I Wanna Be Kavips When I Grow Up

I missed all that bullshit that went down last week, but reading to catch up a bit I think two things are pretty clear. - One is that Garrett Wozniak (like so many in the modern conservative movement that values loyalty and over competence) failed upward. - The other is that Kavips is a quiet cool, bad ass mother f*cker. [...]

Good News Thread

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I had about 15 tabs open this afternoon of various depressing, violent, racist teabagger stories. But frankly, I'm getting sick of hearing about this stuff already (although it's important to…

Why You Should Come on Saturday

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I was having lunch at the Iron Hill Brewery with a friend when my phone rang. The caller ID said that it was "home" calling. "Hi Honey." Silence. "Hello?" There was a slight catching of the breath on the other end of the line. "Honey?" "The doctor called... It's cancer"

Lobbyists to the IC’s Office?

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On 30 July 2009, the Delaware Insurance Commissioner's office sent out a Press Release announcing their "new" initiative for "the formation of a new revenue generating division within the Department of Insurance entitled the Bureau of Captive and Financial Insurance Products". There was a subsequent Press Release, this time working hard at making the case that this is an economic development task for the state. A bit of small print at the end of the first Press Release caught my attention:

Self Proclaim This.

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To quote Cato at Delmarva Dealings, "Delaware Liberal has grown to become Delaware’s largest home grown blog. While I seldom agree with these folk, I also seldom miss reading what they have to say."