Around the Horn Sunday
This week’s roundup of local political news from around the Delaware blogosphere. We have two three new blogs this week. Yes, Nancy Willing, I understand they are not new to the blogosphere, but they are new to this Roundup. And this Weekly Roundup will become more entertaining once the Matthews-Donviti blog gets going. The last two weeks were all about Castle, Biden, and Zachary.
The Palmer Lyceum
Scott’s thoughts on Castle running for Senate.
On Transmigration
Bishop Sprong of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark takes a stand on homosexuality. Except, it is not a stand you would think.
Delaware Business Blog
Their local business roundup this week and last week.
Delaware Earns AAA Bond rating and issues Build America bonds.
Kilroy
Is Markell behind dumping teacher tenure?
Kilroy responds to my post on Markell’s accomplishment by implying that we are saying he walks on water. He has a nice little blasphemous picture to go along with it.
Delaware’s NAEP scores drop
Kilroy for Congress. He is joking, but I think he should run. A man this cranky must run for something. 😉
Kilroy on the Christina School District / Zachary Christie incident.
I post this link to highlight something about Kilroy. He suffers from Arne Duncan Derangement Syndrome. The link is to a post about President Obama calling on Congress to repeal both DADT and DOMA, and somehow the post becomes about the Secretary of Education Duncan.
Lt. Governor Matt Denn’s Blog
Great Teaching
Delmarva Dealings
Nothing concerning Delaware over the last two weeks. Marva Dealings, no?
By the Numbers
John remembers his favorite Republican, his mother, who died late last month. My sympathies, John.
John looks at Christine O’Donnell’s chances in a primary against Castle, using the results of the 2006 GOP Senate Primary. He finds that two local races in 2006 may have affected turnout in that primary.
Kavips
Kavips on John Carney fighting the ghost of Tom Carper.
Tom Carper, the Republican Senator from Delaware.
Delaware Way
Is the CRI a trojan horse? Of course it is.
Nancy takes on Celia, who has people running for posts who are not running for the posts, in order to give the DE GOP a shot in the arm.
Mike Musings
Sam Wilson really needs to go inside a library once in his life before he cuts funding to libraries.
Redwaterlily’s Ramblings
She did have some local posts this week on the Department of Corrections being unable to find a new or competent prison medical services provider, but there seems to be a problem with her server as her site is down.
Tommywonk
Citizens for Clean Power on the Indian River Power Plant after DNREC ordered emissions reductions there.
Mike Castle and the nutcases.
Energy and the Environment in Maryland and Delaware.
The Mourning Constitution
Brian on why he has been politically silent lately.
Why Brian likes Joan Deaver.
Lower Slower Delaware
Has Joan Deaver become a Democratic Sam Wilson?
Kavips
Kavips on John Carney fighting the ghost of Tom Carper.
Tom Carper, the Republican Senator from Delaware.
Delaware Way
Is the CRI a trojan horse? Of course it is.
Nancy takes on Celia, who has people running for posts who are not running for the posts, in order to give the DE GOP a shot in the arm.
Delmar Dustpan
A mail thief or vandalizer in Delmar?
DNREC on collecting acorns. And no, it is not about ACORN.
Progressive Delmarva
Nothing Delaware related over the last two weeks that I can see, but it is a prolific progressive group blog, and you should visit.
Sussex County Angel
She (and I am assuming the poster is a she) attended the 9/12 Delaware Patriots meeting. Read her thoughts here and here.
Angel on Castle running for Senate and on the 9/12 March in DC.
Resolute Determination
RD reposts a letter to the editor from Jim Bowers, saying layoffs are needed. I wonder how the GOP is going to attack both the President and the Governor for not creating jobs when they are advocating for layoffs. Yes, I understand the difference between public and private sector jobs, but still, a job is a job, and right now, the DE GOP position seems to be for cutting jobs.
While this is not local news, it is shocking enough to post: Homegrown Boy is for a public option.
HGB, who by the way is a very insightful blogger from the other side, says the latest Christina/Zachary Christie incident places our state legislators between a rock and a hard place. Charlie Copeland has his thoughts on this as well.
Joey Wise returns to Delaware.
Copeland on Denn moonlighting as an attorney and Meconi. What I find interesting is that Copeland has not reacted on his own blog to Castle running for the Senate other than to repost Castle’s announcement speech. For if he did, he would probably have to discuss the open Congressional seat…. hmmmm….
The Ron Poliquin website is launched. Boy am I going to enjoy that campaign….
Delaware Libertarian
Steve on Delaware’s acceptance of Real ID, and he praises Carper for being consistently against it. He is right on both counts.
A prayer for Bishop Michael Saltarelli
Tyler embraces Mike Castle’s run for the Senate. I would like to know what Steve thinks about it.
Delaware Politics
David’s regional roundup from this week and last week.
David and TW on the announcements this week regarding challenging Daryll Scott in the 31st RD. Poliquin and Smith in, Wagner out.
Timothy Pancoast on the Zero Tolerance idiocy in Christina last week.
David on the Castle v. O’Donnell race, and his divided loyalties.
David on the passing of Bishop Michael Saltarelli
Beau’s return has already had an affect on the AG office.
The DE GOP gets props? Well, yes, from the conservative NRO.
Delaware Liberal
The Delaware Legislative Travel Tabs.
El Som takes on Andy Sere of the NRCC and his attacks on Carney.
Delaware implementing Real ID? WTF?!?
Why is Beau annoyed at the prospect that he will or may run for Senate? He shouldn’t, since new polling shows him tied with Mike Castle right now. Indeed, check out the full details of that Research 2000 poll as it has favorability ratings in Delaware for Markell, Carney, Beau and President Obama, and shows Carney leading all possible comers in the GOP by huge margins.
George Will writes about Mike Castle and adds nothing.
A rundown of some legislative accomplishments of Governor Markell.
Rick Jensen comes in favor of vigilantism?
The CSB reverses the Zachary Christie decision.
Cathcart wants it both ways.
Protack wants to regulate banks.
El Som on the open House race featuring John Carney v. some nameless Republican.
Beau Biden runs!
Zachary’s story goes national.
Castle is in but his fundraising sucks.
Christine O’Donnell gets her Peak Wingnut on in reacting to Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Zero Tolerance is Zero Intelligence.
Biden favored to hold the Senate seat for the Democrats.
With Castle running for Senate, the musical chairs in Delaware politics stop.
Tags: Delaware
Dang, Delaware Liberal was a hotbed for Delaware stories last week, wasn’t it.
Well, this covered the last two weeks, but your point stands. Other blogs are just as prolific, but they cover national politics more. I would say our coverage is split evenly between local and national.
Comment by Unstable Isotope
“Dang, Delaware Liberal was a hotbed for Delaware stories last week, wasn’t it.”
I am not much on reading fiction but thanks to DL I am starting to appreciated fantasy stories. LOL just joking 🙂 🙂 :)! Great Around the Horn and thanks for taking the time.
“A man this cranky must run for something” Maybe Dog catcher!
I just got off the phone with a friend of Art Downs’ family — Mrs Downs had stepped out of the room for a while — and she said that Art was doing fine. The surgeon told them that there had been surprisingly little damage to his heart from such a major attack, and things were looking pretty good. They have just pulled out some of the various tubes stuck into Art, and he might actually go to a non-ICU room if one opens up this afternoon.
They now have my cell phone number, and I’m hoping for more information later today.
No problem Kilroy. Thanks.
Urgent!! Robert Reich on your healthcare http://bit.ly/SAQ7a
Why A Strong Public Option Is Essential – By jacksmith – Working Class
Robert Reich explains the pubic option: http://bit.ly/dDYSJ
Hollywood Supports The Public Option 🙂 http://bit.ly/3XLwPi
It’s not just because more than two thirds of the American people want a single payer health care system. And if they cant have a single payer system 77% of all Americans want a strong government-run public option on day one (86% of democrats, 75% of independents, and 72% republicans). Basically everyone.
It’s not just because according to a new AARP POLL: 86 percent of seniors want universal healthcare security for All, including 93% of Democrats, 87% of Independents, and 78% of Republicans. With 79% of seniors supporting creating a new strong Government-run public option plan, available immediately. Including 89% of Democrats, 80% of Independents, and 61% of Republicans, STUNNING!!
It’s not just because it will lower cost. Because a strong public option will dramatically lower cost for everyone. And dramatically improved the quality of care everyone receives in America and around the World. Rich, middle class, and poor a like.
It’s not just because it will save trillions of dollars and prevent the needless deaths of millions more of YOU, caused by a rush to profit by the DISGRACEFUL, GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX!
It’s not just because every expert in every field, including economist, and Nobel laureates all agree that free market based healthcare systems don’t work. Never have and never will. The US has the only truly free market based healthcare system in the World. And as you all know now, IT IS A DISASTER!
It’s not just because providing or denying medically necessary care for profit motivations is wrong. Because it is WRONG! It’s professionally, ethically, and morally REPUGNANT!, Animalistic, VILE and EVIL.
THE REASON THE PUBLIC OPTION IS ESSENTIAL:
The public option is ESSENTIAL because over 200 million of you are trapped in the forest of the wolves. Which is the forest of the DISGRACEFUL, GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX! With no way out except through needless inhumane suffering, and DEATH. While the wolves tear at your flesh, and rip you limb from lib. Then feast on your lifeless bodies like a dead carcase for transplant parts.
At the most vulnerable times of your lives (when you were sick and hurting), millions of you have had to fight and loose cruel, but heroic battles. Fighting against the big guns of the DISGRACEFUL, GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX! in the forest of the wolves. All because you have no place else to go. You have no other CHOICE!
But the PUBLIC OPTION will give you someplace safe to go. And it will give us someplace safe to take you. The public option will be your refugium (your refuge). Where the wolves cannot get at you when your down, hurting, and vulnerable. Where everyone who needs it can find rest, security, comfort and the care they need. Protected by the BIG GUNS of We The People Of The United States. THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE AND COUNTRY ON EARTH.
This is why it is so critical that we do not lead another 50 million vulnerable, uninsured Americans into the forest of the wolves, without the protections of a Strong Government-run MEDICARE like public option. We The People Of The United States MUST NOT LET THAT HAPPEN to any more of our fellow Americans. If healthcare reform does not contain a strong MEDICARE like public option on day one. YOU MUST! KILL IT. Or you will do far more harm than good. And millions more will die needlessly. Rich, middle class, and poor a like.
To those who would continue to obstruct good and true healthcare reform for the American people, and who seek to trap millions more vulnerable Americans in the forest of the wolves. We will continue to fight you. We are prepared to wage all out war against you, and will eagerly DESTROY! you. Time…is…UP! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! No Co-op’s! No Triggers! NO INDIVIDUAL MANDATES! without a Strong MEDICARE like public option on day one.
Healthcare reform can be the GREATEST! Accomplishment of our time and century. A time when future generations may say of us, that we were all, AMERICAS GREATEST GENERATIONS.
BUT WE MUST ACT!
I therefore call on all my fellow Americans and the peoples of the World. To join us in this fight so that we may finish becoming the better America that we aspire to be for everyone.
SPREAD THE WORD!
I have been privileged to be witness as many of you fought, and struggled to take your first breath, and your last breath on this earth. Rich, middle class, and poor a like. Life is precious.
Whatever the cost. WE! MUST SUCCEED.
God Bless You My Fellow Human Beings
jacksmith – Working Class
ATTENTION!! Congress Has The Votes Needed To Pass A Public Option – TODAY http://bit.ly/TCq7O
Things You Can Do To Help NOW! http://www.everydaycitizen.com/2009/09/tired_of_watching_people_die_n.html
A majority of voters would rather have a Democrats only bill with a Public Option. Than a bipartisan bill without a Public Option.
A state based insurance plan is NOT!! a Public Option. Nor is it a Strong, National, Medicare like Public Option.
No Triggers! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-rosenbaum/a-trigger-for-the-public_b_277910.html
Triggers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/weve-seen-these-triggers_b_283583.html
Krugman on heathcare (http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/why-markets-cant-cure-healthcare/)
Senator Bernie Sanders on healthcare (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSM8t_cLZgk&feature=player_embedded)
John Garamendi on the Public Option and the Grassroots: http://bit.ly/TJMty
Howard Dean on the Public Option http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SKfW2dUnow&feature=player_embedded
We’re Number 37! in quality of health care http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgOl3cETb4&feature=player_embedded
Twitter search (#welovethenhs #NHS #hc09 #hcr #healthcar #obama #p2 #topprog #) Check it out.
Thanks for the update on Art, Dana. I’m glad he’s doing so well.
Thanks Dana. I thought about including the news of Art’s heart attack in the Round up today, but not having heard in a while as to his condition, I thought that might be the wrong thing to do if he was not doing well.
I am relieved to hear he is doing as well as can be expected. All of us here at DL wish him a speedy and complete recovery.
DD
I answered your question about my take on Mike Castle. It is one of my areas of disagreement with Tyler. I did not support Mike Castle’s re-election in 2008 and I do not support him for Senate. Which is not to say that I support Beau either.
Anyway, for those who care
http://delawarelibertarian.blogspot.com/2009/10/answers-to-some-questions-posed-by-my.html
Hey Jacksmith FYI, I do all the ranting around here so chill out, LOL
Sorry Steve. I did not search last year’s archives. My fault.
😉
Thanks for the response though.
Thanks for the mention.
Great Around the Horn.
You folks covered the waterfront this week.
This pretty much kills Castle’s chances.
“Tyler embraces Mike Castle’s run for the Senate.”
I echo John’s comment. Thanks for the mention and this truly is a great Around the Horn.
You guys do a great job.
Thanks Cajun and John.
Comment by Jason330
“This pretty much kills Castle’s chances.”
“Tyler embraces Mike Castle’s run for the Senate.”
OUCH ! Jason have you ever considered join team DL ?
O shit, yea yea I can hear it now! Kilroy have you ever considered using spell check 🙂
Rumor has it Beau Biden said Mike Castle is so old his Social Security Number is in Roman Numerals.
Castle will be in deep shit if Kilroy decides to support him! I am a first class jinx. But it’s early, I have time to be for him then against him then for him.
Mike Castle is sooooo old…
How old is he?
He’s so old, he’s drank beers with Caesar Rodney.
Was there beer back then?
Jason wrote, “This pretty much kills Castle’s chances.”
Jason, you’re the best, but you have been pretty much miserably wrong on this Castle thing every naked step of the way. So, I view your most recent prognostication on Castle as further evidence that his election to the Senate is inevitable.
How’d you like McNubbies today?
I’m never wrong when I predict that McNubbies is going to be a no heart chump.
It took way too long for the coaching staff to readjust their game plan. The offensive line could not handle the massive Raider rush. This is the coaching staff.
This pretty much guarantees Castle’s chances:
Comment by Jason330 on 18 October 2009 at 7:45 pm:
This pretty much kills Castle’s chances
How can you truly blame McNabb when the Eagles O-Line consisted of five oversized turnstiles? Hell, BOTH lines weren’t good enough to be called pathetic yesterday. Big Red was Big Dread. Can’t even get his team motivated to play a DIV II college squad. Pathetic. This is where you can look at the “intangible” that left with Dawkins.
You’re right, RSmitty. This was all on the coaching. To continually pass against one of the worst run defenses in the league was absurd.
Another sign the stimulus package worked. The National Association of Realtors, along with the Mortgage Bankers Association, estimates that home sales to first-time buyers have increased by 25 percent in 2009 and now account for 50 percent of all sales.
The dingbats that host my site had server trouble and when they said it was all fixed, my site was still not up. So a few complaisnts and live chats later the site is finally back up. YEAH..