Archive for 2010

Survey Says…The Top Five Presidents Were All Democrats

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Survey Says…The Top Five Presidents Were All Democrats

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)

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Disgraced DeLuca To Call Senate Back

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Tony “I’m Only Lying When My Lips Are Moving” DeLuca has agreed to call the Senate back for a September session to consider HB 399, the Inspire Scholarship legislation. A great article in today’s News-Journal captures DeLuca demonstrating his skill, or lack thereof, at the art of prevarication. Here are just a couple of samples: […]

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No Snark Holiday Weekend Safety Info

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No Snark Holiday Weekend Safety Info

Drowning people don’t look like they are drowning. To get an idea of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this: It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) – of the approximately 750 children who will drown next […]

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Heretic!

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At a Republican fundraiser, Michael Steele said that Afghanistan was a war of Obama’s choosing and that the U.S. could engage in non-military ways. Burn him!

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Who is contacting me? for July 2nd 2010

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Who is contacting me?  for July 2nd 2010

Coooooooooonnnnsssss!!!! 538 has downgraded Castle from a 90% favorite to an 80% favorite. That’s a huge drop. Has Castle had another stroke and nobody told me?

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Blevins – The LOLCats Version

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Blevins – The LOLCats Version

Making Delaware stupider every day, the LOLcats edition.

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Friday Open Thread

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The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Latin America Welcomes Our Chinese Overlords

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Latin America Welcomes Our Chinese Overlords

When the Council of Americas warns us that we should beware of Chinese influence and investment in Latin America, it gives one pause. Pause to collect your thoughts and say, “Please invest more.” You see, the Council of Americas believes that the United States can do no wrong, and, well, that China is filled with […]

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Tony DeLuca Has Disgraced His Office. Markell MUST Call Senate Back.

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Tony DeLuca Has Disgraced His Office. Markell MUST Call Senate Back.

One person. One person with power he does not deserve. One person who has continuously thumbed his nose at the public’s right-to-know. Tony DeLuca. Remember the name. That one person, on his own, and in defiance of legislators from both parties, destroyed the hopes and dreams of hundreds of students who need scholarship assistance to […]

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Glen Urquhart May Actually Win This One

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Glen Urquhart May Actually Win This One

Currently he’s leading the pack over at HuffPo.  The site Tea Party Jesus has cleverly put the words of “Conservatives into the mouth of Christ.” Talk about making your point.  You really should check out this site – simply brilliant. GOP Candidate Glen Urquhart (photo posted with permission from Tea Party Jesus.  Thanks!)

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Austerity is a Bitch

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Austerity is a Bitch

What president believed in his heart and soul that austerity was the answer to pull America out of its economic mess? Herbert Hoover. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Hoover wasn’t a great man, he was just a shitty president. The work Hoover did in feeding millions of people during the Great War and […]

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Delaware Is Different

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Delaware is defying the trends of other states. Delaware has avoided state worker layoffs, painful education cuts and budget impasses. Why is Delaware so different?

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C’mon Delaware Episode #10 Teaser UPDATED

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EFF YOU BILL CLINTON AND EF NAFTA!! I was right all along. Check this out: In this era of global economic downturn, two countries, Germany and China, aren’t doing too shabbily. Now they can’t be further apart: Germany is a stable democracy with a mature economy and China is an authoritarian government with a nascent […]

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