xstryker
X Stryker is also the proprietor of the currently-dormant poll analysis blog Election Inspection.
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GOP Stimulus Myths Exposed
Media Matters: It does a body good. $220,000 per job? Try $70,000. $30 million for the salt marsh harvest mouse? Not in the bill. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that full cost will reach $3.2 trillion by 2019? No, their estimate was $787,242,000. $2/$4 billion for ACORN? Nope. $2 billion for ACORN-elligible community block grants? […]
Live Music at Noon – Rachel Schain
Come have brunch today at the Bellefonte Cafe in Wilmington, where you will be treated to the music of my lovely wife, Rachel Schain. She will be playing from noon until 3 (with breaks, of course). There will be good food, comfortable, casual atmosphere, and friendly people. Here’s Rachel singing “The Fade to Black”, which […]
Updated: Castle Under Siege: Radio Ads Are Here
AFSCME and Americans United for Change are going to run running radio ads telling Mike Castle he’s got a “second chance” to do the right thing and support President Obama’s economic stimulus package when the compromise plan comes up for a vote. Check out the script: Radio Script (60 Sec) “Second Chance” Haven’t you ever […]
Day 12: Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cCV-zmpOZI[/youtube] Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Day 8: Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
Mike Castle: Don’t give away my fancy coins to hard-working Americans! They are for me to swim in.
Day 7: Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
Separated at birth: Voting against the jobless, the underemployed, those who fear for their jobs, and struggling small businesses? Ehhhhxcellent!
DCCC Thinks Sensenbrenner Is More Vulnerable Than Castle
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running ads against 28 House Republicans, attacking them for voting against Obama’s economic rescue plan. “These are serious times, hard working families are worried about keeping their jobs, health care and homes – they want action, not House Republicans cheering about doing nothing,” said Brian Wolff, Executive Director of […]
UPDATED: The New Face of the GOP
He won. By my count, former Maryland Lt. Governor Steele needs five more votes, and Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis (considered to be a moderate) just dropped out, with 20 votes on the last ballot. Anuzis didn’t endorse, but I’m willing to bet Steele will pick up at least 5 votes out of Anuzis’ 20. […]
Shirt for Biden Fans
One of my favorite webcomics, Diesel Sweeties, is selling a Joe Biden Fanclub tee-shirt: That’s right, Delaware’s favorite son is now cool enough for hipsters to wear on tee-shirts.
AOL News Hates Atheists
From that oh-so-illustrious news source, AOL News, comes an article about how “some” African-American Christians are upset at Obama’s inaugural speech reaching out to “non-believers” as well as Hindus, Muslims, etc: By mentioning, for the first time in an inaugural address, the 16.1 percent of Americans who check “no”’ when asked about religion, Obama turned […]
NY Senate: Blue Dog Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Clinton
So says local WB news affiliate WPIX-11. PIX11 News has learned Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand is the choice of Governor David Paterson to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. Two Congressional sources tell PIX News that the Governor will make his announcement in Albany at noon tomorrow. He has invited members of the state’s Democratic Congressional […]
Federal Court Strikes Down Illinois School Prayer “Moment of Silence” Law
Another blow to the school prayer crowd was delivered in federal court yesterday, as the Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act was ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman. The “teacher is required to instruct her pupils, especially in the lower grades, about prayer and its meaning as well as the limitations […]
I Hate Fox (and I’m Boycotting Wolverine)
Fox is on track to delay the release of Watchmen. An attorney for 20th Century Fox said the studio will continue to seek an order delaying the release of “Watchmen.” U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess last week agreed with Fox that Warner Bros. had infringed its copyright by developing and shooting the superhero flick, […]
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