Archive for June, 2009
Offshore Wind Leases Issued
NYT Reporting….
Kicking off what it called “a new day for energy production in the United States,” the Obama administration has issued five offshore exploration leases for wind energy production.
This is the first time the federal government has issued offshore wind leases, and the decision comes after the administration papered over regulatory infighting among various agencies in charge [...]
Deep thought
The Republicans are doing their best to not allow people to remember that everything they said months and months ago seemed to be for the small businesses in this country and how they, the small businesses are the ones that create the majority of the jobs in this country.
It seems that now, they are trying [...]
Confession
I’ll admit it – I ruined blogging. I was trying to reach something on the top shelf and I accidently knocked blogging off. It broke into a bunch of pieces. I tried to superglue it back together, but it fell apart again. My bad.
23Jun2009 | Unstable Isotope | 5 comments | Continued
QOTE
Why is a public option for health care bad for small business?
23Jun2009 | Donvictimiti | 21 comments | Continued
Nixon Would Have Aborted Obama
The Nixon tapes are either a gift that keeps on giving, or a recurring nightmare. Today we learn the following wisdom the 37th President.
“There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white,” [Nixon] told an aide, before adding: “Or a rape.”
We knew Nixon [...]
Sanford Makes Ensign Look Smart In Comparison
South Carolina governor Mark Sanford’s disappearing act just keeps getting stranger and stranger. Let’s count the evolving stories:
1) Sanford is missing and not even his wife knows where he is, but she’s not worried because he’s writing
2) Sanford’s cell phone is last located in Atlanta
3) Sanford’s aides say they talked to him, but then [...]
Biden v. Castle Would Be a Rerun of Biden v. Boggs
Tarheeman1993 at swing state project likened a race between Beau Biden and Mike Castle to the 1972 Joe Biden race against Caleb Boggs.
Castle’s statement to the Philly Inquirer definitely stuck a half-hearted tone. Tarheeman1993 points out:
Back in 1972, Joe Biden defeated Caleb Boggs because Boggs was reluctant to run again. Castle seems to [...]
Obama Reminds Republicans Of Their Free Enterprise Mantra
This has to hurt. But I guess having your own words used against you never feels good.
Why would it drive private insurance out of business? If private insurers say that the marketplace provides the best quality health care; if they tell us that they’re offering a good deal, then why is it that the government, [...]
“Clark is whining about his lost money.”
If it wasn’t such a big news day, this would be a big story.
It seems Paul Clark invoked the James Bond sounding “Item J Resolution” to get his legal bills paid by country taxpayers. Mike Mathews breaks it down:
I’ve been told that Paul Clark’s request to have his lawyer fees repaid by the County will [...]
Joe Klein Speaks The Truth
Via Balloon Juice.
To put it as simply as possible, McCain–and his cohorts–are trying to score political points against the President in the midst of an international crisis. It is the sort of behavior that Republicans routinely call “unpatriotic” when Democrats are doing it. I would never question John McCain’s patriotism, no matter how misguided his [...]
UPDATE: Sen. Thurman Adams Died of Pancreatic Cancer
Senate President Pro Tem Sen. Thurman Adams died this morning. No other information is available at this time but we will update and promote this post as new information becomes available.
Sincerest condolences to his family.
SECOND UPDATE: The News Journal is reporting that Senator Adams had Pancreatic cancer.
Adams, 80, was admitted [...]
SB 121
We just got a tip on our tipline:
It seems that SB 121 is being pulled from today’s agenda. Maybe that will change before sessions starts….but that is the early word.
I would expect that everything is being pulled from today’s agenda, not just SB 121, since the General Assembly is recessing for today and perhaps longer [...]
Lunch Break News
You’ve been told a lie – Monsanto and the Agribusiness lobby want you to think chemical farming is vastly superior to organic farming. Organic farming can feed about as many people as chemical farming, and in the developing world, it could feed 80% more. Check out the science. (DKos)
Obama leads Republicans by about 20 points [...]
What Adams’ Death Might Mean in the Short-Term
Yes, it is unseemly, and, yes, El Somnambulo wishes he didn’t have to write this.
But there are real and immediate potential impacts to Senator Adams’ death, and they must be dealt with very quickly.
First, it is essential that the Senate select a new President Pro-Tempore. Unlike the positions of majority/minority leader and majority/minority whip, the [...]
What’s Going On With The VCCB?
Last week, El Somnambulo wrote about the Violent Crimes Compensation Board and political patronage. The Joint Sunset Committee has a bill to change the VCCB to an appeals board. It’s a good change.
So, if the board is changing to an appeals board, why was a member appointed to a new three year term?
From [...]
How to Use 931 Words to Say Nothing
Only in Delaware (c) would this pass for political reporting.
23Jun2009 | jason330 | 5 comments | Continued
How Did That Anti-Sotomayor Campaign Work Out?
The Republicans already admitted that the Sotomayor nomination fight has failed to inspire the donations they expected. Now some polling has shown how much their over-the-top crazy rhetoric has hurt their standing with Latinos.
Favorability of Republican Party among Latinos
May 18-21 (before the Sotomayor nomination)
Favorable 11
Unfavorable 79
No Opinion 10
June 15-18 (latest poll)
Favorable [...]
UPDATED: Castle Speaks in Philly – Tea Leaf Readers Have At It
Update: realclearpolitics.com picked up the DiStefano column. I’d expect that “They’ve asked me to run for the Senate as a Republican. comment to start turning up everywhere in the next few days.
Read Joseph N. DiStefano’s whole column, it is a doozy. Here are some oddly unguarded musing from the 99 [...]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show-June, 23,2009
Presumably Dick Cathcart has spent the past four days reading all the fine print in the Governor’s budget proposal, and presumably he’ll be prepared to provide his Mindless Minions with their marching orders in Caucus today. Not a bad idea with only a week to go in the legislative session and an $800 million budgetary [...]
23Jun2009 | El Somnambulo | 12 comments | Continued
Is Mark Sanford The Worst Governor in America?
Here is the top google news story on Sanford today that is not related to him taking a powder:
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina General Assembly overrode Gov. Mark Sanford’s vetoes Tuesday and approved a bill to study and recommend changes to the state tax structure.
Lawmakers overturned all 10 Sanford vetoes, creating laws that [...]
A donviti special post in memorium
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deep breath
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gasp, heave, gasp, doubling over
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and a special comment now for Hube
F you you whiney, smarmy, bitter, nasty, petulent, piece of dog crap of an excuse for what makes up the worst of the worst in Delaware’s blogosphere.
If Your Issue Is “English Only”
You might want to check your spelling.
Epic FAIL.
(h/t Think Progress)
SC Governor on Walkabout?
If your governor goes missing for 4 day and no one notices, what does that mean? Presidential hopeful Mark Sanford is apparently missing and no one knows where he is.
The whereabouts of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) “have been unknown to state officials since Thursday, and some state leaders are questioning who is [...]
The Delaware Blogging Community to Shrink
It looks like in the next few weeks, Delaware blogging will lose two of its longest running blogs.
Mike Matthews over at Down With Absolutes has been pretty clear that he is planning to go to an all-twitter format. He has gone so far as to look for someone to take over for him.
Today, Dave Burris [...]
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