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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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 and thoughts on bridging the gap. State Senator Bobby Marshal, State Rep Helene Keeley, State Rep Hazel Plant and perhaps some City Councilpeople will also […]
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 in the day, and their operation wasn’t too different from this…..
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 disinformation campaign if this effort was, say, making sure that bank executives get their bonuses. It is the Road to Serfdom, all right, and these […]
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 discussions. What interests me here are two things: 1) that resolving AIG and Lehman rids the system of CDS and 2) Lehman is the model […]
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 Congress: Dear Liberal Media: Do way more of this. Thanks!
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 stuff seems to be made to be disposable — finding someone or even a way to fix it can be its own labor. Anyway — […]
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
You know who this is for: The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Glenn Beck’s War Room Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor Rap BattleJoke of the Day
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 […]
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 the Public Service Commission evaluates Delmarva Power’s Integrated Resource Plan. (More info on past IRP process here.) As Tommy points out, this is an excellent […]
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 Republican Rep. Mary Bono Mack from Riverside County’s Coachella Valley. While a social moderate, Sonny Bono’s widow is a solid conservative. Talked to her about […]
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