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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Subprime Loans for Dummies

Filed in National by on March 19, 2008 1 Comment

And done web-comic style. Snarky and quite good.

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Chris Bullock Abandons Race for House Seat

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 19, 2008 38 Comments

So, I know someone here is connected enough to the story to tell the details. What are they? Nancy Willing reported the advance notice last night. The WNJ has abit more info. I’m not yet backing a candidate here, but this whole business looks a little strange, and certainly smells as though there is more […]

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Barack Obama’s More Perfect Union

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 18, 2008 18 Comments

Text of this remarkable speech here. In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white community. Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race. Their experience is the immigrant experience – as far as they’re concerned, no one’s handed them anything, they’ve built it […]

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Wall Street Welfare

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 18, 2008 12 Comments

As it is called by E.J.Dionne in what is likely the last word on corporate America’s newly found use for government and Wall Street’s currently hypocritical stance towards government and its utility: Never do I want to hear again from my conservative friends about how brilliant capitalists are, how much they deserve their seven-figure salaries […]

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NoJohn.com — Or How John McCain Became a Flip Flopper

Filed in National by on March 14, 2008 5 Comments

Open Left points us to this interesting startup designed to keep track of the derailment of the Straight Talk Express. Created by a Republican media consultant (the guy started working for Reagan!), well, let him tell his story: I have always taken a low, or no, profile in campaigns, as I learned long ago not […]

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Markell/Carney Gubernatorial Debate on Education

Filed in National by on March 12, 2008 2 Comments

This is the first debate of the primary season between Lt. Governor John C. Carney, Jr. and State Treasurer Jack A. Markell. When: Thursday, March 20, 2008 Where: The Baby Grand 818 N. Market Street Wilmington, Delaware Time: Doors open at 6, everyone must be seated by 6:45 Registration is required for this event. Seats […]

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Admiral Fallon Resigns as Commander CENTCOM

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 11, 2008 8 Comments

He wasn’t Commander for quite a year, but evidently his sin was that he was a Commander on the Ground™ that BushCo did not want to listen to. Brandon Friedman at Vets Voice has the story. Admiral Fallon pretty frequently pushed back on the Iran belligerence coming out of the White House, and last spring […]

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The Rolling Stone Endorses Obama

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 11, 2008 8 Comments
The Rolling Stone Endorses Obama

(Look at me Ma! I’ve got the keys to the car now!) Obama is on the cover of the current edition of Rolling Stone: You can see the full story here.

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