Archive for April 17th, 2012

Obama continues to hold a commanding lead on the Iowa Electronic Markets

Filed in National by jason330 on April 17, 2012 • 2 Comments

I had expected Obama’s IEM numbers to come back to earth a little bit once Romney locked up the GOP nomination. That isn’t happening, although the gap is certain to narrow as the well lubricated and financed GOP smear machine gets going in high gear. BTW – I used my awesome photoshop skilz to underscore […]

Book Review: Rachel Maddow’s “Drift”

Filed in National by nemski on April 17, 2012 • 1 Comment

I was lucky enough to carve out some time over the last week to read Rachel Maddow’s Drift. The book main thesis is about how the Executive Branch’s penchant for secrecy around military adventures – okay, let’s call them wars – is a real, real bad thing. And, more importantly, how the United States has […]

Obama Needs to Fire the Director of the Secret Service

Filed in National by nemski on April 17, 2012 • 6 Comments

In the wake of the latest scandal involving the Secret Service, President Obama needs to fire Mark Sullivan, the director of the Secret Service since 2006. If you’ve been following the news, the Colombia scandal is getting worse and worse. But this isn’t a one-off issue: think the White House Gate-crashers, the Bush twins evading […]

Alabama’s $30,000 crystal championship trophy shattered

Filed in Sports by jason330 on April 17, 2012 • 3 Comments

1) Get a $300 copy of the real trophy.
2) Put the $30,000 trophy in a trophy case.
3) Let the parents of recruits take pictures with the $300 version.

I’m really the one who has to come up with these fixes?

Tuesday Open Thread [4.17.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on April 17, 2012 • 68 Comments

I thank Nemski for helping out with the open threads during the last several days. I was very busy in real life elsewhere. Do we have polls? That’s a silly question. An Associated Press analysis of the presidential battleground finds Mitt Romney likely has 188 electorate votes in states that are either solidly Republican or leaning Republican while President Obama has 242 electoral votes in safe Democratic or likely Democratic states. That leaves 104 electoral votes in states that are purely tossups: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. I would give the President the edge in Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. Indeed, the only swing state I see him losing is Iowa.

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: The Story of Mitt

Filed in National by nemski on April 17, 2012 • 4 Comments

Roger Cohen has a wonderful opinion piece on Mitt Romney’s ability to lie.

As Expected, “Buffett Rule” Defeated

Filed in National by nemski on April 17, 2012 • 5 Comments

And an election issue is born.

DL Tracking Poll Results — Jeff Cragg (R) (Round 2)

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on April 17, 2012 • 0 Comments

And we’re back. Republican Jeff Cragg got a little extra voting time in the spot light due to my hectic schedule. Let’s see if it improved his poll standing at all. Last month, the presumptive Republican gubernatorial challenger garnered a 48% disapproval rating, a 24% “who the hell are you?” rating, and a 28% approval rating. A full month of exposure to the Delaware electorate, and an official launch of the Cragg-Valenzuela campaign has increased Cragg’s disapproval rating to 51%, but also his approval rating, now at 33%. 15% are still in the dark as to who the hell he is.

The News Journal Front Pager on Buffett Rule Pisses Me Off

Filed in National by jason330 on April 17, 2012 • 4 Comments

In addition to unethical Republicans, the President is up against a dishonest media establishment. Read today’s front pager in the NJ (picked up from Bloomberg) and see if you can spot what is missing. I’ll wait.

Why Would FOIA Not Apply to the Wilmington Mayor’s Office?

Filed in Delaware by cassandra_m on April 17, 2012 • 15 Comments

DelCOG (and John Flaherty) informs us of something pretty alarming — that AG Biden’s office officially thinks that the Office of the Wilmington Mayor is *not* covered by FOIA. How can that be, you ask? According to the DelCOG letter, the AGs office has issued an opinion at the Wilmington Mayor’s office is not subject to FOIA because the Mayor’s office is a 1 person agency.