Archive for June, 2010
Republicans Might Get Taitzed
Ouch! Orly Taitz could actually win, and… Republican heads are exploding. “It’d be a disaster for the Republican party,” says James Lacy, a conservative GOP operative in the state. “Can you imagine if [gubernatorial candidate] Meg Whitman and [candidate for Lt. Gov.] Abel Maldonado — both of whom might have a chance to win in […]
File This Under D’oh
Via HuffPo: Three-quarters of registered voters think Congress should forget about the deficit and preserve extended unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for laid-off workers, according to a new poll commissioned by the National Employment Law Project. Citing deficit concerns, Democrats in both chambers of Congress have said it’s time to start thinking about how […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Here’s what happened on Thursday. Bills that passed that were of interest to me had previously been discussed here. Legislators introduced some interesting new bills, most of which I’ll discuss when/if they’re considered in committee or on the floor. I’ve already discussed HB 443(George) and why I think it’s essential. For those whose lips get […]
Rand Paul: I’m MLK and Frederick Douglass
Rand Paul is Martin Luther King, Jr. and Frederick Douglass all wrapped up into one package, according to Rand Paul.
Primary Day SuperTuesday
Primaries in 11 states today. Some races of national interest: NV-Sen (R), CA-Sen (R), CA-Gov (R), AR-Sen (D runoff), SC-Gov (R).
Late Night Video — This is Where We Live
This is 2 years old and was done for the 25th Anniversary of 4th Estate Publishers. I think I may live here already:
Because I Can… Tweet
Alas, I have given in and sent my first tweet 2 hours ago (@Pandoradl). Needless to say, I have provided two hours of amusement for Nemski. He even has me performing Twitter Tricks… like challenging me to add a photo without asking my kids for help. And Geek had a chuckle with a joke about […]
The GOP Needs New Talent
And I’m not talking politics. I’m talking about how Republicans love (and steal) the music of liberal performers. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore (R-CA) got burned for using for using altered-lyric version of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer” and “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” for his campaign’s Web ads. David Byrne is suing […]
Castle Previews His November Strategy
In November, Mike Castle plans to bash Chris Coons as a fiscally irresponsible, tax-raising Democrat.
Don’t Get Mad, Mr. President. Get Even.
This is the title of Frank Rich’s column from yesterday’s NYT, which, as always, is a Must Read. Like Rich, I find the emphasis on getting some anger from the President a lazy and childish response from the media. A media who perpetually is looking for the ratings-boosting human drama rather than trying to figure out how,exactly, something like this could possibly happen. So instead of trying to figure out how the legendarily dysfunctional Bush-era Minerals Management Service was still largely dysfunctional this far into the Obama Administration, we get plenty of ink on how “angry” the President is.
The Pentagon Being Asked to Tighten Its Belt — Finally
This is good news — this is Not Enough — but this is genuinely a good direction.
According to the NYT today, SecDef Robert Gates is asking the entire DOD to find billions of dollars in cuts to help fund the wars that they are in:
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