Archive for July, 2011
Hey you, put down that Seabass!
I know it is delicious, but both farm raised and trawled seabass are under pressure. “What? Farm raised?” you say. Yes. Farming seabass is associated with pollution and the spread of disease to wild fish. Seabass are carnivorous and have to be fed on wild-caught fish. The food supply for seabass does not come from […]
Markell Has Signed SB 146. Quietly. Very Quietly.
Virtually every day, we get at least one, and sometimes more, press releases from the Governor’s office, touting the signing of one piece of ‘landmark’ legislation after another. Jack Markell is not the first governor to do this, it’s a time-honored tradition of giving oneself ‘the rub’ (wrestling term for putting someone over) and giving […]
What Is The Future For Republicans?
The Republicans are on the edge of the cliff regarding the debt ceiling. Will they all jump like lemmings or will some of them push the Tea Party off?
Late Night Video — The Standup Economist
Via Calculated Risk, here is a funny routine from the Stand Up Economist, who does a hysterical run down on the budget mess and other political controversy:
Chad Livengood Falls Victim To Dread Disease
Normally excellent reporter Chad Livengood falls victim to the dread disease of fairnbalanced-itis. Send him healing thoughts.
“This is the way ‘we’ debate.” Part II
I’d like to direct this to the empty-headed nit wits who use the News Journal’s editorial page to promote the lie that Republicans and Democrats in Congress are all alike.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said the following about a Republican colleague…
Heritage: The Poor Have It Too Damned Good
The conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation has a new report on poverty in America arguing that cheap electronics mean the poor aren’t poor.
Harry Shearer and The Big Uneasy Tonight
A reminder that this movie is being screened complete with a Q&A by Harry Shearer tonite at Theater N in Wilmington. There are less than 50 tickets left for this (as of Tuesday afternoon), so if you are planning to go, get your tickets on line and in advance here.
Delaware GOP Presidential Straw Poll
The Delaware GOP is having a straw poll for GOP presidential primary during the state fair. It’s open!
Gang of Six Proposed Debt Deal
President Obama held a quick press briefing earlier today (guess we were all listening to the Murdoch drama) to provide an update on progress towards a debt deal.
The GOP’s Fort Sumter: Republican Insiders Launch All Out Smear of Michelle Bachmann
The fact that GOP insider’s think that Michelle Bachmann is going to win the GOP nomination and give Obama an easy shot at a second term makes me happy. The additional fact that they have used Tucker’s Carlson’s rag to launch a down and dirty smear campaign makes me elated.
The extreme teabaggers can only have one reaction to this…
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