Archive for 2010
Analyze This: The Bradley Report
First off, I won’t play the political blame game concerning Jane Brady and Beau Biden on this issue until we know whether Beau is going to be fine. Today, I am just reporting the substance of the Bradley Report, or more specifically the findings and recommendations of Widener Univerity School of Law Dean Linda Ammons. […]
[7th Update]: BEAU BIDEN HOSPITALIZED; MILD STROKE
Just Breaking News: Attorney General Beau Biden has been hospitalized at Christiana Hospital and is undergoing treatment at present. It is not known what the treatment is for as yet. WPVI is reporting that Beau Biden was showing signs of a possible stroke.
Republican policies in 3 words
Republican Energy Policy: Spill, Baby, Spill! Republican Regulatory Policy: For Bedrooms Only Republican Finance Policy: Crash and Bubble Republican Foreign Policy: Loot and Holler Republican Education Policy: Cash for Flunkers Republican Tax Policy: Big Billionaire Bonanza Think up some more in the comments.
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show Plus RANT: Tues., May 11, 2010
Not that it’s hard to do, but today I will demonstrate the sheer cravenness of politicians, especially, but not exclusively, legislators. J. L. Miller wrote an excellent article in yesterday’s News-Journal about the ‘one size fits all’ Scarlet Letter of the online sex offender registry, especially as it applies to minors. I have previously written […]
Tea Party Targets Mike Castle
Mike Castle may be seen as an almost-sure winner to take a Democratic seat in November, but that doesn’t make him popular with the Republican base. A Tea Party group in Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley Tea Party, has targeted Castle in their “Tea Party Playing Cards.” The SVTP is asking people to buy a pack […]
CRI Needs Crash Course in Math
Today, when CRI and its Republican friends in the General Assembly cite a new study that shows that SB 234 would cost too much and do too little to increase recycling, remember that the figures in the study are pure bullshit, and that the study itself was prepared only for the partisan purpose of killing the bill.
School Board Elections Today
If you live in the following school districts, remember to vote today. One At-Large seat is being contested in Appoquinimink. The candidates are Julie D. Johnson and Valerie Jones-Rabb (02-25-10). In the Brandywine School District, two candidates are running unopposed for Districts B and E. In the Christiana School District, George E. Evans, Eric M. […]
CRI’s Dangerous Game.
The Caesar Rodney Institute is a Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization that is prohibited from engaging in partisan or political campaign activities. But CRI’s Executive Vice President Shaun Fink may have crossed that line today.
RNC Jerks Knees, Knock Selves Out
President Obama announced his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his pick for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Kagan has a rather impressive resume. One item on Kagan’s resume is that she clerked with Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, whom she considers her mentor. Apparently the RNC thinks Kagan’s Marshall ties are a […]
Get Out The Vote, Scientifically
One of the biggest issues for a political campaign is how do you get your base out to vote. Two researchers took a look at this problem and looked at what effect phone calls had on getting citizens out to vote. The study targeted over 150,000 Pennsylvanian registered voters in 2008 who had only voted once […]
Hair Of The Dog?
Whenever I’ve had a little too much “fun” (and ended up paying for it) my brother would always say, “hair of the dog.” Looks like he had a point. Scientists have discovered the molecule in the brain that leads to hangovers. The neuropeptide, a brain-signalling molecule, is believed to cause the body to experience withdrawal […]
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