Afternoon Open Thread
Is there something on your mind? Here's some stories that have caught my attention. This is the scandal that will ruin Obama's presidency for good! Michelle Obama wore shorts! (I…
Bon Appétit!
Julie & Julia is the story about a young failed novelist --- god, I'm getting old as I call someone turning 30 young --- and her quest to do something with her life. Besides her too perfect husband, she loves writing and cooking; she chooses to go blog her way recipe by recipe through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
Is This A Bad Sign?
Senator Kennedy has asked the state of Massachusetts to re-examine its law to fill a vacancy in a Senate seat: A cancer-stricken Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has asked Massachusetts leaders…
The NFL on Its Opposition to DE Sports Betting
The Sporting Blog (where you'll have to sit through the usual snarkiness about Delaware) has been following the sports betting drama here and found themselves asking the same questions we do:
Playing Politics With Our Nation’s Security
Of course, we already knew this. Gosh, it's getting really hard being right all the time. Among the headlines promoted by publisher Thomas Dunne Books: Ridge was never invited to…
NCCo Government Thinking of Advertising on Their Website
The Community News reports that NCCo is thinking seriously of allowing advertisers for the government's website to help raise money:
Required By Law?
I am no third party advocate, to be sure, but there is one law, or rather, a provision in our state Constitution that I cannot stand. Even though Governor Markell…
Bush’s C.I.A. Hired Blackwater To Be Its Assassination Squad
It's been a while since we had a new Bush scandal to talk about... The Central Intelligence Agency in 2004 hired outside contractors from the private security contractor Blackwater USA…
Why The US Attorney Scandal Was a Scandal
There was a lot of chatter back when the US Attorney scandal was going on about how these guys served at the pleasure of the President, so there was nothing…