The Kenyan-Muslim-Brotherhood-President Bagged Another Couple AQ Leaders

The Kenyan-Muslim-Brotherhood-President Bagged Another Couple AQ Leaders

Obama just keeps kicking ass and taking names on the defense front. Close on the heels of his victory in Syria, he has acted boldly to protect the USA from terrorist attacks being hatched in Somalia and Libya.
(CNN) -- In two raids nearly 3,000 miles apart, U.S. military forces went after two high-value targets over the weekend. And while officials have yet to say whether the operations were coordinated or directly related, they show Washington's reach, capability and willingness to pursue alleged terrorists. One operation took place Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, when U.S. forces captured Abu Anas al Libi, an al Qaeda leader wanted for his role in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. In the second raid, a team of U.S. Navy SEALs in southern Somalia targeted a top leader of Al-Shabaab, which was behind last month's mall attack in Kenya. The SEALs came under fire and had to withdraw before they could confirm whether they killed their target, a senior U.S. official said.

Republican Shutdown Open Thread, Day 5

The internal GOP civil war continues, the Dems still hold firm and Americans are still getting screwed over by this. And Obamacare is enrolling people for insurance the entire time. Time Magazine may have the best cover depicting the current madness:

Paul Krugman of the day – Part 2

Krug gives the clear headed, but unfortunate news that the GOP will not allow a debt ceiling increase because the teabags who call the shots would feel "disrespected" and walk away utter losers - something they are not willing to do. Also - President Obama will not budge on the debt ceiling because our system of government is at stake. So...

This is a big f-ing deal

Having quoted Biden on the ACA, I'll paraphrase Paul Krugman: Health reform is here to stay. The glitches of October won’t matter in the long run. They are actually encouraging…

Republican Shutdown Open Thread, Day 4

Delaware Dem has been doing a damn fine job with these open threads. Don't you agree? You must agree or risk me considering you a pinhead. Anyway, today he is busy so you get the second rate version. So put your Republican government shutdown info in the comments and in the meantime read this about what a f'ing C-word Miley Cyrus is. I mean, I don't give a shit about her licking a sledgehammer, but beating up on Sinead O'Conner because she was treated for mental illness is a total dick move.

The Official Walter White Obituary

There's spoilers if you haven't seen the last episode yet. This is the creation of high school science teacher David Layman and members of the “Unofficial Breaking Bad Fan Tour” Facebook group who paid for it to appear in the ABQ Journal. Not sure this helps with closure for me, but hey.

Time for bi-partisan superman, John Carney, to file a discharge petition

Twenty house Republicans are on record saying that they would vote for a clean CR. John Boehner will not bring it up for a vote, but that creates a perfect moment for bi-partisan superman, John Carney, to save the country with his amazing friendship building skills. Carney has spent his entire time in congress honing these relationships, so he should be able to make just a few calls and get this done. After all, we continuously hear how important is is to create bi-partisan comity in the house by sucking up the frauds and charlatans on the other side of the isle - now is the moment for all that servile boot-licking to pay off.
In Which We Find Delmarva Power Using Ratepayers For Capital Financing

In Which We Find Delmarva Power Using Ratepayers For Capital Financing

Or, Delmarva wants its ratepayers to take on more of the risk of capital project construction while they retain the profits from the use of that project.  Via the NJ, they are touting this as an innovative rate approach -- one that will allow customers some stability in their bills for a few years:
Under Delmarva’s new plan, the utility and the PSC would agree upon Delmarva’s spending ahead of time, planning four years into the future. Delmarva officials call the plan innovative, saying they are unaware of any other arrangement like this at comparable electric utilities around the country. Delmarva officials say the plan would give regulators more input into the utility’s spending before it happens. “I think it’s a better process when you all work together on a plan,” said Glenn Moore, Delmarva’s regional vice president. The plan would reduce what the utility calls “regulatory lag” – the time between when Delmarva spends money, and when the PSC approves Delmarva getting the money back from customers, along with a profit margin.
So. Delmarva charges you more and puts the excess in the bank to fund some future capital spending project.