Gov.Markell Reality Check Town Hall in Wilmington Tonight
For those of you in Wilmington, Gov. Markell will be making a stop on his Reality Check tour this evening to discuss in detail the financial predicament of the State…
Nationalized Citibank
(Video NSFW people! Turn down your speakers or use earbuds.) The New F***ing Citibank - watch more funny videos Funny thing is that I had accounts with these people back…
EFCA — Fearmongering CEOs Say The Sky Is Falling!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOM0AMUqviY[/youtube] The sky isn't falling, of course, and these CEOs make themselves look very silly comparing unions to Islamic Fundamentalists -- but they wouldn't be going all out with their…
Financial News You May Have Missed This Week
There is alot of interesting stuff being written by folks who are not exactly part of the cable news shouting match or who are talking about long term effects of…
Geithner Gone by June?
That is the prediction from Chris Whalen talking to The Street.com. So caution is advised. Whalen is a principal of this place and his newsletter has been full of bailout…
More Like This Please! — Factchecking Mike Pence
Rick Sanchez from CNN had on Eric Burns from Media Matters to fact check Mike Pence's claim that he fought against both earmarks and excessive spending by BushCo and the…
Frugal Weekend Blogging — Fix Your Stuff, Don’t Replace It
redwaterlily has found an interesting project (via the GOOD website) promoting the idea of fixing our stuff, rather than replacing it. That can be a real challenge when so much…
The Future of Journalism?
(Click image for larger version) Discuss. What IS it with this Twitter business anyway?
A Responsibility to Prepare Yourself for Things That Won’t Happen
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NCCo Budget Listening Tour
I went to the one hosted by my New Castle County (NCCo) Council Rep (Jea Street) last Thursday at the Rose Hill Community Center. Turnout wasn’t great — maybe 50 residents — and the room had many county employees on hand to answer questions if need be (and a few of them did).
If you haven’t seen it, the Budget Presentation (entirely presented by County Executive Chris Coons) is on the county’s website. In a fairly detailed presentation, Chris Coons walked through this discussion focused on (mostly) high visibility services, their costs and employees; discussed the revenue shortfalls and the budget hole; talked about options to close that budget hole (relating the typical tax bill to what gets paid for cable or cell phones) and then asked people directly for their comments and input.
Sneak Peek at the GOP’s Urban Suburban Hip Hop Strategies!
(via Ta-Nehisi Coates) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWTh9_A6t8w[/youtube]
New DNREC Role: Getting to the True Costs of Energy
Tommywonk tells us about a directive Gov. Jack Markell has made to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to take a place at the table as…
Talking Point Smackdown — MagLev Edition
This comes via Steve Benen who points us to this delightful bit of business when columnist Dick Spotswood met with Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R) from California: - Met with…