Archive for August 3rd, 2009

Alignment in the 19th.

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For decades, a conservative represented the 19th. And now a conservative will again represent the 19th. Nothing will change except for the letter behind the name. I am personally glad that Booth won. It is an overwhelming conservative district and I much rather have a Republican elected from it than a conservative Democrat that would […]

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19th SD Special Election Results–Apparently Booth Wins.

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The Unofficial Official Department of Elections Results page is here. If you were downstate today working the election or if you live in the district, let us know your predictions and feelings on the election. My feelings are well known: I vote NONE OF THE ABOVE. But I do predict that Booth will win the […]

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Help Wanted.

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The Delaware conservative blogosphere is very adequately represented on the pages of Delaware Politics, Resolute Determination, Common Sense Political Thought and the Colossus of Rhodey. And that is just the fire breathing theocon neocon lying Republicans. Other conservative thought is represented by Delaware Libertarian and the Mourning Constitution. Amazingly however, all of the bloggers at […]

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A New Mike Castle Decision Window –UPDATE

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Allan Loudell spoke to Mike Castle on WDEL news today about a number of subjects, and Castle indicated to Allan that he would be making a decision re: his electoral future in the “next month or so”.

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Afternoon Open Thread

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The tea partiers are putting their heckling strategy to work. Will harassment and thuggish behavior really help their cause? As a commenter at TPM asked – are these the same people who thought it was o.k. to arrest Henry Louis Gates for disorderly conduct in his own house? The birthers have found a shiny new […]

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Paul Krugman Simplifies Health Care Reform For You

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The invaluable Paul Krugman explains health care reform for easy understanding: The essence is really quite simple: regulation of insurers, so that they can’t cherry-pick only the healthy, and subsidies, so that all Americans can afford insurance. Everything else is about making that core work. Individual mandates are a way to prevent gaming of the […]

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Election Day in SD 19!

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Voters of the 19th Senate district, be sure to vote today! The polls are open from 7 AM – 8 PM.

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