Archive for April, 2015
Utter failure of supply-side economics in Kansas shocks nobody
Wealthy job creators and large corporations get huge tax cuts. They plow that money back into the economy and, Bango! Your government is sitting on big budget surpluses. That’s what was supposed to happen. It never worked, and it was complete horseshit from the get go. However, supply-side die hards claimed that it had never been fully implemented because pesky liberal Keynesians kept the government from cutting taxes as deeply as they needed to be cut in order to unleash this economic marvel. This time it would be different. This time Kansas would lead the way and prove the ability of tax cuts alone to drive an economic revival. This time the Keynes lovers will be shut up, but good.
Cheney’s Dream of Middle East Peace Not Yet Fully Realized
12 years after invading Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity in the middle east, Dick Cheney’s dreams of a region rebuilt on the principles of free market capitalism and Jeffersonian democracy have not yet been fully realized.
The Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen threatens to turn what has been a civil war between competing branches of Islam into a wider regional struggle involving Iran. It could also destroy any hope of stability in Yemen. Even before the Saudis and their Arab allies started the bombing, Yemen was in severe distress; on Tuesday, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights warned that it is now on the brink of collapse.
Chris Christie: Presidency more important than helping Atlantic City
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Chris Christie cares more about being president than anything happening back in New Jersey.
Marco Rubio wins stupidest response to Indiana’s “right to discriminate” law
The results have been tabulated, and Marco Rubio beat out a determined field to claim the prize of stupidest response to Indiana’s “right to discriminate” fiasco. Here is the blue ribbon quote: “No one here is saying that it should be legal to deny someone service at a restaurant or at a hotel because of […]
Carper Steps Down – Will Not Seek Reelection in 2016
Shocking news via Politico:
Senator Thomas “Tom” Carper (D-Del.) announced Wednesday morning that he would not seek reelection in 2016.
Carper, 68, is the senior United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2001. His surprise departure at the end of the term could set off a scramble among his top Delaware politicians to succeed one of the longest-serving elected officials in the state. A towering figure in Delaware politics, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001.
Wednesday Daily Delawhere [4.1.15]
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Yes, this is not an April Fools Joke. This Mushroom-looking House at the Winterthur Country Estate and Museum in Montchanin is actually called the Tulip Tree House, and it is located in the Enchanted Woods portion of the estate’s gardens. The Enchanted Woods and Tree House were built in 2000 and 2001 as a family-friendly, […]
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