Archive for March, 2010

McCarthyite Tactics

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Via Andrew Sullivan: Liz Cheney ratchets up the disgusting campaign led by Senator Chuck Grassley to impugn DOJ appointees who represented Gitmo detainees. Ackerman: You know, [the lawyers who] provided the representation that the Rehnquist and Roberts Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled those detainees are entitled? And which even the military commissions provide for? Instead, […]

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Kudos to Senator Kaufman!

Filed in National by on March 2, 2010 74 Comments

The Huffington Post reports the Senator as being the 34th supporter of passing the public option via reconciliation:

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Bunning Relents – Our Long National Nightmare Is Over

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Jim Bunning found a flicker of compassion inside of his cold, dead heart: Under increasing pressure from Democrats and members of his own party, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) Tuesday night abandoned his one-man filibuster of a one-month extension to unemployment benefits and other programs. In the end Bunning agreed to a deal allowing him one […]

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Dispatches From the GOP Braintrust

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Michael Zak, a blogger at Big Government (one of Andrew Breitbart’s sites) compares ACORN to the KKK: ACORN does indeed operate like the Mafia, but it more closely resembles another organization that began as an affiliate of the Democratic Party, the Ku Klux Klan. Aside from intimidating some bank executives, ACORN does not engage in […]

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BREAKING: Astra Zeneca to Cut 1/3 of Delaware R & D Force

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Ya see, these obscene tax breaks and other incentives come with no guarantee. Say buh-bye to 550 top-paying jobs. No doubt, what WON’T be cut is Astra Zeneca’s steady stream of contributions to our corporate controlled legislators. Here’s the bad news: Cuts atĀ AstraZeneca’s brick complex on USĀ 202 between Wilmington and Chadds Ford include “550 research […]

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Tuesday Open Thread

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Welcome to Tuesday! If we keep getting more of this springlike weather I might start getting used to it. Let’s start our open thread. Who knew, Wilmington is not the whole entire world: “January, according to satellite (data), was the hottest January we’ve ever seen,” said Nicholls of Monash University’s School of Geography and Environmental […]

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Problem Solving 101

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Washington, D.C. is the latest area to legalize same-sex marriage and this has caused a problem for Catholic Diocese of Washington. They’ve threatened to quite doing humanitarian work in Washington, D.C. but I guess the backlash and the taxpayer subsidies are too much to pass up. The Catholic diocese of Washington has found a unique […]

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The Calorie Tax

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We’ve spent a whole year talking about health care reform in our country but have spent very little time talking about lifestyle reform. As a calorie-watcher, I know how difficult it is to purchase the right kinds of foods. More nutritious foods are more expensive and don’t keep as long. The results of a new […]

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The Secret Doings of the Politico Editorial Meeting

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This is damned awesome — a very cool website and a damned funny take on the ohsoinsidery Politico:

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Warren Buffet Does a Sarah Palin Imitation!

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This is from a longer interview Buffet gave recently, but he gives an opinion of Obama’s performance on the economy (and a quick insight as to the correct response to fixing the economy the repubs broke) before getting to the funny bit. This is just a few minutes long:

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Utah IRS Building Evacuated

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I hope this is a hoax and not something worse: Hazardous materials crews were on the scene Monday at the IRS building in Farr West, Utah, where two people were removed on stretchers and several others were undergoing decontamination showers. The FBI released no information about the incident at the facility in Farr West, near […]

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Umm… About That Bill Senator Bunning Said “Tough Sh*t” To…

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Not only did he put 2000 Federal Transportation workers out of work, but he triggered a 21 percent cut in Medicare fees to doctors. Political gridlock in the Senate triggered a 21 percent cut in Medicare fees to doctors Monday, as the American Medical Association warned of a “meltdown” for seniors and the Obama administration […]

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School Board Deadline This Friday

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Have you ever screamed at a News Journal or State News article about education? Have you been trying to tell people for years about what is wrong with education in this state, county or district? Do you believe that the public education system in this state is a right and should work for our children?

You may be interested in filing as a candidate for the school board elections. But hurry, the deadline is this Friday.

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