Atkins, the unkillable GOP Rasputin, to be killed again today (UPDATED)
Atkins is going to try and peel enough votes away from the GOP candidate in the 41st to swing this to the Democrats as one last FU!! So.... The Republicans…
Health Care in Canada Cheaper and Better Than in the United States
From the Toronto Star: Health outcomes for patients in Canada are as good as or better than in the United States, even though per capita spending is higher south of…
Ten Grand for That ?!?
If you are not 100% convinced that the DEGOP is in utter disarray, check out Blue State Rising.
Wonky Wednesday: What Is the Value of a Tree?
The poets might object, but economic techniques are increasingly being used to place a dollar value on trees. The blog Environmental Economics has an interesting post on placing a dollar…
Reid to Bush: If you come after us, we’ll hit back every bit as aggressivley
Right now the Congressional Democrtas are on the right side of the Iraq war issue. As a TPM commenter notes, we'll soon see what our party is made of. TPMcafe…
Does anyone know how to get an actual human being on the phone at Bank of America?
Does anyone know if this Chris Gore guy is a real person? I tried that phone number and got nowhere. I tried email and got this email directing me back…
Why Did Rove Have Research in Motion Shut Down Last Night?
If you are a user of a crackberry, you were non-plussed this morning. Last night Research in Motion (the blackberry people) had a serious meltdown of their systems. I wonder…
Will Castle Return his “Sand to Nowhere” Pork now?
So I read this article and think to myself do we as Delawareans really need to be wasting $25,000,000 federal tax dollars on sand when apparently the beaches naturally come…
Breaking: Christine O’Donnell Giving Mike Castle Primary Challenge “serious consideration”
There are persistent rumors coming out to the "pro-life" community that Christine O'Donnell is going to primary Michael Castle. I have been unable to get a direct comment out of…
A quick poll
- Are guns too easy to get in the US? Yes or No
Beginning of the End of Delaware’s Corporate Hegemony?
The Economist has an article about how North Dakota is trying to woo corporations away from Delaware with their new shareholder-friendly incorporation laws. There are some interesting stats in the…
Right Wing trying to score politcal (Pro-Gun) points off national tragedy
I'm somewhat stunned and numb about the shootings in Virginia. And yet piercing the haze is the complete crap being peddled by wingnuts that more guns are the answer to…
Work For Romney, Shack up with Other Staffers
The NYT has a great little article about the spending patterns of the top candidates (and McCain) and what it tells us about them. My favorite is about how Romney's…
