Archive for October 23rd, 2011

Debunking Sunday Part II: Regulations kill Jobs

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on October 23, 2011 • 2 Comments

According to Republicans, any and all regulations passed by the Obama Administration have obliterated the economy and so suffocated businesses that they were forced to lay off millions of workers. By contrast, according to the Republican Party, the simple repeal of these and all government regulations will lead to the creation of billions and billions of jobs. But analyses and reports from CNN, the New York Times, McClatchy papers, the Associated Press and the Economic Policy Institute all call this Republican charge false.

City of Wilmington Mayoral Cattle Call — Fall 2011 Edition

Filed in Delaware by cassandra_m on October 23, 2011 • 14 Comments

April 2010 was the last time we did this cattle call and there’s been alot of movement in this list since then to report on. Or, at least, there has been strong rumor of a big change to the who’sin-who’s out churn that has been going on the past year and so obsessing folks in Wilmington this weekend to revisit this list:

Sunday Open Thread [10.23.11]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on October 23, 2011 • 5 Comments

This is awesome.

Debunking Sunday Part I: Climate Change

Filed in International by Delaware Dem on October 23, 2011 • 3 Comments

So Republicans have been paying people to “cloud” the issue of Climate Change for decades now. University of California-Berkeley physicist is one of those people. But when he actually tried to disprove climate change, the results he reached were not to the liking of his benefactors.

Cain’s Secret Plan….

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on October 23, 2011 • 2 Comments

…. In responding to criticism that his tax plan would hurt working families, Cain said yesterday he has a secret plan to “fix” his policy that he hasn’t “told the public” about yet. That reminded me of this scene from the West Wing.