Archive for April 2nd, 2009
Two Delaware Programs Included in Harvard Top 50 Innovation List
Two Programs from Delaware — the City of Wilmington’s Instant Ticketing Program and the State of Delaware’s K-5 Early Intervention Program — have made it to Harvard’s Top 50 Government Innovation List for 2009. The list is developed by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government […]
Wingnut Freakouts — Gifts Fit for a Queen Edition
Wingnuts everywhere (including some our local rookie leaguers) clutched their collective pearls yesterday over the fact that the Obamas gave the Queen of England a video iPod. While she already had a non-video 2005 version: So the Queen of England did what lots of people hooked on their iPods do — she asked for a […]
Longhurst Introduces Election Realignment Bill
From the House Press Release: Calling this an opportunity to save taxpayer money and increasing voter participation, House Majority Whip Rep. Valerie J. Longhurst introduced legislation Thursday that would align public school board elections with the bi-annual general elections. House Bill 117 would eliminate the annual school board elections for the 16 school districts that […]
Whipping up for Public Financing
Senators Durbin and Specter officially introduced this week that would publically finance congressional elections (small dollar donations allowed, which would be matched 4 to 1). When folks realize that politicians were begging AIG execs for big-dollar cash at the same they were supposed to regulate them, they get pretty pissed off. Yesterday, an organization called […]
Obama Leads the Way
Cowboy diplomacy, the epitome of an oxymoron, is dead. Truth is, cowboy diplomacy’s goal is more in tune with a bull in a china shop than achieving results and respect. It was all about acting and talking tough, and while Bush excelled at the tactic he has nothing to show for his bullying behavior. It […]
Video of First state Politics after Markell Meeting
Maria is the one on the right which leaves Burris to the left [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9sO-Rxr2-E[/youtube] I also found some of David Anderson [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC7sSMWLwDo&feature=related[/youtube] I found some of Hube too. Notice the delayed reaction… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MyxiwboS-c&feature=related[/youtube] This is also the order that the crying started
UPDATE 2– SB7 Eminent Domain Bill in the House Today WIN!
SB7, the Eminent Domain bill, comes up for debate and vote in the House today. The NJ reports that there is the possibility of a killer amendment to this bill being introduced in an effort to derail the legislation. This is a part of the current Synopsis: This Bill requires state, county, or municipal governments, […]
Wilmington Native on ER
The long running hospital drama that premiered during my first semester as a college freshman is coming to an end tonight. I was a devoted follower up until the character Mark Greene’s death in the 9th season. In my opinion the show should have ended right there, but it survived for another 6 years. And […]
Quote of the Day
Backstory: Hungary could be the new Iceland. We had daydreams of capitalism during communism, but then becoming rich became a religion. – Hungarian playwright Peter Muller
Video from the Markell Event
Jack Markell discusses the stimulus, Vince Meconi and civil unions. This should put to rest any idea that he is wishy-washy on civil unions. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnh7IwaO81c[/youtube]
No More Electoral College in 2012?
It could happen. The indispensible Nate Silver over at 538.com has posted this article on the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. (‘Bulo aside: Anyone who loves polls and polling analysis must make 538.com essential daily reading. The Beast Who Slumbers suspects that John Tobin takes the blog into the bathroom with him, and that’s as […]
Remember when the AP reported news instead of creating it?
So I am reading my digital copy of the News Journal this morning, and I happen onto this AP article by Mr. Calvin Woodward. As an aside, it must suck to have the last name “Woodward” as a journalist. I mean, whether this Calvin Woodward is related to Bob Woodward or not, the legacy of […]
Question
If you’re a third generation Republican and not rich do you attribute your financial situation to not having worked hard enough to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps?
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