Archive for September, 2011
Senator Coons to Speak to Progressive Dems next Tuesday
Mark your calendars. Senator Chris Coons will be speaking and taking questions at a special meeting of the Progressive Democrats for Delaware this coming Tuesday, September 27th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Delaware Democratic Party Headquarters, located at 19 E. Commons Blvd, in New Castle. PDD meetings are open to all like-minded voters.
President Cantor to Shut Down Federal Government Over Partisan Budget Cuts & Blame Harry Reid
The House passed a looney-tunes appropriations bill that includes looney tunes teabaggy disaster relief provision which require additional funding for FEMA for disaster relief to be offset with direct payments to oil companies ….cuz, you know… job creators.
Harry Reid said, …
Tuesday Open Thread
Representative Mike Barbieri (D-18th) has been appointed Vice Chairman of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Human Services and Welfare Committee. This committee oversee’s the NCSL’s policy work in social services, income security, nutrition and immigration. Good work and best of luck, Mike!
Civilization is (was?) Awesome
Yesterday I had to drop off some refuse at DSWA’s Pine Tree Corner transfer station and the whole experience gave me a warm feeling about civilization and how nice it is to live in a civilized society.
As I paid my meager $8.00 for the drop off, I started to think about how I will one day bounce my grandchildren on my knee and they will marvel at my stories about life in America prior to the Tea Party takeover.
Tonight, Mix it up with Newark Dems
If you are in the area tonight and in the mood for a Happy Hour, stop by the Iron Hill Brewery on Main Street in Newark, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The 23rd, 24th and 25th RD Committees are hosting the event, and this is a good opportunity to meet your fellow area liberals, progressives and Democrats.
Szczerba Funeral Set for Friday
A public viewing for the New Castle County Police officer Joe Szczerba, who was killed last week in the line of duty, will be held on Friday, September 23, at 9 a.m. at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 p.m. The burial will be private.
DADT Officially History.
Today, September 20, 2011, marks the end of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy, which had banned lesbian, gay, and bisexual men and women from serving openly in our armed services. President Obama, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs certified the repeal two months ago as per the provisions of the legislation repealing DADT, and now that the waiting period is over, the law is officially history.
Good Clean (A Capella) Fun
The Sing Off on NBC is just a delightful change of pace. Usually I hate the judges comments in these types of shows, but Benfolds and Shawn Stockman usually have pretty good comments and I think Sarah Bareilles will be focused on the music.
Bonus: This year we have blue hens to cheer for.
JRoll
In an interview in the October issue of Philadelphia magazine, Rollins says it’s time for rich people like him to start paying more. “Warren Buffet pays less taxes percentage-wise than his secretary, you catch that?” Rollins asks. “How can that be?” “I’m blessed to pay a lot in taxes, ” Rollins says. “I have friends and relatives that go day-to-day. Every American deserves to feel secure at the end of their life. So if it’s going to lift two families up, go ‘head, tax me more, I can handle it. Best I know, everyone’s going to die. No one’s taking money to the afterlife.
Quotes of the Day
“This isn’t class warfare; it’s math.” President Obama
“By the time I feed my family, I have maybe $400,000 left over.” Republican Congressman John Fleming, in an interview on MSNBC, on why as a small business owner he can’t afford a tax increase.
“Every single poll shows that the American public overwhelmingly supports higher taxes on the wealthy as part of a package to cut the deficit. The margins are staggering: the NYT poll shows a majority of 74 – 21; even Rasmussen shows a majority of 56 – 34. What the president proposed this morning is simply where the American people are at. If he keeps at it, if he turns his administration into a permanent campaign for structural fiscal reform, I don’t see how he loses the argument.” Andrew Sullivan.
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