Tag: Mike Castle

Castle 45- Biden 39

Filed in National by on December 3, 2009 20 Comments

That is the result of the Public Policy Polling poll that they completed this week (as we all voted on last week). From the PPP blog: Two major trends have shown up in both polls to give Castle the early advantage. The first is an overwhelming 52-23 lead with independents. That mirrors a national trend […]

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Does the GOP Purity Test Abandon Mike Castle?

Filed in National by on November 25, 2009 20 Comments

Adam Nagourney at the NYT brings up this possibility in their political blog today:

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Conservative Senators Love Mike Castle

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 21, 2009 2 Comments

Anyone who thinks Mike Castle would be some kind of moderate thorn in the side of the conservative GOP Senate minority leadership is fooling themselves. Among those senators who reported giving to Castle in October were Thad Cochran (Miss.), whose Senate Victory Fund PAC gave $10,000; Orrin G. Hatch (Utah), whose OrrinPAC donated $5,000; Pat […]

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Biden Leads Castle In A Just-Released Poll

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 16, 2009 32 Comments

Whoa, big news! All-but-announced Senate candidate Beau Biden leads Mike Castle in a new poll by 5%. This is bad news for Mike Castle: In a hypothetical match-up of the candidates, Democrat Beau Biden leads GOP challenger and Delaware Congressman Mike Castle by a margin of 45 to 40 percent; 8% are undecided and 6% […]

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New Commercial Targets Castle on Health Care Vote

Filed in National by on November 12, 2009 1 Comment

This excellent commercial is from the SEIU in conjunction with the Foundation for Patients’ Rights, and started broadcasting in Delaware markets last night:

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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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The Castle Purging Begins on Saturday

Filed in National by on November 5, 2009 41 Comments

Apparently there is a Tea Party this Saturday in Dover. I guess that it is being advertised on Stormfront or wherever those people get together online. Last time they did this, there was a minor bruhaha about Tea Party barfly, Mike Protack and his demand for top billing. This time, an actual candidate for an actual office is speaking.

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Caption This: Halloween Edition

Filed in Delaware by on October 31, 2009 13 Comments
Caption This: Halloween Edition

Caption this photo (h/t liberalgeek for the idea):

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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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Mike Castle, He’s Talking About You

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 23, 2009 18 Comments

Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY9) has been a real hero in the fight for health care reform. He has released a study that shows 151 current members of Congress receive Medicare, the dreaded government-run health care system, including 55 Republicans. All of these Republicans are opponents of the public option. Here is the list: Rep. Ralph […]

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