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2008-2009 Phillies: Best Philly Sports Team Ever?
Should they win their second consecutive World Series, I’d say absolutely yes. Certainly the only team in the modern era to rival these Phils would be the Broad Street Bullies, who won consecutive Stanley Cups in the early to mid-seventies. Who else would even be on the list? The Steve Van Buren-era Eagles? Pro football […]
Blue Collar Jobs Coming Back to Delaware?
There is finally some serious cause for optimism. Andrew Eder, writing in today’s News-Journal, reports that the Boxwood GM plant is attracting a lot of interest: Fisker Automotive confirmed Tuesday that it has talked with Delaware officials and toured the Boxwood Road assembly plant, idle since late July when General Motors closed the factory. The […]
Breaking from AP: Obama Administration Will Not Prosecute For Medical Marijuana
I’ll smoke a raise a toast to this one: The Justice Department has reportedly told prosecutors that, as long as users are in conformity with state laws, prosecution basically is a waste of time.
Response to Andy Sere(al) Liar
I always knew that DL’s stuff was read by the Underground Wingnuts of the Rethuglican Party. However, it was not until Andy Sere of the RNC tried to twist my ‘completely objective and non-partisan’ look at the group of GOP would-be challengers into a diss of John Carney that I realized that (a) official GOP […]
My Take On the Carney vs. Fill-In-the-Blank Congressional Race
Yesterday, the News-Journal’s Ginger Gibson wrote that the upcoming race to fill Metamucil Mike’s Oxford loafers would “guarantee(s) the first real contest in decades” for Delaware’s lone and lonely congressional seat. University of Delaware political science professor Joe Pika, who really should know better, said: “It’s likely to be a true campaign for the first […]
Limbaugh to Resegregate NFL?
It’s possible, but not how you’d expect. From an excellent article in the NY Daily News: Mathias Kiwanuka loves his former defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, but the Giants‘ defensive end says he will never play for Spagnuolo’s Rams if Rush Limbaugh purchases the team (Limbaugh is part of an ownership group seeking to purchase the St. Louis Rams). “All I […]
Reason #1 To Defeat Mike Castle
1. Delaware needs a Democratic Senator. With Tom Carper (who is ‘torn’ by the Castle announcement) and Mike Castle in the Senate, Delaware would essentially have no Democratic representation in that body. Just two corporate apologists/whores. The lazy media has somehow allowed the word ‘moderate’ to apply to those who unapologetically defend corporate hegemony against […]
Stoopid Rethug Tricks: Blasting Carney on Day Castle Enters Race
Perhaps they’re playing three-dimensional chess at a level that only dogs can hear. But does this make any sense to you? John Carney, the guy who is running for the seat that Castle is leaving, gets blasted by some junior league RNC ‘wordsmith’ on what should be Mike Castle’s day: Andy Seré, spokesman for the National […]
Rethugs Already Crying That D’s Are Playing the ‘Age’ Card
Somebody better get the waahmbulance ready to transport Mike Castle to Stonegates. National Rethug aparatchiks are already crying Beowulf (or is that ‘Grey Wolf’ or ‘Dale Wolf’) at the perception that D’s are playing the age card on Metamucil Mike, according to Plum Line’s Greg Sargent: “It strikes us as a very questionable line of […]
Why Corzine and Christie Are Now in a Dead Heat
After months of trailing Republican challenger Chris Christie, at one point by double digits, incumbent N. J. Gov. Jon Corzine has pulled even, according to the latest polling (PDF file). In my opinion, this change can be explained in three words: Negative campaigning works. Allow me to put a thin veneer of complexity on this […]
‘Bulo’s Music For the Masses-40th HS Reunion Tonight!!
I wonder how many of these great songs from 1968-69 I’ll hear tonight. With any luck, quite a few…: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMhWQgkZ8c[/youtube] Wedding Bell Blues-5th Dimension [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zmkzshUvE&feature=related[/youtube] Something In the Air-Thunderclap Newman [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp_HlNf_mjM[/youtube] Give Me Just a Little More Time-Chairmen of the Board [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMHyovwX7JM&feature=related[/youtube] The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down-The Band [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nBIGLIU8W8&feature=related[/youtube] Hot Fun In the […]
What We’re Up Against on Health Care Reform
Six lobbyists for each legislator. Betcha Carper’s got more than six pissing beaucoups bucks into his election accounts, as well as talking points into his ears: The industry and interest groups have spent $380m (£238m) in recent months influencing healthcare legislation through lobbying, advertising and in direct political contributions to members of Congress. The largest […]
On Tom Carper and Filibusters and Questions to Be Answered
If he has any shred of integrity remaining, Tom Carper will have no choice but to oppose a filibuster of health insurance reform, even if it contains a robust public option. Why? Because that has been his position on other key votes, even those that he allegedly opposes. Take his vote on Supreme Court Justice […]
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