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Biden Bringing the Heat
He is such a huge campaign asset, and so great at bringing the working class heat, that it is almost too perfect that the Republicans picked Mitt Romney.
16May2012 | jason330 | 15 comments | Continued
Keith Spanarelli to Primary Sen. Carper. Who?
I used The Google to find out that he appears to be a fan of Top Gun, at least according to what appears to be his Facebook page. Then I found his campaign page. Right now it is just a place holder with a donate button.
I am disappointed that I am not writing about our very own Jason right now. I mean, if a “Some Dude” is going to be the only Democratic challenger to Senator Carper, then I would rather it be Jason. Alas, since it is Kevin Spanarelli, I will endeavor to find out more about it.
16May2012 | Delaware Dem | 5 comments | Continued
White Privilege Explained To Gamers
In the role playing game known as The Real World, “Straight White Male” is the lowest difficulty setting there is.
16May2012 | jason330 | 6 comments | Continued
No, Governor, We Will Not.
I am sorry, but JPMorgan Chase and the entire financial sector deserves every single ounce of derision and scrutiny they get. They have paid no price for their wrongdoing, and like any dog or insolent child, they are repeating their wrongdoing again as a result. And like any “new age” parent, Governor Markell would prefer us all to take a time out and talk nicely to child, rather than yelling at him and punishing him.
16May2012 | Delaware Dem | 7 comments | Continued
Polling Report [5.16.12]
We have a mother load of polls to go through today, mostly because I was away from a computer all day yesterday. But before we get to the polls, let me first thank our beloved fire and mouth breathing teabaggers, for making yet another Senate seat now extremely competitive. Nebraska, like Indiana, was supposed to be won easily by the GOP this fall. Indeed, Nebraska was going to be an all important pick up seat, allowing the GOP to possibly take control of the chamber, as incumbent Democratic Senator Ben Nelson was finally retiring.
Alas… the establishment far right candidates for the race were not far right and evil enough for the teabaggers.
16May2012 | Delaware Dem | 13 comments | Continued
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 16, 2012
If today’s column was science fiction, it’d be called “Invasion of the Home Invasion Bills”. Oh, no! There are two of them, accosting every legislator in their path! Cut to the finish: Turns out both bills are harmless and toothless, so no Solomoronic solons were injured in the creation of this legislative fever dream.
Both bills soon to be available to you at no cost in the guise of political brochures.
SB 161 and HB 277 both passed the Senate yesterday. Since a Senate amendment was added to HB 277, both bills head to the House. Both bills create the ‘new crime’ of home invasion. Both bills are merely political window dressing, as there are already about 150 offenses that would put home invaders away for a long, long time. Did I mention that this is an election year?
16May2012 | El Somnambulo | 14 comments | Continued
“No Shit Sherlock” Judgement Against Sussex County Council’s Prayer Pracice
The Sussex County Council is its own worst enemy. Here is the table of contents from the plaintiff’s argument.
16May2012 | jason330 | 24 comments | ContinuedI. The Sussex County Council’s practice of reciting the Lord’s Prayer before Council
meetings is plainly unconstitutionalA. The Lord’s Prayer is a distinctively Christian prayer
B. Sectarian legislative prayers are unconstitutional
C. Even under a more permissive minority view that allows individual sectarian
prayers in some circumstances, the Council’s prayer practice
unconstitutionally affiliates the Council with one particular religion
D. The Council’s prayer practice also violates the Delaware Constitution
The Bane that Bain Was
Vice President Biden today will be reminding voters of the carnage Bain left and of Mitt Romney’s ineffective business leadership.
16May2012 | nemski | 12 comments | Continued
DBSR membership and other info
I’ve taken some inquiries on membership info for “Delaware Businesses for Social Responsibility,” a business advocacy group dedicated to the proposition that business advocacy groups should advocate for more than tax cuts. Hit the jump for the details.
If you are interested in joining in time to get the member rate for the ASBC business summit in Washington this June, let me know. Also, there will be a DBSR steering committee within the next two weeks. If you want to be involved with that email me at the email address located at the bottom of this post.
15May2012 | jason330 | 0 comments | Continued
JPMorgan Oops
If you can grasp what happened in the London Office of JPMorgan Chase, then you probably could become the next CEO of the bank as it seems the current CEO Jamie Dimon had no clue.
15May2012 | nemski | 31 comments | Continued
Palestinians Turn To Hunger Strikes
Most Americans over the age of 40 have probably know of Bobby Sands. However, it is safe to say, that most Americans have know idea who Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh are.
15May2012 | nemski | 7 comments | Continued
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 15, 2012
Since this promises to be the week that the Sheriff of Nuttingham is ordered to stand down, I have one question: What happens if he doesn’t?
Do Jeff Christopher and his followers strike you as the type of people who will simply accept their fate and go gently into that good night? I hope that they [...]
Greece in Turmoil; Euro Crisis Possibly Looms
As Greece attempts to form a coalition government which may or may not abide by the austerity terms it earlier negotiated its continental neighbors, Europe is quite possibly teetering on a financial crisis.
15May2012 | nemski | 2 comments | Continued
Late Night Video — How Bain Capital Destroyed Jobs
This is round one from the Obama Camp, working at defining Romney. This is being played in a handful of swing states — not a big ad buy, but if the cable news is an indicator, this is a big deal and nicely played.
14May2012 | cassandra_m | 115 comments | Continued
ASBC to Host Business Summit for a Sustainable Economy: Washington, DC June 11-13, 2012
Here are more details on upcoming the ASBC summit . Contact info is below.
14May2012 | jason330 | 1 comment | ContinuedJoin us in Washington, D.C. for a dynamic Policy Summit and make the business case for the benefits of a sustainable economy at the White House and on Capitol Hill. Be a part of the 125 innovative and triple bottom line business leaders from across the country to meet with senior Administration officials and Congressional leaders. We will map out a long-term policy agenda and discuss strategies to create good jobs and rebuild America.
It is now time for Delaware Dem to make rash generalizations about a particular group or organization….
And here we go, to steal and reformulate a quote from Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country: Christianity has roughly 50 years of life left to it.
14May2012 | Delaware Dem | 68 comments | Continued
School Zone Speed Limit Enforcement Gains Traction
State Representative Larry Mitchell (D – New Castle) has introduced a bill that would pilot the use of speed cameras to help enforce school zone speed limits. Though I believe it to be a great idea, I believe the bill is too weak.
14May2012 | nemski | 28 comments | Continued
Polling Report [5.14.12]
Not much polling down this weekend. Usually Mondays are light in the polling department, but still. The two Presidential polls we do have keep Georgia in the strong Romney category, and Michigan in the lean Obama category.
14May2012 | Delaware Dem | 0 comments | Continued
Chart of the Day
In the long journey for equal rights for gays, it feels like we have come a long way. But then you look at this interactive chart from the Guardian and you realize we have a long long way to go. And then you realize that Obama’s announcement last week was even more courageous and ground breaking than you think.
14May2012 | Delaware Dem | 1 comment | Continued
Oh Yeah?!? Take That, Time Magazine!
As if a six year old breast feeding from his mother had to be topped?
14May2012 | Delaware Dem | 14 comments | ContinuedFOLLOW DL
