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Posted in Stuff on Sep 30th, 2008
Here is a deal, we can borrow some money to protect us from losing trillions in wealth, doubling unemployment, and causing millions in the third world to die from lack of medicine, infrastructure, and food. We obtain assets worth several times what we pay for them, and be able to resale them at our convenience to [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Stuff on Sep 29th, 2008
Fiscal conservatives from both parties come together and acted as adults. You do NOT rush through a package that literally puts in jeopardy our system of government. Once again our strength as a nation shows faith in the quote I have held so dearly. “Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs. Avoid, therefore, [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 28th, 2008
Sen McCain missed his biggest opportunity to separate himself from President Bush, and he has no one to blame but himself. When news came that he was suspending his campaign to go back to Washington to deal with the Bush administration bill, I for one felt it was the right thing to do. Of course [...]
Posted in Election 2008 - Delaware, Markell on Sep 27th, 2008
This week the state GOP chairman Tom Ross brought up an old lawsuit by Nextel shareholders in which they successfully sued the company for puffing up the stock price. As an example, the public was told that Nextel was on the verge of obtaining 400,000 digital subscribers and got all of 15,000 that year ( [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 25th, 2008
Reaction to Crisis – According to Obama, Gov Jindal could have gone to the Republican Convention and had others take care of things. Update:CNN- Lawmakers from both parties in House, Senate say they have bailout deal; will take it to Treasury Secretary Paulson Note: I believe only one of the candidates for President was in [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 25th, 2008
Posted in Stuff on Sep 24th, 2008
Sen McCain to go to DC and work on the package being discussed. Issue too important to hastily pass a deficient bill and too critical to ignore a potential stalemate. Time for leadership is now, McCain steps up to the plate. Calls on Obama to join him in DC. Story Here Update: Republicans say no [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 23rd, 2008
Home Sweet Office: Good for Business, Employees and Planet By Brendan I. Koerner “Ever since OPEC vexed Jimmy Carter into wearing a cardigan, telecommuting has been touted as a fix for what ails the US office worker — the agony and expense of commuting, the drudgery of cubicles, the shortage of family time. Two decades [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 22nd, 2008
Great article in Wired Magazine; I will post at least 5 of these folks between now and the election. # 1. Parag Khanna: Embrace the Post-American Age – Full profile here Highlights: In his book The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order, Khanna, 31, describes a planet dominated by a trio [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, Stuff on Sep 22nd, 2008
You have to admire his rational and honest answers – “Voting is a complicated process,” the former president said. “We give our allegiances to candidates and parties and issues for all kinds of reasons. We vote for some people because we like them even though we disagree with them. We vote for some people because [...]
Posted in economy on Sep 19th, 2008
UPDATE on Friday, Sept 19th… These are numbers I pulled around 2:45PM…looks like the rebound is on, but I’m concerned it’s built upon a foundation of straw. US Treasury Bonds Rates Maturity Yield Yesterday Last Week Last Month 3 Month 0.82 0.05 1.39 1.63 6 Month 1.37 0.61 1.74 1.84 2 Year 2.09 1.64 2.20 [...]
Posted in Delaware Blogs on Sep 19th, 2008
Remember my post on delawaredem’s HATRED of all Republicans? After relentless badgering, he relented his hate-inspired stance. Um, he qualified it in that some of his best friends are Republicans. Where have I heard that one before? Well, his unchecked anger is at it once again. Remember that he is in a profession that requires [...]
Posted in Deficit, Economics, USA For Sale, economy on Sep 18th, 2008
note: we aren’t set up on twitter and it’s too late for me to do it, so consider this a twitter-type of message…a quick blurb intended to make you think… If you consider yourself a Fiscal Conservative, can you stand in honor with our White House Administration? My answer in comment #1
Posted in Stuff on Sep 18th, 2008
You can choose to ignore the obvious, I choose to confront it. The following is a result of the Rev Wright rants, and Obama’s disregard for all things patriotic. NBA star disrespects national anthem – “When the national anthem is being sung, various participants are shown mugging for the camera. When the camera gets to [...]
Posted in Economics on Sep 18th, 2008
Should this be the central issue of the campaign instead of who uses email or what pig wears lipstick? What are your thoughts on this report,please? Is the United States bankrupt? Many would scoff at this notion. Others would argue that financial implosion is just around the corner. This paper explores these views from both [...]
Posted in Election 2008 - Delaware, Growth, Land Use on Sep 18th, 2008
Why GOOD people like Jud Bennett Won’t Win Primaries He does not bend his principles. Jud Bennett is indeed a Republican, despite the derogatory labels, such as RINO, that have been lobbed in his direction. On a most-local issue, growth management in Sussex County, Jud stands, convicted in his belief, against a progressive growth strategy. [...]
This is what they do when they can’t play fair. Palin’s E-Mail Account Hacked, Published on Web Site. Click Here Update: Dirty tricks: Gov Palin Email Hacked story Shocking invasion of the Governor’s privacy story
Posted in Stuff on Sep 17th, 2008
If you have forgotten what leadership is, look at General Petraeus. Hard isn’t hopeless. With that he stuffed his ears to the voices of defeat and went to work. He restored the morale of our military and won a chance for Iraqi’s to fight for themselves. The Washington Post calls it the Petraeus Miracle. He [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 17th, 2008
221 years and we are still going strong. I encourage everyone to read the Constitution today. (http://www.constitutionday.cc) One encouraging note is that according to Rasmussen, most Americans want judges to base their rulings on the written Constitution, not their own view of justice. If we could get our legislative and executive following it more closely, [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 17th, 2008
Remember when grand standing NY Attorney General Elliot Spitzer forced out AIG CEO Hank Greenberg over a case most analysts thought lacked merit? He couldn’t even build a criminal case because the evidence wasn’t there. He didn’t care. He just needed an enemy to show he was doing something when he ran for governor. The [...]
Posted in Sports on Sep 17th, 2008
From article 3592734 on espn.com: ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is going on. I don’t celebrate this [expletive]. I’m black. Because I believe in the Constitution more than the White House Administration does, I am OK if Josh has contempt for our National Anthem. Hell, I even thought Ted Turner had a good idea about making it [...]
Posted in Charlie Copeland, Economics, Election 2008 - Delaware on Sep 17th, 2008
“Encouraging small business creation is the key to getting Delaware’s economy back on track”, said Copeland Wilmington, DE – Candidate for lieutenant governor Charlie Copeland today released a plan to assist Veterans who create small businesses in Delaware. “It is no secret that small businesses are the backbone of our economy and our [...]
Posted in Economics on Sep 17th, 2008
I heard it on the radio news. Taxpayers are bailing out AIG. It turned out the Fed(Federal Reserve Bank) was bailing out AIG. That is a big difference. The fact that even the news reporting can’t get this right concerns me. The truth is today, America may have become a temporary corporate state. We are [...]
Posted in Election 2008 - Delaware on Sep 17th, 2008
I was wondering this morning about which Delaware campaign will dig the deepest and sling the most mud. Statewide or local, there will be at least one that will resort to bitter nastiness, there always is. For fun, I am curious about everyone elses’ take on this. Which election do you think will take that [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 16th, 2008
The National Barack Company (NBC) is scheduled to have one of my favorite Democrats, Beau Biden on tonight–Sept. 16. I always love to see local people get positive attention. I wish AG Biden well, but not too well on his appearance.
Posted in Budget, Minner Failures on Sep 16th, 2008
Something that you should consider when you hear promises in the state campaign is the falling state revenue. Now the 2010 projection is just a guess, but the closer you get, the more accurate the forecast. We still have to be careful. The Delaware State News reported this on today’s newszap forum in a Drew Volturo article. State [...]
Posted in Election 2008 - Delaware on Sep 16th, 2008
How does the political landscape look a week after the primaries? On the Republican side, it is pretty straight forward. Republicans feel under siege and are anxious to break out. The primary showed it. The primaries brought to the fore people the party most trusted to move its standard forward. In Sussex, it was bold [...]
Posted in Stuff on Sep 15th, 2008
Rasmussen polling has given us a tale of two states. It appears that the vocal 12% of Palin haters are completely unrepresentative of Alaskans while it appears that even Senator Biden can’t make Delaware a run-away. Both Senator Biden and Governor Palin are well regarded in their home states. Alaska was actually in play this [...]
Posted in DP.net, DTR, Delaware Blogs on Sep 15th, 2008
UPDATE: Per Dave “Radio Mouth” Burris’ decree that the open-threads are now on the DTR site (as they should be), please go there now to provide your feedback to your favorite talking heads. As a result of the DTR open threads, I will be closing down this comment-thread. The point is to centralize the feedback [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Sep 13th, 2008
No candidate has a majority, but Senator McCain has more solid Electorial Votes (200) than Senator Obama (193) at this time. If you take the lastest polls, the Senator is ahead in states with exactly 270 electorial votes. Some of the states on both sides are in the margin so no candidate has the majority. [...]
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