Archive for May, 2012

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 15, 2012

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Since this promises to be the week that the Sheriff of Nuttingham is ordered to stand down, I have one question: What happens if he doesn’t? Do Jeff Christopher and his followers strike you as the type of people who will simply accept their fate and go gently into that good night? I hope that […]

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Greece in Turmoil; Euro Crisis Possibly Looms

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Greece in Turmoil; Euro Crisis Possibly Looms

As Greece attempts to form a coalition government which may or may not abide by the austerity terms it earlier negotiated its continental neighbors, Europe is quite possibly teetering on a financial crisis.

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Tuesday Daily Delawhere [5.15.12]

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Tuesday Daily Delawhere [5.15.12]

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Late Night Video — How Bain Capital Destroyed Jobs

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This is round one from the Obama Camp, working at defining Romney. This is being played in a handful of swing states — not a big ad buy, but if the cable news is an indicator, this is a big deal and nicely played.

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ASBC to Host Business Summit for a Sustainable Economy: Washington, DC June 11-13, 2012

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Here are more details on upcoming the ASBC summit . Contact info is below.

Join us in Washington, D.C. for a dynamic Policy Summit and make the business case for the benefits of a sustainable economy at the White House and on Capitol Hill. Be a part of the 125 innovative and triple bottom line business leaders from across the country to meet with senior Administration officials and Congressional leaders. We will map out a long-term policy agenda and discuss strategies to create good jobs and rebuild America.

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Monday Open Thread [5.14.12]

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It is now time for Delaware Dem to make rash generalizations about a particular group or organization….

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And here we go, to steal and reformulate a quote from Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country: Christianity has roughly 50 years of life left to it.

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School Zone Speed Limit Enforcement Gains Traction

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State Representative Larry Mitchell (D – New Castle) has introduced a bill that would pilot the use of speed cameras to help enforce school zone speed limits. Though I believe it to be a great idea, I believe the bill is too weak.

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Polling Report [5.14.12]

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Not much polling down this weekend. Usually Mondays are light in the polling department, but still. The two Presidential polls we do have keep Georgia in the strong Romney category, and Michigan in the lean Obama category.

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Chart of the Day

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Chart of the Day

In the long journey for equal rights for gays, it feels like we have come a long way. But then you look at this interactive chart from the Guardian and you realize we have a long long way to go. And then you realize that Obama’s announcement last week was even more courageous and ground breaking than you think.

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Oh Yeah?!? Take That, Time Magazine!

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Oh Yeah?!?  Take That, Time Magazine!

As if a six year old breast feeding from his mother had to be topped?

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Paul’s Supporters: Romney is the White Obama

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Paul’s Supporters: Romney is the White Obama

With blows exchanged between Paul and Romney supporters at the Republican Oklahoma state convention and Romney’s son booed loudly at the Arizona state convention, Ron Paul’s supporters look to make Tampa very interesting in late August.

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Monday Daily Delawhere [5.14.12]

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Monday Daily Delawhere [5.14.12]

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