An awful Christian Ritual that needs to be stopped
Why on earth people in this country still allow Male Genital Mutalation is beyond me. Feel free to educate yourself about this awful religious custom that has been going on…
A Thigh Party
Um, yeah. Politicians like bear hugs, handshakes, gripping your upper arm, patting you on the back, but .... inner thigh? Lap dancers in strip clubs don't place their hand on…
Deep Return To Delaware Thought
My God! Western Sussex County from the MD line to Kent is a festering hell hole. (If the parts visible from Rt 13 are representative.) The place must be governed…
Castle’s Running…
... if you believe this observation from Celia Cohen. Minor giveaways were distributed to the crowd [at the Hockessin Independence Day parade]. Mike Castle, the Republican congressman, had volunteers handing…
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Corn Edition
The farmer's markets and roadside stands now have local corn, which has to be one of the best things about summer. Just in case you need some inspiration for cooking…
Castle Tells Palin to Stay Away.
From The Hill: Republicans facing tough elections in 2010 don’t want Sarah Palin campaigning with them. Though the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor is seen as popular with the conservative grass roots,…
It Would Be Like Putting Me In Charge Of The NRA
Meet Texas Gov. Rick Perry's possible choice to head the state's Board of education - Cynthia Dunbar. [...] In a book published last year, Dunbar argued the country’s founding fathers…
USASpending.gov
This is a relaunch of www.fedspending.org, and is meant to provide information to on how our money is spent at the Federal Level. There's interesting data here, including info on:…
Deep thought
I own a phone so now my quality of life has improved.
Ensign Affair Still Raising Eyebrows…And Questions
When I first read about the Ensign affair I thought it was just your standard, run-of-the-mill scandal, but it's scandal that won't end. First, Doug Hampton gave an interview to…
Around the Horn Friday
It has been a little slow around here this week, as I think the weeks surrounding the Fourth of July are common vacation months for some of us. And with…