cassandra_m

"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas." -Shirley Chisholm

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Bill Moyers on Real Time

Filed in National by on August 30, 2009 3 Comments

Bill Moyers is always great to listen to. He is especially interesting on the relationship of Progressives to the Democratic Party and the relationships of he Party to health insurance issues.

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Mike Castle Taking Credit for Yet Another ARRA Project

Filed in National by on August 30, 2009 5 Comments

A reminder to everyone following at home — Mike Castle proudly voted against the Recovery Act.

And yet, here he is — front and center taking credit — for helping Wesley College get a new piece of equipment.

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The NJ Propping Up KWS — Again

Filed in National by on August 30, 2009 62 Comments
The NJ Propping Up KWS — Again

This week saw the NJ do quite the fluff piece on the IC’s Office newly rebranded effort to increase the Captive Insurance market here in Delaware and today it gives over space on the Editorial page for an effort that isn’t too far from the Press Releases sent out by the IC promoting this expensive rebranding.

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Late Night Video — Facebook Breakups

Filed in National by on August 29, 2009 4 Comments

I’m not involved enough with Facebook to be witness to much of its drama, but have heard a few stories. And then don’t mind not being too involved with Facebook. Anyway –this is funny:

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Jon Stewart Discovers That Fox News Is Now Liberal Media

Filed in National by on August 29, 2009 1 Comment
Jon Stewart Discovers That Fox News Is Now Liberal Media

This is a little old but how freakin’ brilliant is this?

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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Double Down

Filed in National by on August 28, 2009 12 Comments
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Double Down

That’s the premise behind Kentucky Fried Chicken’s latest calorie-laden creation: the Double Down Chicken Sandwich, two chicken fillets hugging cheeses, bacon and sauce, sans the bun

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Capitalism: A Love Story

Filed in National by on August 28, 2009 0 Comments
Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore has a new movie coming out October 2:

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Annual Sussex County Jamboree!

Filed in Delaware by on August 28, 2009 3 Comments

Sussex County Dems and friends — make sure you get to the annual Sussex County Jamboree at Cape Henlopen State Park Pavilion (street address for your GPS units: 42 Cape Henlopen Drive, Lewes DE 19958). Tickets are $20 and I presume can be had at the door.

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Late Night Video — Eat Your Feelings

Filed in National by on August 27, 2009 3 Comments

Hysterical and NSFW. But it does pretty much sum up this day for me, though.

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NCCo Tries to Make Ethics Reports Harder to Get

Filed in National by on August 27, 2009 27 Comments
NCCo Tries to Make Ethics Reports Harder to Get

According to the NJ, the NCCo Council is looking to provide itself some cover from having to release some of its ethics reports.

You read that right.

Paul Clark and Georgie Smiley are working at a bank shot with this bill — trying to pretend that the work of the Commission doesn’t count with the public unless they find a problem:

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The Question is Why

Filed in National by on August 26, 2009 35 Comments
The Question is Why

Redwaterlilly’s take on the CRI prison violence report.

Just go there and read it — tell her what you are thinking about this.

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Live Blogging Carper Tele-Town Hall

Filed in Delaware by on August 25, 2009 29 Comments

Going to try this, not sure I can stay on but will do what I can: First time he ever did this. We are all experts on health care because we all use it. 3 statements — true or false? us spends more money on care than other countries does not get better outcomes 14k […]

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UPDATE — Comment Rescue: Open Questions on Ramifications of Sports Betting

Filed in National by on August 25, 2009 9 Comments

This is from RSmitty, who inexplicably wasn’t going to comment today:

Sports gambling in DE aside, this really has me burning. How did an injunction hearing before a panel of three circuit court judges suddenly turn into a legal decision on the entire case, that was supposed to be heard later? I obviously don’t have a legal background, so how in the hell did that happen? […]

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