Archive for April 13th, 2012
3rd Worst State for Fraud
hat would be Delaware, and the kind of fraud that is being compared here is consumer fraud: identity theft, mortgage fraud, debt collection fraud and other types of scams focused on consumers. Only Florida and Colorado are worse, according to this piece from 24/7 Wall Street. New Jersey is ranked 10th, with Washington, Georgia, Virginia, Arizona, and Maryland ranked 9th through 6th. The stats for Delaware:
Politico Explained In Two Tweets
The following tweets from Roger Simon, chief political columnist of Politico, sure explains a lot.
What Can’t Cory Booker Do?
Rescue woman from burning house. Check. Seriously, what’s next for the mayor of Newark, New Jersey? But while pundits think about what Booker will do next, let’s take a moment to enjoy this feel good story.
Delaware’s Drought?
USA Today had an article this morning about the drought conditions facing most of the United States. But, let me direct you to phillyweather.net’s article earlier this week which is far better and, well, more local.
Mr. Kim’s Wild Ride
Oops. North Korea went ahead with its rocket launch, I guess in hopes of forcing the world’s hand or some other nonsense. Two big problems. First the rocket disintegrated after launch, and then came the condemnation from the world.
Newly Released Affidavit In Zimmerman Case
First, the last paragraph of the affidavit reads: The facts mentioned in this Affidavit are not a complete recitation of all the pertinent facts and evidence in this case but only are presented for determination of Probable Cause for Second Degree Murder. Moving beyond that disclaimer and promise of more evidence, it sure looks like […]
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In Arizona All Women Are Pregnant Before They’re, Well… Pregnant
I get that Republicans don’t understand biology, but this is nuts. Life starts earliest in Arizona, which now defines gestational age as beginning on the first day of a woman’s last period, rather than at fertilization. In practice, that means the state has banned abortions after about 18 weeks (20 weeks from the last menstruation) […]
What Will Today’s Faux Outrage Be?
Yesterday, the US was a twitter about Hilary Rosen’s remarks. The day before, Rep. Allen West’s remarks. So, will today’s outrage be focused on the Catholic League or something said by some other dumb ass?
Red Clay School Board Candidate, Joanne Johansen, Replies To My Questions
Joanne Johansen is the first of two candidates to reply to my questions concerning the upcoming Red Clay School Board Election. I have received an email from a second candidate promising an answer shortly. Joanne Johansen’s answers to my questions: Why are you running for the school board, and what are the top three things […]
Delaware Political Weekly: April 7-13, 2012
1. Republican Governor/Lt. Gov. Candidates, Such As They Are, Barnstorm the State. Their names are Jeff Cragg and Sher Valenzuela. Sher is a she. There’s a nice mnemonic device for you. He runs a Mailboxes, Etc. store, she is co-owner of an industrial upholstery company that has been widely praised as a model small business. […]
Quote of the Day
This is going to be the most moneyed election in the history of the United States. There is a sense of coming full circle, of forgetting our history — the reason we installed a system for financing campaigns that didn’t rely on corporate or wealthy money. – Bob Edgar, the president of Common Cause (link)
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