Archive for June 23rd, 2009

How to Use 931 Words to Say Nothing

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Only in Delaware (c) would this pass for political reporting.

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How Did That Anti-Sotomayor Campaign Work Out?

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The Republicans already admitted that the Sotomayor nomination fight has failed to inspire the donations they expected. Now some polling has shown how much their over-the-top crazy rhetoric has hurt their standing with Latinos. Favorability of Republican Party among Latinos May 18-21 (before the Sotomayor nomination) Favorable 11 Unfavorable 79 No Opinion 10 June 15-18 […]

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UPDATED: Castle Speaks in Philly – Tea Leaf Readers Have At It

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Update: realclearpolitics.com picked up the DiStefano column. I’d expect that “They’ve asked me to run for the Senate as a Republican. comment to start turning up everywhere in the next few days. Read Joseph N. DiStefano’s whole column, it is a doozy. Here are some oddly unguarded musing from the 99 year old Congressman. “They’ve asked […]

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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show-June, 23,2009

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Presumably Dick Cathcart has spent the past four days reading all the fine print in the Governor’s budget proposal, and presumably he’ll be prepared to provide his Mindless Minions with their marching orders in Caucus today. Not a bad idea with only a week to go in the legislative session and an $800 million budgetary […]

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Caption Please

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Caption Please

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Is Mark Sanford The Worst Governor in America?

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Here is the top google news story on Sanford today that is not related to him taking a powder: COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina General Assembly overrode Gov. Mark Sanford’s vetoes Tuesday and approved a bill to study and recommend changes to the state tax structure. Lawmakers overturned all 10 Sanford vetoes, creating laws […]

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