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From Your Earmark to My PAC
The Washington Post has a great expose about Indiana Republican Congressman Peter J. Visclosky regarding his association with Washington lobbying firm K&L Gates, $44 million in earmarks, 15 clients of K&L Gates who received earmarks over 2008 and 2009, and money “donated” to Visclosky’s campaign.
Wingnut Alert: Obama Golfs More Than Bush
Yesterday, President Obama went out golfing. Two things made this news worthy. This outing was the first time as Presdient that Obama has golfed with a woman reports The Washington Post. The second item, and the most scandalous from the wingnut point of view (sadly I know), President Obama has now tied President George W. […]
High-Risk Energy Grants Awarded To Delaware
Over $150 million in grants were awarded to 37 different “radical” energy research projects reports The New York Times. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), that received its initial funding of $400 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is distributing the monies in 17 states. ARPA-E breaks down the distribution further: Of the lead […]
Newt’s Ego 3x Larger Than His Heart
Newt Gingrich said on C-SPAN that he and his wife will decide by February 2011 on whether or not he will run for President reports Political Wire. Callista and I are going to think about this in February 2011. And we are going to reach out to all of our friends around the country. And […]
QotD: World Series
Who will run the 2010 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies or the dreaded Yankees?
World Upside Down: wRong Williams Right
Ron Williams wrote in his column Sunday that Beau Biden will be running for Senate in 2010. Given that Williams was correct regarding Castle’s run and a Delaware Liberal writer was wrong regarding Castle, should we not take Biden’s run as a done deal? Can we take Williams comment, “Those close to the family insist […]
Hatching Absurdity
Politicians will say the obtuse things things and Senator Orrin Hatch is a politician. Hatch on CNN said President Obama may be waiting till after the November election to increase troops in Afghanistan reports Politico. Some people have suggesting he’s waiting until after the election because they have some tough governorships up for election. Some […]
Obama Approval Rating Up
Politico is reporting that President Obama’s approval rating is up to 56% from 50% in September according to a AP-GfK poll.
No Hablas Inglés? Ticket For You!
There is a federal law that states drivers of commercial vehicles must be able to converse in English. However, in Dallas, Texas, a few officers have decided to apply this law to drivers of private vehicles. The federal law, 49 CFR 391.11, states that a driver Can read and speak the English language sufficiently to […]
The GOP and Health Care
Everyone that reads Delaware Liberal can probably agree that health insurance is a huge strain on Americans, businesses (big and small) and the government. For instance, according to the New York Times, small businesses are looking forward to a sharp increase in health insurance costs. Insurance brokers and benefits consultants say their small business clients […]
Obama Details Help to Small Businesses
All across America, even today, on a Saturday, millions of Americans are hard at work. They’re running the mom and pop stores and neighborhood restaurants we know and love. They’re building tiny startups with big ideas that could revolutionize an industry, maybe even transform our economy. They are the more than half of all Americans […]
To Run or Not To Run, That Is The Question
As Beau Biden, the State Attorney General, gets back to work after serving his country in Iraq, the Delaware Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party await Biden’s decision on whether he will throw his hat into the race for his father’s old Senate seat. The Washington Post is the latest news outlet to chime […]
The 3% Quandry
According to The News Journal, the state of Delaware has been allocated some 520,000 vaccines, but as of October 23, the Blue Hen state has only been shipped 15,700 vaccines — 3 percent of our allocation. The number of vaccines Delaware has been shipped is “less than Wyoming or Washington, D.C., whose populations are less […]
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