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…

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…

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,…

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…

Thursday Morning Quick Hits

The Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5, the union that represent most of New Castle County police officers, has agreed to a contract for 2010 that avoids layoffs. Governor Markell…

Parker Should Blame Himself

Parker on the reason he dropped out: “I think any Democrat who gets placed on the ticket expects full support from people who are important to the Democratic Party, whether…

Parker Blames Dems (Updated)

Several commenters, including UI and 'Bulo, speculated that if Parker's withdrawal was not due to some procedural disqualification (like not living in the district), then the prospects for a split…

The Amazon River ….

is 11 million years old, but the Earth is only 6,000 years old. So how do our idiotic theocratic conservatives reconcile this? I suppose the Amazon River was just floating…

Tuesday Morning Quick Hits

Longtime Delaware civil rights activist Littleton Mitchell, 90, has died in a car accident. Mitchell was a Tuskeegee Airmen and served for 30 years as president of the state's NAACP…