Archive for April, 2012

CISPA Passes House; Carney Votes With Darkside

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CISPA Passes House; Carney Votes With Darkside

House Speaker Boehner rushed through the CISPA bill late Thursday and it passed.. And what could only be considered a major disappointment is that not only did John Carney vote with the Republicans in its passage, Carney voted to curtail our rights.

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Friday Daily Delawhere [4.27.12]

Filed in Delaware by on April 27, 2012 3 Comments
Friday Daily Delawhere [4.27.12]

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Late Night Video: Obama’s Got A Big Stick

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 26, 2012 4 Comments

Thank you, Joe, thank you.

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Boehner Blissfully Blathers On

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Boehner Blissfully Blathers On

If there is one thing I’ve learned over the last few years, if John Boehner is against it, I’m for it.

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Health Insurers to Pay Back America $1.3 Billion

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The Affordable Care Act has a provision in it that requires health insurance companies to only spend at least 80-85% of earnings toward actual health care, if not, then the companies need to reimburse the those that paid in to the health plans.

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Romney’s Campaign: A Trojan Horse

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Today brings us another wonderful article by Charles M. Blow that breaks down Mitt Romney’s campaign, and it’s not about the economy, stupid.

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The Cesspool That Is Debt Collection

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Remember yesterday, we were discussing the ethics of debt collectors at the bedside in hospitals? Yeah, turns out debt collecting companies aren’t very honest. They may be one step above payday loan companies.

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The Slow and Tragic Death of Gingrich’s Campaign

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Gail Collins’ op-ed in today’s New York Times is a slightly funny look at the end of the Gingrich campaign, a look at the state of the Presidential race today and what Romney will be doing in 2013. Hint, it’s not sitting in the White House. Oh yeah, there’s an interesting quip about Delaware in […]

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Thursday Open Thread [4.26.12]

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Thursday Open Thread [4.26.12]

The UK and the Eurozone are stagnant, even declining back into recession, because they are pursing the Republican policy of severe austerity. That is what will happen to us if we elect Mitt Romney and a Republican Congress. A return to recession.

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Romney’s Honeymoon Coming to an End

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Republican strategist and Washington Post blogger Ed Rogers is not confident that Mitt Romney’s current honeymoon with the national press will continue much longer.

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Delaware Receives F in Air Quality

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Delaware Receives F in Air Quality

In unsurprising news, sadly, Delaware receives a grade of F from the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2012 report card.

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 26, 2012

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Someone in Sussex County is going to get killed, either by a delusional deputy sheriff who thinks he’s a policeman, or by a stopped motorist who refuses to heed the instructions of someone impersonating a police officer. In a county where there are likely far more guns than people, this is inevitable today thanks, in […]

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Two Blue Dogs Defeated in Pennsylvania Primary

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Two Blue Dogs Defeated in Pennsylvania Primary

Congressmen Tim Holden and Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania, both proud members of the Blue Dog Coalition, were defeated in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary. The Nation writes that they were swept out “by Democratic primary voters who opted for candidates who were more clearly critical of corporate abuses and right-wing policies.”

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