Intrade: Obama/Romney Comparison

The following charts compare Obama and Romney's Intrade closing numbers together. The first chart is from December 7, 2010 forward, the second is from June 1, 2012 forward and the last is from August 27, 2012 forward. You can see Romney's problem.

The solvability of unsolvable problems

All it would require is just a little cooperation from the countries around the world so very busy protecting their own "national" interests, and the subordination of the temporary interests of the global jet set plutocrats to the future of the species. It's not even that the billionaires wouldn't still be billionaires. They'd just have a little less, in exchange for a decent middle class and protecting our collective future.

Can you find someone with a “Bacon Number” higher than 4?

Good luck finding anyone with a bacon number greater than 2 when you leverage google's new search by typing “bacon number” followed by the name of any actor. I found one that is 4, but don't want to give it away until others try this thing. WARNING: 3 hours will race by, so if you have to pick up the kids from music lessons - DON'T TRY IT!

Secretary Markell?

Politico must have had nothing to write about today, so it chose to speculate on how the second term cabinet will look like. The article opines that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, fresh off his excellent speech at the DNC, could be the next Attorney General. Either UN Ambassador Susan Rice or Sen. John Kerry will be the next Secretary of State. For Secretary of Education, Politico thinks it could Governor Markell.

Looks like Don Ayotte is the Asshole

So some fan of Don Ayotte, or the teabagger king himself, is going around Sussex County vandalizing the signs of Marie Mayor, the Democratic nominee for the new 20th RD and County Councilwoman Joan Deaver. Check out the thuggery inside....

Starkey’s thin reporting includes a few quotes

If Jonathan Starkey's candidate forum report from the Siegel Jewish Community Center in Talleyville was any thinner it could be measured in microns. Here are the reported facts:
- Carper, Markell, Cragg, Pires, Kovach, Mobley, Wade and some other people who didn't say anything quotable took part in a "mostly friendly event" hosted by the Jewish Federation of Delaware at the Siegel Jewish Community Center in Talleyville.....