Archive for March 31st, 2010
HB194 Not Being Worked Thursday
Just saw this in my email about this bill that would authorize two more casinos.
31Mar2010 | cassandra_m | 4 comments | Continued
Affordable Care Act Survives Its First Challenge
In case you missed it yesterday, the ACA survived the first of what will undoubtedly be many attempts to nip at the edges of its authority. The issue at hand this time was the provision that insurers would be prohibited from denying to coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. The goal and spirit of the law [...]
31Mar2010 | Scott P | 6 comments | Continued
Good Times… Good Times
I just went back to take a look at the old DL endorsement post from October 2008. I stated that DL did not endorse in the Insurance Commissioner race in one of the threads today. This is true. It is interesting looking at the comments that this non-endorsement generated.
31Mar2010 | liberalgeek | 13 comments | Continued
Is Eric Bodenweiser Sussex County’s Joan of Arc or Another False Prophet?
Eric Bodenweiser, one of the founders of the now-defunct Sussex County Community Organized Regiment (SKKKOR) is on a mission to save the 14th RD, and by doing that, saving Sussex County. He has House Majority Leader Pete Schwartzkopf (D-Rehoboth Beach) in his figurative gun sight (knowing how off-balanced Bodie is, it might be literally, too). [...]
31Mar2010 | MJ | 38 comments | Continued
Ron Williams States His Problem With Bloggers And Then Proceeds To Use Their Work
On today’s opinion page of the News Journal Ron Williams makes several points.
1. He really doesn’t like bloggers, especially anonymous bloggers
2. Bloggers that use to be journalists are sorta okay, but, in general, he doesn’t like bloggers.
3. Having got that off his chest he then proceeds to write an article about a blog post.
Priceless.
Wednesday Open Thread
It’s Wednesday and it’s time for an open thread. Do you have any burning thoughts you want to share with the rest of us? Put your thoughts, non sequitors and links below. This thread is open!
There’s not too much I can add to this story of a Hutaree wedding:
Isn’t it romantic? Weddings [...]
31Mar2010 | Unstable Isotope | 54 comments | Continued
Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Wed., March 31
“Idle hands are the Devil’s playground.” Prof. Harold Hill- “The Music Man”
No doubt this is a biblical reference as well, a book I’ve been meaning to read for some time now. I use it here b/c we’re starting to see well-meaning, but dangerous, legislation starting to surface, most concerning additional charges for existing crimes. While [...]
John Kerry Boosts Chris Coons
I think we’ve all been a little disappointed since Chris Coons announced his Senate run but hasn’t been very visible. There’s some increasing evidence that his campaign is starting the ramp up, and he just got a big boost from John Kerry. John Kerry’s PAC announced his “Final Four,” four Senate seats that [...]
31Mar2010 | Unstable Isotope | 11 comments | Continued
WDEL’s Interviews on DE Insurance Commissioner Story
The podcast of yesterday’s WDEL interviews can be found on the Podcast page. I haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet, but though it important enough to get out to you folks. Here is the link to the mp3.
31Mar2010 | nemski | 9 comments | ContinuedFOLLOW DL
