This comes via Steve Benen who points us to this delightful bit of business when columnist Dick Spotswood met with Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R) from California: – Met with Republican Rep. Mary Bono Mack from Riverside County’s Coachella Valley. While a social moderate, Sonny Bono’s widow is a solid conservative. Talked to her about […]
R. I. P. John Cephas
El Somnambulo has just received word that the great Piedmont guitar picker and folklorist Bowling Green John Cephas passed away today. The duo of Cephas & Wiggins enthralled and educated audiences all over the world. Cephas also was a leading light in the arts community. He served on the National Council of the Traditional Arts, […]
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Big Pharma
Another Bushite attempt to place the interests of the pharmaceutical industry ahead of the rights of consumers has been shot down by the Supreme Court. In the case of Wyeth v. Levine: The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of a woman who had her arm amputated after an improper injection of an antinausea […]
Busy Friday Morning?
I am planning on attending the SEU meeting on Friday morning. Who is with me? 9:00-10:30AM U of D Perkins Student Center Kirkwood Room They will be discussing the Fiscal Agent RFP and getting an update on the Contract Administrator negotiations. Plus it is fun to see who gets kicked out and who gets to […]
AAUW Book Sale Begins Tomorrow
One of the fantastic things about living in Delaware is the annual AAUW Used Book Sale that takes place at the Concord Mall. The used book sale begins tomorrow, March 5th, runs until Sunday, March 8th. If you are a book lover and you’ve never had the opportunity to go, do so, you will not […]
Let My People Know Coalition Meeting – Thursday, March 5th
Let My People Know Coalition Agenda Thursday, Mar 5th, 2009 6:30pm -7:30pm ING Direct Cafe Ground Floor at ING Direct Building 802 Delaware Ave PARKING: Between Jefferson and 12th Behind Artisan Bank This meeting is to discuss the up coming (in 3 wks.) city Budget Hearings and will be most interesting to city residents, however, […]
QoD: What’s Jim Sills Doing?
What do Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas and Colorado NOT have in common with Delaware? All of these states have websites that detail how they are spending their American Recovery and Reinvestment monies. Delaware does not. Gov. Markell, it’s time to get Jim Sills to work.
Breaking: Delaware Senate & House Match-Ups To Be Polled By “Public Policy Polling”
Little Delaware will get some national attention when North Carolina based, Public Policy Polling begins polling in Delaware to determine how Beau Biden fares against Mike Castle in order to see if there’s any chance Democrats don’t keep Biden Sr’s Senate seat in 2010. They will also be polling to see how John Carney might […]
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