All Posts Tagged With: "Pennsylvania"
Liveblogging the primaries, 5/18
This is a liveblog to track the results from today’s primary results in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Oregon, and the special elections in Hawaii and PA-12.
My bets:
Pennsylvania – Sestak, Onorato, Critz, Pike (ugh)
Kentucky – Paul, Conway
Oregon – Kitzhaber, Dudley
Arkansas – Lincoln (with runoff needed, I hope), Boozman (ditto)
Hawaii – Djou (and pundits will miss the [...]
An Old Dog Learns A New Trick?
Senator Arlen Specter today called for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act in Huffington Post reports The New York Times.
The time has come to repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Enacted 13 years ago when the idea of same sex marriage was struggling for acceptance, the Act is a relic of [...]
Sunday Papers: How ‘Fast’ Eddie Rendell Made Sure Budget Avoided Natural Gas Pains
We all heard Gov. Ed Rendell’s (D-Comcast) lament that everyone had to share in Pa.’s budgetary pain, including the arts community, which was decimated by budget cuts while the big sports teams and movie theatres remained untouched. His lips were moving, so everyone knew that he was lying. When it comes to the natural gas [...]
25Oct2009 | El Somnambulo | 16 comments | Continued
The Significance of Insignificant People
The insignificant person that I am speaking of is, of course, Ashley Todd. Ms. Todd, a Texan working on the McCain Campaign was in Pittsburgh when she made the accusation that a black Obama supporter had attacked her for her choice for President. Drudge jumped on it. This is to be expected. Drudge’s stock and [...]
24Oct2008 | liberalgeek | 20 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
