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Lieberman Literally In Bed With Drug/Insurance Lobby

By El Somnambulo October 28, 20098 Comments

Geez, you'd think that the Main Stream Media might have discovered that Pious Joe's equally-pious wife has returned to her roots--as a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical and health care industries…

How the Army Corps of Engineers Stays in Business

By El Somnambulo October 26, 20092 Comments

It comes up with loony projects, has them embraced by pork-loving congress critters, develops phony economic benefits analysis, and then plays hardball, using people like Pennsylvania's amoral governor as its…

Sunday Papers: How ‘Fast’ Eddie Rendell Made Sure Budget Avoided Natural Gas Pains

By El Somnambulo October 25, 200916 Comments

We all heard Gov. Ed Rendell's (D-Comcast) lament that everyone had to share in Pa.'s budgetary pain, including the arts community, which was decimated by budget cuts while the big…

News-Journal: Fisker to Build Hybrid Cars at Boxwood Plant

By El Somnambulo October 23, 200910 Comments

Andrew Eder, who has been all over this story, reports the good news. And, lest anyone think that Jack Markell just got lucky, here is what a governor who was…

Washington Post: Will Beau Run?

By El Somnambulo October 22, 20095 Comments

Long speculative piece from today's Washington Post. I found these comments from Jack Markell a little--incongruous: "He's not the type of guy who is going to let other people's timetables…

Breaking: Carper On Board With Public Option!?

By El Somnambulo October 22, 200910 Comments

It's the current lead story on Talking Points Memo: Guess he's been getting the messages left at his office. He still sounds a little weaselly about it, and decidedly unenthused,…

2008-2009 Phillies: Best Philly Sports Team Ever?

By El Somnambulo October 22, 200933 Comments

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,…

Blue Collar Jobs Coming Back to Delaware?

By El Somnambulo October 21, 200913 Comments

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…

Breaking from AP: Obama Administration Will Not Prosecute For Medical Marijuana

By El Somnambulo October 19, 200914 Comments

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…

Response to Andy Sere(al) Liar

By El Somnambulo October 17, 20095 Comments

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…

My Take On the Carney vs. Fill-In-the-Blank Congressional Race

By El Somnambulo October 13, 20097 Comments

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…

Limbaugh to Resegregate NFL?

By El Somnambulo October 10, 200920 Comments

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…

Reason #1 To Defeat Mike Castle

By El Somnambulo October 7, 200912 Comments

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…