Tag: DE-Sen

The Castle Amendment – Bend Over!

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 8, 2009 14 Comments

Here is the amendment Mike Castle added to the GOP “Die Quickly” Health Insurance Bill. ‘‘In applying subparagraph (B), a group health plan (or a health insurance issuer with respect to health insurance coverage) may vary premiums and cost sharing by up to 50 percent of the value of the benefits under the plan (or […]

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Castle to Uninsured: Die Quickly (and forces women to buy abortion insurance separately)

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 8, 2009 62 Comments

Mike Castle voted to prevent private insurers from covering abortions if they receive public subsidies. Under the Stupid Stupak Amendment, women would have to buy abortion “riders” from their insurers separately. Since many women are insured through their husband’s employer (especially those who choose to be stay-at-home mothers, and let’s not forget college students insured […]

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Day 285 of Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware

Filed in National by on November 8, 2009 6 Comments

Last night Mike Castle continued illustrious career of representing the Republican Party and not the State of Delaware by voting against The Affordable Health Care for America Act. You can read his excuses at I ♥ GOP or read the shorter version here: “I was only following orders!” As a bonus, remember that Mike Castle […]

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Day 284 of Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware

Filed in National by on November 7, 2009 44 Comments

Bet you thought I forgot. Today the House is voting on its version of Health Care Reform and it looks like Representative Mike Castle (Republican-Delaware) will be voting against it. Hey Mike, we’re wondering what it is like to be Boehner’s lackey? Cantor’s bitch? Enjoy your early retirement next January.

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High-Risk Energy Grants Awarded To Delaware

Filed in National by on October 26, 2009 5 Comments
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 […]

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World Upside Down: wRong Williams Right

Filed in National by on October 26, 2009 32 Comments

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 […]

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To Run or Not To Run, That Is The Question

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 24, 2009 70 Comments

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 […]

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Snowball’s Chance In Hell

Filed in National by on October 19, 2009 2 Comments
Snowball’s Chance In Hell

John Tobin has some analysis regarding whether Christine O’Donnell has the possible votes to beat Mike Castle in the 2010 US Senate Republican Primary. In the post at Politics By The Numbers, Tobin looks at the results of the 2006 US Senate Republican Primary between O’Donnell, Mike Protack and Jan Ting. Even though O’Donnell got […]

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High Broderism Comes to Delaware Shilling for Mike Castle

Filed in National by on October 18, 2009 20 Comments

The so-called Dean of the Washington Press Corps turns his attentions to Delaware this AM, with a column that discusses his thoughts about the possible upcoming race between Mike Castle and Beau Biden for Senate. It is a rare thing for the Villagers to turn their attentions to us, and I suppose we should expect more of this in the coming months.

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Biden In For Bumpy Ride?

Filed in National by on October 18, 2009 34 Comments
Biden In For Bumpy Ride?

In Sunday’s News Journal, there’s an article about Beau Biden and the possibility of him running. The article is tilted, “Senate run could distract Biden”. Now, I normally like Esteban Para’s writing, but not this time.

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Is Beau Biden Annoyed He’s Running?

Filed in National by on October 16, 2009 29 Comments

Comment Rescue of a response from Geezer to yesterday’s polling thread:

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BREAKING: BIDEN / CASTLE TIED (Updated with more numbers)

Filed in National by on October 15, 2009 40 Comments

Biden and Castle are statistically tied in the latest poll of the premier Senate race of 2010. Carney is up big against all possible Republicans.

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He’s Running.

Filed in National by on October 15, 2009 12 Comments
He’s Running.

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