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Kauai: Things Ain’t That Different in the Middle of the Pacific

By liberalgeek August 6, 20099 Comments

I was fortunate enough to have a vacation to the island of Kauai, Hawaii for 11 days. I highly recommend it to anyone that may be looking for a little R&R in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Being a political junkie and a geek, I actually spent some time (mostly while changing of something) watching the goings on of their Kauai County Council. There appears to still be a battle for transparency and access for many documents from Kauai's government.

CRI’s Impact on Real People

By liberalgeek August 6, 200945 Comments

I'm not going to assign blame to a particular individual for the posting of payroll information. I don't know if that decision was made by the Director of CRI, board members or the anonymous money men behind the whole thing. But Dave Burris got all bent out of shape for Kavips' dissection of one of their employees resumes. Dave's main complaint seemed to be the poisoning of the well for said director in his next job interview. If a state employee resume comes across a potential employers desk, CRI's database of payroll data is likely to assist the employer in negotiating salary.

Kindle Irony

By liberalgeek July 17, 20097 Comments

I am a tech geek, so this interests me. Apparently, there was an issue at Amazon with a publisher "changing their mind" about offering an electronic version of a book that had already been purchased. Ok, so they stop selling the books, right? Only half right. They actually remotely deleted the already purchased books off of their users Kindles and credited the user accounts for the price paid.

Senator Adams’ Last Punch in the Gut

By liberalgeek July 14, 200919 Comments

I have been talking to a few people downstate recently and have been getting a feel for the race for Adams seat. Honestly, I don't know a damned thing about Polly, so I cannot tell you whether or not she would make a good Senator or not... But this post isn't about Polly. It is about what her Father pulled in his 2nd to the last day in the Senate. It is about the Violent Crimes Compensation Board (now re-formed as the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program) and what the restructuring meant to one of Thurman Adams' friends, Leah Betts.

Welcome to DelawareLiberal 3.0

By liberalgeek July 12, 200993 Comments

If you are reading this, hopefully the site looks very different than it did the last time you visited. If not, I screwed up again. Our new site is designed…

I Wonder if This Guy Manages a Pool in His Off Hours?

By liberalgeek July 9, 20099 Comments

Why do I keep hoping that the Republicans eventually "get it"? I think it must be a weakness in my personality.

Breaking: Eddy Parker Unable to Run

By liberalgeek July 7, 200919 Comments

Brian Shields tweeted that Parker (the Dem candidate for Adams' seat) is unable to run. No details yet. UPDATE by Delaware Dem: Geek and I posted at the same time.…

Let’s Take a Look at the Ledger

By liberalgeek July 7, 200926 Comments

I got an email from Dave Burris this morning with the press release from the Caesar Rodney Institute telling me about their newest tool. Delaware Spends is an online tool…

What to Expect From Delaware Liberal Tonight

By liberalgeek June 30, 20097 Comments

This is the last day of the legislative session in Dover. Unstable Isotope and I (at a minimum) will be in attendance and passing along reports. Many of our reports…

My Take On The Passing of Michael Jackson

By liberalgeek June 28, 200922 Comments

I know you’ve heard it all. It’s the only thing on TV this weekend and it will probably continue to be the lead story for another week. I’ve been meaning to put down my thoughts on this event since I first heard the news of Jackson’s death on Thursday afternoon. To read my take, check below the fold.