The Man With America’s Worst Memory
That would be America's criminal former Vice President, Dick Cheney. According to the Associated Press, the man who had 'other priorities' when he got about a dozen deferments to avoid…
Juvenile Victims Finally Get Delayed Justice
No, not the victims of institutional pedophilia that Monsignor Greg Lavelle and the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington have conspired to individually screw for at least a second time. I'm talking…
Lieberman Literally In Bed With Drug/Insurance Lobby
Geez, you'd think that the Main Stream Media might have discovered that Pious Joe's equally-pious wife has returned to her roots--as a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical and health care industries…
How the Army Corps of Engineers Stays in Business
It comes up with loony projects, has them embraced by pork-loving congress critters, develops phony economic benefits analysis, and then plays hardball, using people like Pennsylvania's amoral governor as its…
Sunday Papers: How ‘Fast’ Eddie Rendell Made Sure Budget Avoided Natural Gas Pains
We all heard Gov. Ed Rendell's (D-Comcast) lament that everyone had to share in Pa.'s budgetary pain, including the arts community, which was decimated by budget cuts while the big…
News-Journal: Fisker to Build Hybrid Cars at Boxwood Plant
Andrew Eder, who has been all over this story, reports the good news. And, lest anyone think that Jack Markell just got lucky, here is what a governor who was…
Washington Post: Will Beau Run?
Long speculative piece from today's Washington Post. I found these comments from Jack Markell a little--incongruous: "He's not the type of guy who is going to let other people's timetables…
Breaking: Carper On Board With Public Option!?
It's the current lead story on Talking Points Memo: Guess he's been getting the messages left at his office. He still sounds a little weaselly about it, and decidedly unenthused,…
2008-2009 Phillies: Best Philly Sports Team Ever?
Should they win their second consecutive World Series, I'd say absolutely yes. Certainly the only team in the modern era to rival these Phils would be the Broad Street Bullies,…
Blue Collar Jobs Coming Back to Delaware?
There is finally some serious cause for optimism. Andrew Eder, writing in today's News-Journal, reports that the Boxwood GM plant is attracting a lot of interest: Fisker Automotive confirmed Tuesday…
Breaking from AP: Obama Administration Will Not Prosecute For Medical Marijuana
I'll smoke a raise a toast to this one: The Justice Department has reportedly told prosecutors that, as long as users are in conformity with state laws, prosecution basically is…
Response to Andy Sere(al) Liar
I always knew that DL's stuff was read by the Underground Wingnuts of the Rethuglican Party. However, it was not until Andy Sere of the RNC tried to twist my…
My Take On the Carney vs. Fill-In-the-Blank Congressional Race
Yesterday, the News-Journal's Ginger Gibson wrote that the upcoming race to fill Metamucil Mike's Oxford loafers would "guarantee(s) the first real contest in decades" for Delaware's lone and lonely congressional…