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CRI An Honest Broker? — Part 3

By cassandra_m July 30, 200964 Comments

Here we take a look at the connection of CRI to the llarge and highly networked institutional apparatus that is the conservative think tank business.

Maybe the world is clamoring for a french fry vending machine…

By jason330 July 29, 200927 Comments

This industry write up says that people in the industry regard the fench fry cooking vending machine the "vending-machine equivalent of the Holy Grail." I'll file this in the "What…

UPDATED: Of Cops and Recovery Funds

By cassandra_m July 29, 20093 Comments

Yesterday, VP Joe Biden traveled to Philly to announce the awardees of grants from the Recovery bill designed to bolster funding for law enforcement in states, counties and cities. These funds, as I understand it, are meant to be a backstop for governments facing cuts in law enforcement due to budget shortfalls. Delaware was awarded $5M in these grants yesterday. UPDATED with info from a Community Advisory from the mayor's office.

CRI An Honest Broker?-Part 2

By El Somnambulo July 28, 200954 Comments

Please allow El Somnambulo to apologize to the (presumably) fine folks at the Caesar Rodney Institute. Yesterday's article was, by necessity, incomplete. He feels confident that, upon further examination, the…

Polly Running Scared ?

By jason330 July 27, 200940 Comments

Maria at DelawarePolitics reports that Polly Adams has said yes to Thursday's Sussex League of Women Voter’s forum. It is easy to get the impression that the SC Dems felt…

Caesar Rodney Institute an Honest Broker? We Report–You Decide

By El Somnambulo July 27, 200953 Comments

PART ONE: The Caesar Rodney Institute, aided and abetted by the usual suspects like David Burris, has been working overtime to portray itself as some sort of non-partisan good government…

Tommywonk Explains Birther Nutbaggery to the Brits

By jason330 July 26, 20095 Comments

Writing for The Guardian, Tom lays out the facts and caps his piece with this fine analysis: The episode neatly encapsulates the dilemma of the Republican party. Castle could be…

News Journal Belatedly Addresses The Birthers

By Unstable Isotope July 26, 200912 Comments

Cross-posted at Daily Kos. The News Journal has been pretty late in the game in discussing what happened in Georgetown with Mike Castle and the birthers, but they have an…

Don’t Forget… Drinking Liberally Comes To Sussex

By pandora July 26, 20095 Comments

It's finally arrived. Drinking Liberally comes to Sussex County - and I'm hoping (given all the comments in the past regarding location) there will be a big turn-out! When: Thursday,…

Mike Castle Taking Credit for Another ARRA Project Here (Updated w/ DL Graphinator)

By cassandra_m July 25, 20099 Comments

While looking for links to the DNREC info on the denial of the permit, this is what I found (complete with supersized stunt check) : This was for an announcement…

QOD

By Donviti July 25, 200914 Comments

Am I allowed to call a cop an asshole on my property?

DNREC Denies Delaware River Dredging Permit

By cassandra_m July 24, 20091 Comment

Don't know when this was released, but the Press Release announcing the denial of the river dredging permit showed up in my email this afternoon. A key bit from the letter to Col. Tickner:

Comment Rescue Paul Clark – If Not Crooked Than What? Stupid? Crazy? All of the Above?

By jason330 July 24, 20093 Comments

I have to cop to not being as up on all of this Paul Clark stuff as I should be. Nancy is up on it though and it seems that there is still plenty to investigate regarding [...]