Posts by jason330

I'm not in favor of giving the current casino operators a perpetual monopoly, but I'm also not a fan of trying to gamble our way back to prosperity by adding more casinos. BTW - Since studies have shown that casino gambling is a tax on poor people, I wonder if anyone will suggest that rich people should have their taxes raised as well?

A word of caution, children, before we discuss the arcane ways of the redistrictor: some mysteries were not meant for man to understand. Redrawing election district lines is cartographic devilry of a black and necromantic sort, dreamed up by the twisted designs of sinister vote counting gods, existing purely to tempt and destroy mankind with its elusive secrets.

Tonight my guest will be international signing sensation, movie and television star Mac Davis who will entertain us with his brand of folksy comedy/country music improv. Wait...no it isn't. It is international signing sensation, movie and television star EL SONAMBULO who will entertain us with his brand of folksy comedy/country music improv and insight into Delaware's funky, chunky, skunky politic goings on.

We will not have to worry about bridges to nowhere, because there will be no bridges. I'm also looking forward to intersections like this one... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2JFL1Sk21Y&feature=related[/youtube]

I'm just reposting this from boing boing because it is cool and because farming is inherently socialistic.

Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe so that you'll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the life your great-grandparents had, America is not broke. Not by a long shot. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich.

It is either terrible reporting by Barrish, or a sign of how completely fucked we are – but in this lengthy story about the state budget, there was no mention of the fact that Delaware’s wealthiest individuals and corporations are paying ridiculously low taxes.

...but first build an impenetrable border fence between Texas and Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

"I am not gesturing that Newt has a big fat mellon head."

In an article notable for its lack of sham objectivity, and bereft of the usual he said/she said "balance" the News Journal's business reporter, Jonathan Starkey takes a hatchet to…

If this is true, and four Wisconsin Republicans break with Scott Walker, the country will owe Wisconsin protesters and state senators a huge debt.

Everyone knows that in GOP speak, "voice of common sense" means "sharing the pain" with the people most acquainted with feeling pain.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=homGgvPaiPA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] He died of the flu. Takeaways:  1) Arizona is populated by moronic a-holes.  What else could explain that ad?   2) The wingnut practice of scoffing at medical science…