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Markell & Democrats Propose New Gun Control Laws

Filed in National by on February 9, 2011 36 Comments

In many places across this country, Republicans are dismantling gun control legislation so that more criminals and terrorists, as well as the mentally ill, can have unlimited and unrestrained access to as many weapons they can buy, so that they can kill as many people as they want. But not in Delaware.

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This Week’s Sign of the Apocalypse

Filed in National by on February 9, 2011 1 Comment
This Week’s Sign of the Apocalypse

There is now an iPhone application that, for $1.99, offers an “express lane” for confessing your sins. With password-protected profiles, the app also offers users the option to “choose from seven acts of contrition as well as add sins not listed in the standard examination of conscience.”

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Supporting the Constitution

Filed in National by on February 9, 2011 1 Comment

it is not hard to see which party is more for the Constitution and which is more against it. 26 Republicans out of 242 in the House voted for the Constitution, or in percentage terms, 11%. 89% of the Republican Party have just told you their constitution posturing was just that… posturing. Meanwhile, 65% of the Democrats voted for protecting civil liberties.

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A Traitor’s Flag

Filed in National by on February 9, 2011 24 Comments
A Traitor’s Flag

The recent censorship of a painting reveals a lot of truth.

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Good Morning Delaware – February 9, 2011

Filed in Delaware by on February 9, 2011 41 Comments
Good Morning Delaware – February 9, 2011

A new feature I am starting, because, while we cover local and national politics, sometimes the local news gets lost in the mix.

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Bring It.

Filed in National by on February 8, 2011 19 Comments

Before she sleeps in a cot in a federal prison for the next decade, Christine O’Donnell proposes to investigate me and my colleagues at Delaware Liberal and other groups that she believes are “funded with one million dollars or more from billionaire leftist George Soros.” Unlike Ms. O’Donnell, I and my colleagues have not received untold millions from ideological benefactors.

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Tatooine

Filed in National by on January 21, 2011 8 Comments

You know, maybe all this 2012 End Times talk was not far off the mark. So yesterday, I seen an article on the Huffington Post about the Earth getting two suns. One of my favorite “childhood” movies was 2010, the little known sequel to the classic “2001: A Space Odyssey.” In “2010,” the big black […]

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The Honorary Crank of the Week is ….

Filed in National by on January 14, 2011 21 Comments

Senate Minority Leader Gary Simpson (R). The Delaware State Senate passed one of those harmless, non-binding, honorary resolutions this week, making Christina Taylor Green an honorary member of the Senate, so as to honor her and her all too short life. If you recall, Christina was one of the victims gunned down by the terrorist, […]

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NCCo Council President Special Election Results

Filed in National by on January 13, 2011 122 Comments

Well, the low turnout low attention special election is nearly over. Polls close at 8 pm and we should very quickly find out who will be filling Paul Clark’s seat as County Council President for the remainder of the term. The candidates are Tim Sheldon (D), Tom Kovach (R), Libertarian James Christina and Jeffrey Brown […]

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Together We Thrive: The Memorial Service Open Thread

Filed in National by on January 12, 2011 73 Comments

Just a special live blog in the comments of tonight’s memorial service in Tuscon, Arizona. It has just begun, and coverage is on MSNBC and CNN (presumably Fox News as well).

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Katz in Maine Skiing Accident

Filed in National by on January 10, 2011 4 Comments

Katz and his school-age daughters were among eight people injured on Dec. 28 after a ski lift derailed at the Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort and they fell 35 feet to the ground. We hope Mr. Katz and his daughters are not too seriously injured, and that they all recover fully.

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The Republic shall fall….

Filed in National by on January 10, 2011 0 Comments

Glenn Beck to Sarah Palin: “But please look into protection for your family. An attempt on you could bring the republic down.”

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Wow.

Filed in National by on January 10, 2011 35 Comments
Wow.

The mug shot of Jared Lee Loughner has been released. It would appear that, prior to the assassination attempt, he shaved his head. Prior photos showed him with a head of full curly hair, and then a nicely trimmed head of hair. Is he a skinhead? Maybe, given the association of that white supremacist group, but we don’t know that for sure yet. To me, the more important aspect of this photo is the eyes and smile. Crazy, evil, or both?

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