Archive for April 20th, 2010
Since the News Journal Couldn’t Be Bothered to Cover Chris Coons Launch….
Did you notice what was missing from the News Journal today?
Coverage of Chris Coons’ official launch of his Senatorial bid. No wonder they have a hard time getting people to buy this thing. A serious candidate for Senate does the three county tour and the best the NJ can do is show a picture in the dead tree edition.
The Myth of the $50 Billion Bailout Fund
In a stunning display of either a lack of short-term memory or full-blown dementia, Congressional Republicans are taking the exact same losing playbook they used during the health care reform fight and are now applying it to the financial reform battle. Just as they did before, they have all latched on to a memo written […]
Georgia Legislature Competes With The National Enquirer… And Wins
Via TPM: The Georgia House Judiciary Committee took up a bill last week that would “prohibit requiring a person to be implanted with a microchip,” and would make violating the ban a misdemeanor. According to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one exchange from the hearing could have been ripped right from Dr. Strangelove. […] […]
Where’s The Teabagger Army?
Arizona just passed a bill making it mandatory that you have your papers with you in the state: The bill, known as SB 1070, makes it a misdemeanor to lack proper immigration paperwork in Arizona. It also requires police officers, if they form a “reasonable suspicion” that someone is an illegal immigrant, to determine the […]
Tuesday Open Thread
It’s time again for our daily weekday ritual, the open thread. I hope you have plenty to talk about. The perception of the U.S. in world has risen sharply again, for the second year in a row: For the first time since the annual poll began in 2005, America’s influence in the world is now […]
Legislative Pre-Game Show Plus Rant: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
OK, folks, it’s rant time. The obligatory and halfhearted hearing into the Insurance Commissioner’s office can only be described as pathetic. Based on published reports and what was reported at DL, there appeared to have been next-to-no preparation by the respective committee members. Little in the way of followup questions. And the weak post-hearing handwringing […]
Frivolous HCR Lawsuits Hurts Florida AG’s Poll Numbers
The race to replace Florida governor Charlie Crist had been seen as a likely Republican retention. Florida Attorney General Republican Bill McCollum (of Clinton impeachment manager fame) is running against Florida Chief Financial Officer Democrat Alex Sink. McCollum had a comfortable lead and much higher name recognition. McCollum, along with Attorneys General from other states […]
Dirty Tricks In The Treasurer Race?
I received an email from the Flowers for Treasurer campaign about some possible dirty tricks. The Flowers campaign was getting word from voters that they were receiving late night, early morning and generally annoying phone calls purported to be from his campaign. Hopefully, each of you saw the Dialogue Delaware story in Sunday’s News Journal […]
Another Loss for the Civil Rights Community
Another leader in the fight for equality, Dr. Dorothy Height, died this morning. Dr. Height was a towering figure in the fight for civil rights. She not only led the fight for justice in the Black community, but she was also a strong supporter of equality for the gay and lesbian community. I had the […]
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