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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The 19 Commandments of the Republican Party
This is from frequently hilarious commenter Dickday over at TPMCafe (caps are his, but imagine Fred Thompson’s voice reading this):
Calls for Book Banning and Book Burning in Wisconsin
Another fight started by more folks who want the government to control the media available to you. This is Wisconsin, not the Swot Valley, mind you:
Mike Castle Taking Credit for Another ARRA Project Here (Updated w/ DL Graphinator)
While looking for links to the DNREC info on the denial of the permit, this is what I found (complete with supersized stunt check) : This was for an announcement by Gov. Markell of Wasterwater project funding by the Recovery bill. I don’t think that this incident of Mike Castle showing up to help take […]
DNREC Denies Delaware River Dredging Permit
Don’t know when this was released, but the Press Release announcing the denial of the river dredging permit showed up in my email this afternoon. A key bit from the letter to Col. Tickner:
The Wingnutz Are Coming! The Wingnutz Are Coming!
Via Wonkette, the wingnutz over at Freeperland are fantasizing about overthrowing the government:
Hatch and Kyl In a Snit About Sports Betting
The NJ reports this AM about the efforts of Senators Hatch and Kyl to stop sports betting in Delaware. Gov. Markell’s office speculates that these two are stalking horses for the NFL who are really having issues with this betting idea.
In a letter sent to Attorney General Holder, these two want the AG to tell Delaware to stick to parlay bets only and they also want the AG to vigorously defend against the NJ lawsuit to expand sports betting.
Gov. Markell on C-SPAN This Morning
Governor Markell is at the National Governor’s Association meeting in Mississippi this week and appeared on C-SPAN this AM to talk about a number of topics.
Mike Castle’s Electorial Conundrum
It seems to me that the Castle videos we were looking at from the townhall downstate captured this split between the old school conservative elite (Castle) and the so-called grassroots looking for their populist due.
Budget Crisis To Lead the Way to Legalizing Marijuana?
The California Tax Board has told the state that if they legalized marijuana, the state could raise $1.4 billion in revenues. This assessment looks at an actual bill pending before the CA Legislature: The bill (Assembly Bill 390) by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, is still awaiting its first committee hearing and is likely not […]
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — BLT Cocktail!
No lie. Complete with instructions on how to make your own Bacon-flavored vodka, tomato juice, and lettuce air. Lettuce air. Sounds sort of good, though. Got a favorite summer cocktail? Tell us about it in the comments. And if you are planning to make these BLT cocktails be sure to invite us, OK?
Lenny Dykstra’s Financial Career
Somehow, baseball legend Lenny Dykstra got convinced he was a financial guru. When this happened, I have no idea. But apparently the economic bust has not been so kind to Lenny, just as it hasn’t been to the credibility of one of his major boosters. And you have to watch to the end to see it.
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