Tag: Delaware
The Mighty Blue Hen is Soaring
Ryan Cormier has a great piece in The News Journal today about how Delaware’s stock has risen dramatically in 2009. The article starts off with a joke about Delaware from a Hollywood movie — not Wayne’s World II — and takes off from there. When it comes to Delaware’s 2009 coming-out party, Biden’s success was […]
The Top Delaware Political Stories of 2009
The News Journal is soliciting our ideas for the top Delaware political stories of 2009 on Twitter (@DialogueDelaware). Here is my top 10 list. Feel free to argue and add your own ideas! 10. Mike Castle announces plans to leave his U.S. House seat to run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Joe Biden […]
A Preview Of Next Year’s Legislative Battles
Speaker Bob Gilligan spoke to the Progressive Democrats of Delaware last night to preview next year’s legislative battles. There are really two big issues we’ll see next year: the budget and the 2010 election. Budget Gilligan told us that they expect at least a $300M-$400M budget gap next year (that’s before the additional job losses […]
Bulo’s 2009 Top 10 MVPs (Most Valuable to the Progressive Cause)
I am El Somnambulo, and I am a listaholic. 2009, IMHO, was a great year for Delaware progressives, maybe the best ever. Both equal rights for same sex couples and open government legislation were signed into law. A governor with a progressive vision began to make his mark on the state. A president began to […]
The Castle Conundrum
To win this election, Castle must now go negative, and he cannot if he wants to win the election. To win this election, Castle must be the moderate he has professed himself to be, and, for some reason, after all these years, he is acting like the conservative he is.
Ted Kaufman, Rock Star?
Things I learned today when reading the New York Times article that featured Senator Ted Kaufman. Kaufman has reached rock-star status among Senate professional staff On a weekly basis, recognizes superior work by federal employees That I am sadden he’s not running for re-election in 2010
Governor Markell Declares Emergency In Kent And Sussex County
The weather is really bad for our friends in lower Delaware. Stay safe down there! DOVER — Governor Jack Markell has declared a state of emergency for Kent County and Sussex County to better enable response to the current storm, effective at 6 p.m. Earlier today, Gov. Markell authorized the Delaware National Guard to position […]
Why Eminent Domain Had To Be Reformed
Hopefully we all remember the fight that Ed Osbourne fought for several years to prevent his business (an incredible auto repair shop) from being taken through eminent domain. The issue was that an extremely shitty Supreme Court decision had ruled that it was legal to seize property (with compensation) through eminent domain in order to […]
New Castle County Democrats Won’t Rest On Laurels
New Castle County Democratic Party Chairman Erik Schramm spends a few minutes with The Community News‘ Jesse Chadderdon to talk about past successes of the New Castle County Democrats as well as their future plans. Take a few minutes to read this interview. Schramm brings up the listening tour that Chris Coons held last year: […]
Live From The Jefferson Jackson Dinner!
Follow our live tweets from Liberal Geek, Unstable Isotope, Mike Matthews, and Nemski. Click here and here. We’re live at the Jefferson Jackson dinner. Still waiting for the main event to start. We’re eating chicken and are only allowed to drink red wine for free. (Is someone complaining?) Your humble bloggers are successfully able to […]
Day 285 of Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
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 […]
Day 284 of Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
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.
Comment Rescue: Delaware Banking Secrecy
Allan Loudell, on yesterday’s report about Delaware’s ranking as the most secretive banking system in the world: Comment by Allan Loudell on 2 November 2009 at 9:25 am: I forward John Manifold’s comments to John Christensen, director of the Tax Justice Network in London, and one of the authors of these rankings. I was curious […]
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