April 13, 2012 – Delaware Liberal

3rd Worst State for Fraud

By cassandra_m April 13, 20128 Comments

hat would be Delaware, and the kind of fraud that is being compared here is consumer fraud: identity theft, mortgage fraud, debt collection fraud and other types of scams focused on consumers. Only Florida and Colorado are worse, according to this piece from 24/7 Wall Street. New Jersey is ranked 10th, with Washington, Georgia, Virginia, Arizona, and Maryland ranked 9th through 6th. The stats for Delaware:

Politico Explained In Two Tweets

By nemski April 13, 20122 Comments

The following tweets from Roger Simon, chief political columnist of Politico, sure explains a lot.

Yes, Please.

By nemski April 13, 20122 Comments

Washington Times columnist calls for Paul Ryan to be Mitt Romney's running mate.

What Can’t Cory Booker Do?

By nemski April 13, 2012

Rescue woman from burning house. Check. Seriously, what's next for the mayor of Newark, New Jersey? But while pundits think about what Booker will do next, let's take a moment to enjoy this feel good story.

Delaware’s Drought?

By nemski April 13, 20121 Comment

USA Today had an article this morning about the drought conditions facing most of the United States. But, let me direct you to phillyweather.net's article earlier this week which is far better and, well, more local.

Mr. Kim’s Wild Ride

By nemski April 13, 20121 Comment

Oops. North Korea went ahead with its rocket launch, I guess in hopes of forcing the world's hand or some other nonsense. Two big problems. First the rocket disintegrated after launch, and then came the condemnation from the world.

Newly Released Affidavit In Zimmerman Case

By pandora April 13, 20129 Comments

First, the last paragraph of the affidavit reads: The facts mentioned in this Affidavit are not a complete recitation of all the pertinent facts and evidence in this case but…

Friday Open Thread [04.13.12]

By nemski April 13, 20123 Comments

Friday the 13th Open Thread.

In Arizona All Women Are Pregnant Before They’re, Well… Pregnant

By pandora April 13, 20127 Comments

I get that Republicans don't understand biology, but this is nuts. Life starts earliest in Arizona, which now defines gestational age as beginning on the first day of a woman’s…

What Will Today’s Faux Outrage Be?

By nemski April 13, 201218 Comments

Yesterday, the US was a twitter about Hilary Rosen's remarks. The day before, Rep. Allen West's remarks. So, will today's outrage be focused on the Catholic League or something said by some other dumb ass?

Red Clay School Board Candidate, Joanne Johansen, Replies To My Questions

By pandora April 13, 20123 Comments

Joanne Johansen is the first of two candidates to reply to my questions concerning the upcoming Red Clay School Board Election. I have received an email from a second candidate…

Delaware Political Weekly: April 7-13, 2012

By El Somnambulo April 13, 20126 Comments

1. Republican Governor/Lt. Gov. Candidates, Such As They Are, Barnstorm the State. Their names are Jeff Cragg and Sher Valenzuela. Sher is a she. There's a nice mnemonic device for…

Quote of the Day

By nemski April 13, 20121 Comment

This is going to be the most moneyed election in the history of the United States. There is a sense of coming full circle, of forgetting our history — the…