Bernanke's nomination comes before the Senate Banking Committee this Thursday. It's unclear how far he'll be willing to go with this hold, but it's a very big deal regardless. Reid has shown in the past' [...]
Bernanke's nomination comes before the Senate Banking Committee this Thursday. It's unclear how far he'll be willing to go with this hold, but it's a very big deal regardless. Reid has shown in the past' [...]
"...Senator Bernard Sanders is expected to hold up the nomination of Ben S. Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the" [...]
I'm pretty sure I just saw John Briggs talking to Andy Montroll in the downtown mall.' [...] Nationally Republican leaders have been circulating a resolution listing 10 positions Republican candidates must support if they want RNC backing. To gain the seal of approval candidates [...]
This is a healthy thing. We need more debate, not less, on these issues. And Senator Leahy does not mince words:
But can anyone imagine the Unites States using landmines in Afghanistan, a country where more civilians have been killed or horribly injured from mines than any other in history?
A [...]
After seeing the number of politicians in Vermont coming out so early to enter the Statewide races, I wonder why would I make a decision to support a candidate until after the next legislative session? Especially if the candidate is already in the House, Senate or currently serving in an [...]
Sometimes your favorite things are wound up inextricably with your least favorite. Like let’s say you spend 4$ for a Ben and Jerry’s Peace Pop, and you drop it on Church Street and even though you wipe it off pretty good, you know there are probably tiny molecules of dirt [...]
No real political component here, but even so, VDB would be derelict in its duty if we didn’t pass along this strange yet enlightening synopsis of the Tiger Woods low-speed fender bender/domestic violence incident. It’s a Chinese production, and it duly offers viewers both scenarios currently in play: hapless Woods [...]
Superpowers have a great DISADVANTAGE when they impose war on another country: They never have to surrender.
Whether it wins a war or loses a war, a superpower can keep fighting without ever surrendering, without [...]
We all hear a lot about the “business climate” and how states need to cut taxes and reduce the regulatory “burden.” Of course we are rarely given data to support those assertions (it’s just received wisdom I guess). In fact, the jobs impact of interstate moves is negligible.
But we don’t [...]
Hmm... could Brock be keeping his Governor options open?
VPR reports that Pomfret businessman Len Britton ( who we mentioned as a rumored Republican' [...]
In today's Brattleboro Reformer, there's a piece by Howard Weiss-Tisman:
A public forum that was scheduled to answer questions about a [...]
So here it is, "Cyber Monday", and everyone is online buying gifts for friends and loved ones with credit---that is, DEBT--- that they will never be able to service. And of course the banks that issue these credit cards will experience a massive wave of defaults on Christmas charges. But [...]
California Solar Power Transmission Line Approved at Thanksgiving: "On Friday the California Public Utilities Commission approved a new 500 Kilovolt transmission line from desert areas deep in southeastern California where numerous solar projects have been signed, to urban centers on the coast.
As originally" [...]
I view my campaign for governor as a job interview, which means to me that voters are entitled to information from the candidates rather than just sound bites.
Not everyone understands the budget problems we face in Vermont, so I wrote the following so folks will have a basic [...]
There are some days when I weep openly - tear of laughter? embarassment? - at what passes for "analysis" in the Vermont blogosphere.
Take today's post from GMD maestro John Odum.
Full disclosure - as i've pointed out many times at TDM, I read GMD most every day, and learn quite' [...]
QUESTION: In the 2010 Congressional elections will you definitely vote, probably vote, not likely vote, or definitely will not vote?
The results were, to put it mildly, shocking:
Voter [...]
My electric co-op meter reader had not heard of smart grid and the smart meters coming to Vermont. That he was amazed to hear about it may illustrate a point. As the electric system in Vermont quickly changes, are the utilities, the State and even the media doing enough to [...]
On November 11, just before the enlightening Democratic Debate sponsored by the League of Conservation Voters, Dan DeWalt and Jimmy Leas put together a press conference to build awareness of their Town Meeting Day push on the various Vermont Yankee issues before the Legislature. It was a group of very [...]
What will it take to keep a Progressive out of the race for Governor in 2010? That is a question that I am often asked. And, of course, I say it will take a candidate who will stand up and fight hard on the following issues:
Enacting a Single Payer Health [...]I just read that the American Farm Bureau recently reported that the cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner is down 3.8 percent from last year. This is the steepest drop since 2000. According to the farm bureau the items accounting for most of the drop is whole milk which is [...]
Speakers on, click the pic. :)
(Probably one of the funniest things I have ever seen on television).
Oh, and for no very good reason, I just have to post this:
and this:
How's everyone doing this fine day?
' [...]
Thanksgiving Day is a special day for those following the peak oil news. Geologist Kenneth Deffeyes, author of Hubbert's Peak, predicted that Thanksgiving Day 2005 would mark the peak in world oil production. After that, oil production would decline, irreversibly. And he may have been right. Crude oil production figures [...]
Dear Governor Kunin,
I am writing to urge you to speak out against further deployments of Vermont troops to Afghanistan and withdrawal of VT troops from Iraq, as Obama promised in his campaign. Obama has betrayed the people who elected him on that basis, and will bring ruin to the [...]
The title of this post is, in fact, a word for word quote from a recent request for proposals posted by the state of Vermont.
What are they looking for? Well, let's look at the RFP itself:
The Office of Purchasing & Contracting' [...]
As we continue to see the unemloyment pool shift toward permanent job losses it’s not surprising to learn that shoplifting is on the rise. Reports show that the recession has sparked a 6 percent increase in shoplifting. Here in Vermont, the sad reality is that many Vermonters who have lost [...]
It's almost two years ago now that Anthony Pollina started his campaign to try to get the state's Democratic Party to support him in his run for governor. What he heard from me, and presumably others, was that there was one straightforward way to get the support of the Party: [...]
The ongoing dance between Vermont’s public majorities versus the state’s private nuclear power plant and its political minions have entered a gray area. Rather than being a black & white issue -- one of pro v. anti -- the lack of effective action and claims to remain neutral throughout the [...]
On Thursday, a group of people, including former Gov. Phil Hoff, Anthony Pollina and Dave Zuckerman, Ben and Jerry and representatives from VPIRG and Greenpeace, held a press conference to kick off an effort to get a resolution asking the legislature to: 1) close VT Yankee in 2012, 2) require [...]
Regarding Fed Audits, Lies, And The Coming Collapse...
Let's examine this question: Why would Peter Welch (Democrat from Vermont) support a true audit of the Federal Reserve, while Barney Frank (Democrat from Mass) opposes it?
This is a really important question.
Let's take a look at Welch first:
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