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I, For One, Welcome Our Chinese Banker Overlords
Although the Chinese government keeps the exact data secret, it’s reasonable to believe that the United States now owes communist China $1.5 trillion. That’s an average of $6,000 owed per American.
We are in some deep shit. Why We Worry links to a James Fallows, Atlantic article that breaks it down.
Tom Carper Got One Right
You heard about this on the news, but did you know it was Carper? I didn’t.
This one goes in the “credit where credit is due” file.
Senators suggest nationwide calorie labeling system, but would it help?
Without any fanfare amid the Wall Street bailout crisis, senators Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) [...]
Karen Weldin Stewart & Harris McDowell Sitting In a Tree?
What’s the deal with Karen Weldin Stewart and Harris McDowell?
There has been a low level buzz about these two being tighter than tight for a while, and now people are saying that the hated Harris McDowell (c) pulled in all his chits to make sure KWS gets a cut from union GOTV efforts. [...]
Booooooo!
This is going to be awesome.
Philadelphia, PA – October 8, 2008) Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the nation’s most popular hockey mom, will join the winner of the Philadelphia Flyers regional search for the “Ultimate Hockey Mom” contest and drop the puck at the ceremonial opening face-off as the home team Flyers host [...]
8Oct2008 | jason330 | 6 comments | Continued
New Delaware Voters Chose Democratic Party By 10 to 1 Margin
Just hang it up Delaware Republicans. You suck and nobody likes you. Case closed.
VIA WBOC DOVER, Del.- New numbers released from Delaware’s Department of Elections show the Democratic Party is growing its lead over Republicans among registered voters.
According to registration numbers released by the Department of Elections, between July of this [...]
Sign of the Times
Just got this email from a college buddy:
As expected, I’m out of a job.
Looking forward to being off really. Figure out what I want to do now. Fix up the house. Spend time with (baby’s name withheld) and the new little one on the way.
Ah who am I kidding, I’ll just be playing [...]
Obama Won The Debate
If Pat Buchanan thinks Obama was more “presidential” and Larry Kudlow thinks Obama won…Obama won.
7Oct2008 | jason330 | 68 comments | Continued
Pre-Debate Chit Chat
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McCain is at a new low. Not just his attempts to paint Obama as unAmerican – but his intrade numbers.
29 and falling.
Honest Question: Where does Mike Castle stand on McCain’s decision to paint Obama as a domestic terrorist who hates America?
Granted, I’m not in the demographic that they are going for…
…but how did I not know that the unfunny sounding pile of steaming monkey feces was being inflicted on out stupider American brothers and sisters?
An American Carol
Left-wing activist and filmmaker Michael Malone (a parody of Michael Moore) is campaigning to end the celebration of the Fourth of July. Malone truculently argues to the American people that America’s past and present are offensive, [...]
Thank You Mike Castle & Tom Carper !! You’re Doing a Heck of a Job !!
After Bailout, AIG Execs Head to California Resort
Rescued by Taxpayers, $440,000 for Retreat Including “Pedicures, Manicures”
ABC NEWS By BRIAN ROSS and TOM SHINE
October 7, 2008—
Less than a week after the federal government committed $85 billion to bail out AIG, executives of the giant AIG insurance company headed for a week-long retreat at a luxury [...]
Pre-pre-pre-Debate Predictions Thread
I predict John McCain will be an American hero and Obama will be a mohomedian terrorists who will ride an elephant that sprays aids juice from his trunk down Pennsylvania Avenue to take away my guns on inauguration day.
7Oct2008 | jason330 | 27 comments | Continued
Mike Castle Mobbed Up w/ Financial Services Industry
Karen Hartley-Nagle calls Out Castle on his Financial Services Industry Ties in a press release that excoriates a Mike Castle clearly beholden to his fat cat campaign conributors.
Hartley-Nagle points out:
Mike Castle has more than 60% of his contributions from the financial services industry
He is the Republican Congressman who took the most contributions from Lehman Brothers. [...]
Miserable Failure
Okay. Here is the local slant. George Bush has killed the DE GOP, which is a good thing. Now we have to plan for how to run this one party state.
7Oct2008 | jason330 | 15 comments | Continued
Sarah Palin Whips Supporters into Racist, Anti-Press Frenzy
As we’ve discussed here on many occasions, American right-wingers seem eager to discard our messy democratic traditions in favor of clean, simple totalitarianism.
Palin then went on to blame Katie Couric’s questions for her “less-than-successful interview with kinda mainstream media.” At that, Palin supporters turned on reporters in the press area, waving thunder [...]
Give me a good one sentence response to this simple minded GOP bullshit
Here is the talking point:
The financial crisis was caused by Democrats deregulating Fannie & Freddie, to give loans to black people who are too lazy and shiftless to pay their debts
Charlie Copeland Thinks You Are An Idiot With the Memory of a Meercat
Kavips runs it down:
First was the flabbergasting admission by traditional conservative Sarah Palin during the debate, that she saw nothing wrong with the sexual coupling of human males….
Then came this admission in yesterday’s News Journal:
Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Charlie Copeland and former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman called for finding sustainable energy sources and promoting in-state [...]
6Oct2008 | jason330 | 2 comments | Continued
Is Mike Castle Weaker Than Even I thought He Was?
Maybe…just maybe Mike Castle is not simply weak, maybe he is much weaker this time than anyone expects.
Lord knows his cheerleading for the botched bail out, his term on the house banking committee and all the money he has taken from the very industry he was supposed to be overseeing don’t exactly pain a pretty [...]
WaPo Wonders About Biden’s Senate Seat
A couple of interesting things here.
First of all, the Washington Post posits that it is kinda a given that Obama/Biden will win. Great. Second of all, could Chris Czillia (sp?) could not know less about Delaware politics? A Ruth Ann victory lap? Sky Dad save us.
I’m grabbing a big section so [...]
Joe Sixpack Responds To Palin
Washington (AP) – “I’m pretty (explitive) sick of this Plain broad telling everyone what I’m thinking,” declared Joe Sixpack in a statement released today. Six Pack was strongly critical of Palin’s use of his identity to create the impression that the Alaska Governor is in touch with the needs of the [...]
6Oct2008 | jason330 | 4 comments | Continued
Deep Thought
Who could have predicted that getting stuck in an unwinnable,expensive occupation half a world away- putting oil companies in charge of our energy policiy and allowing banks and bond traders to “self-regulate” would have resulted in economic calamity?
6Oct2008 | jason330 | 12 comments | Continued
McCain Made the Right Call Going “Kitchen Sink” Negative
From a strategy perspective, it is the only card he has left to play.
Right now it is not about winning for McCain, it is about not losing by a landslide, so these negative attacks will fire up the base and make sure he does not lose by enough for the current GOP power brokers to [...]
Late Nite Boing Boing
Bank Robber Uses Craigslist To Hire Unsuspecting Accomplices
Posted by David Pescovitz, October 1, 2008 6:14 PM | permalink
A man robbed an armored car outside a Monroe, Washington bank and used a dozen unwitting accomplices to act as decoys during his getaway. He hired the accomplices on Craigslist and instructed them to [...]
4Oct2008 | jason330 | 2 comments | Continued
Deep Thought
“You’d be going nuts if it was a Republican instead of a Democrat” and it’s brother “You wouldn’t have a problem with this if it was a Democrat” are my least favorite blog comments.
3Oct2008 | jason330 | 7 comments | Continued
The Honorable Jack Markell and The Honorable John Carney invite you…
Anyone going to this year’s Jefferson Jackson Dinner?
I recently spoke with Molly Jurusik at Del Dem HQ and the lineup is not set yet because having a candidate for VP as your featured speaker tends to complicate things a bit.
Here is the nuts and bolts stuff.
This year’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner is Monday, October 13th at Dover [...]
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