Archive for March, 2011

Governor Markell on the WaPo Editorial Page

Filed in Delaware, National by on March 14, 2011 8 Comments

Yesterday, Governor Jack Markell had an editorial published in the OpEd section of the Washington Post. Titled Taxes are the wrong focus for economic growth, he makes the case that businesses want to be in places with a good quality of life — where talented people and their families want to live:

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‘Sovereign Citizen’ With Ties to Delaware’s 9/12 Patriots Arrested In Alaska For Alleged Plot To Kill Police, Federal Judge

Filed in National by on March 13, 2011 24 Comments

This Teabagger, Francis “Schaeffer” Cox, is a piece of work.

In addition to being arrested for “conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit arson, misconduct involving weapons in the third degree, hindering prosecution in the first degree and tampering with evidence,”…

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Modern Republicanism Exposed

Filed in National by on March 13, 2011 3 Comments

Lawrence Kudlow candidly betrayed typical Modern Republican cruelty when, regarding Japan, he said “The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that.”

That but of inhumanity didn’t cause a sir, because we all know individual Republicans are heartless. This is dog bites man stuff. What is interesting, and frankly shocking…

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And Now…A Word From Our Betters

Filed in International by on March 13, 2011 4 Comments

Larry Kudlow explains how we should prioritize after the devastating Sendai earthquake.

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Nuclear Power, When it Fails it Fails Big

Filed in National by on March 12, 2011 18 Comments

It is like playing with fire, except the fire is extremely poisonous.

TOKYO — Japanese officials announced Sunday that the cooling system at a second nuclear reactor crippled by Japan’s devastating earthquake had failed completely, even as they took the extraordinary step of flooding a separate reactor with seawater in a last-ditch effort to avoid a nuclear meltdown.

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Comment Rescue: Garrett’s Corollary to Godwin’s Law

Filed in National by on March 12, 2011 1 Comment

Garrett’s Corollary to Godwin’s Law: A legitimately despotic, cruel, inhumane action or regime cannot be blithely dismissed, ignored, or discounted by the invocation of Godwin’s law.

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on March 12, 2011 11 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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“Teabag Governor Says “F-YOU” to the Governed” of the Day: FL’s Rick Scott

Filed in National by on March 12, 2011 13 Comments

With so many vying for the title of “Most Stupid Teabag Governor” there is a perpetual traffic jam between Chris Christie, Scott, Walker, Rick Perry, and Florida’s Rick Scott. Florida Gov. Rick Scott’ decision to rejected high speed rail, jobs, and $28 million a year put him out in front temporarily a few weeks ago, but now we find that Scott’s teabag-onomics will keep him in the running for years to come.

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This Is Not A Godwin’s Law Violation

Filed in National by on March 12, 2011 11 Comments

A state senator in New Hampshire told a mental health advocate that “defective people” should be shipped to Siberia to die because of “overpopulation.”

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A Little Good News: Scott Walker’s Fate

Filed in National by on March 12, 2011 22 Comments

Firefighters caused a run on the M&I Bank which was a major funder of Scott Walker’s campaign. Awesome!

and there is this…

National Journal: (via kos)

Paul Maslin: ‘VICTORY’???!!! Pyrrhus Had Nothing on Scott Walker.

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President Obama, Nationalize the NFL

Filed in National by on March 12, 2011 13 Comments

Take the NFL away from the owners who are violating the public trust by abusing their monopoly position. Problem solved.

If you want to know all about the owners position read this column by ESPN’s Bill Simons.

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by on March 11, 2011 17 Comments

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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“Teabag Governor Says “F-You!” to the Governed” of the Day

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“Financial Martial Law” declared in Michigan. What could possibly go wrong?

(the bill) allows the governor to dissolve the elected governments of Michigan’s towns and cities, replacing them with unaccountable “emergency financial managers” who can…

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