Tag: Politicians

Junk Men

Filed in National by on June 3, 2011 4 Comments
Junk Men

Does anything come between a politician and his Calvins? Apparently, not.

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Two Democratic State Reps Make People of Influence List

Filed in Delaware by on August 21, 2009 10 Comments

In Delaware Today’s list of the People of Influence, two of our Democratic State Representatives make the grade, Schwartzkopf and Kowalko. Pete Schwartkopf was named for his influence in politics. The Rehoboth Beach legislator sponsored the bill that made sports betting legal in Delaware, and he continues to be a powerful voice for the Del […]

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SEU Oversight Board Authority Expired

Filed in Uncategorized by on May 9, 2008 30 Comments

There was some question around here last week about whether or not the SEU was acting within the law that created them. There was an allegation that their term had expired per statute. Here is the pertinent part of the law: There is hereby created the SEU Oversight Board which shall, from passage of this […]

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Book Review — Free Lunch, How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)

Filed in Uncategorized by on May 4, 2008 9 Comments
Book Review — Free Lunch, How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)

Free Lunch, How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) by David Cay Johnston documents many of the ways that politicians and business owners collude to transfer massive amounts of tax revenues into the pockets of these business owners. Johnston is a reporter at the NYT and his […]

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The NYT Calls Out Obama, Hillary and McCain

Filed in Uncategorized by on April 24, 2008 25 Comments

On taxes, no less. On the editorial page. One of the toughest questions that will face the next president is what to do about taxes. There can be no real progress on health care, rebuilding the military or any other major issue without dealing with rising budget deficits and mounting debt from nearly eight years […]

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Sigh, thank god for bloggers

Filed in Uncategorized by on April 16, 2008 6 Comments

Fox News Anchor’s Son, Peter Doocy, Asks John McCain About Hillary’s Drinking On Hardball College Tour as if there was any doubt Fox News was capable of this….again

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What, they couldn’t get to a thousand?

Filed in Uncategorized by on January 23, 2008 8 Comments

President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks. The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at […]

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When is it OK to Tear Down a Campaign Sign?

Filed in Uncategorized by on January 1, 2008 3 Comments

I was out at People’s Plaza yesterday and I saw this huge five foot long sign for “Pipkin for Congress.”  WTF?  Do we have to stand for the (huge) advertising of Maryland Republicans?  Who wants to join me in tearing it down?

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Mike Castle Thinks Christmas is important

Filed in Uncategorized by on December 13, 2007 25 Comments

So important he had to vote yes to prove it…. Do you need more proof he is a wingnut? Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has introduced a resolution (H.Res. 847) saying, and I am not making this up, that Christmas and Christians are important

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My kind of apology

Filed in Uncategorized by on December 13, 2007 4 Comments

I’m sorry you were offended that I called you an asshole.  I still think you are an asshole.  I’m just sorry you were offended. “After the debate today, I went to Mitt Romney and apologized to him because I said I would never try — ever — to try and somehow pick out some point […]

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You know what you all can do?

Filed in Uncategorized by on December 7, 2007 16 Comments

GO FUCK YOURSELVES! Why?  Because when I had this post up I got blasted for a comment that eventually got removed that had implied the soldier volunteered for it. Well guess what I’m not the only “scumbag” that said it now. “Nobody is happy about losing lives but remember these are not draftees, these are […]

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What I’m Reading

Filed in Uncategorized by on October 23, 2007 4 Comments
What I’m Reading

Well, it is time I polluted my mind with socialist, Marxist, Lenninist thinking again.  I know, I know I may come to find that this type of leftist logic is what produces inactive, unproductive, suckling pigs that feed on the nipple of another mans bulging breast of wealth.  But hey, I need to keep filling my mind with grand […]

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