Archive for July 6th, 2009
More Like This Please! — David Shuster Asks Sen Carper Tough Questions
….on the health insurance bills in Congress. He specifically tossed the amount of money Carper has taken from the various health care and pharm industries at Senator Carper to ask him how it effects his vote. All told, Carper answered very little of Shuster’s questions. Take a look: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEPMP0e0Hss[/youtube] h/t Bob Cesca
Federal Eye Highlights Sen. Kaufman
I was interviewed today by Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post’s Federal Eye column for a story on our junior Senator, Ted Kaufman. Kaufman caught the Federal eye by his highlighting of your average federal workers during his allotted time for floor speeches in the Senate, putting a face to the caricature conservatives love to […]
Quote of the Day
Representative Thomas Perriello (D-VA) said after the cap and trade bill passed: There’s got to be something more important than getting reelected. If I lose my seat, and that’s the worst that happens, I could live with that. [snip] This is a gift. For the first time in a generation, we have the chance to […]
Bringing Teh Stoopid
She wants to give our children the same lifestyle we had — not a better one. Oh wait, that’s not it, she said the Earth was 6,000 years old. Facepalm. h/t Bad Astronomy
Why Don’t We Talk About The Real Victims – Fallen Politicians?
Last week’s News Journal brings us this wacky letter to the editor: I enjoyed your June 26 editorial pointing out politically prominent men involved in adulterous relationships. There are many more, each representing hundreds of column inches of newsprint taking the same approach: “ain’t it awful” – “poor wronged wife” – “ruined career.” Other aspects […]
Breaking: Pfeiffer Retires as Finance Secretary, Guv Proposes Eliminating Department
Governor Markell has just announced a proposal to eliminate the Department of Finance, and to distribute the Department’s responsibilities among other State agencies. Secretary of Finance Gary Pfeiffer, who recommended that the Department be eliminated, is retiring and will be replaced as Acting Secretary by Tom Cook. Here is the press release in its entirety: […]
Deep thought
Poor people need to be taxed into having less kids. They are a drain on our public school system and this will keep them from gaming the system.
The Lone Wolf Argument Doesn’t Hold Up When It Comes To Republican Racism
Electing the first black President was always going to shake things up, or, rather dig things up, but I really wasn’t prepared for the in-your-face racism spewing out of Republicans. Subtlety is not their strong point – and neither is technology. If Michael Steele truly wants to “rebuild” the GOP his first order should be […]
End of the 2009 Legislative Session: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Well, for better or for worse the 2009 legislative session in Delaware has ended. It has been an interesting session. It started with a new Democratic governor, lieutenant governor and Democratic majority in the House. It ended in a bitter fight over the budget. The session was composed of the good, the bad and the […]
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