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Pope Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot

Filed in National by on December 23, 2008 35 Comments

“And there is christian bashing . . . ” — Mike Huckabee Ah, it couldn’t be Christmas at the ol’ Delaware Liberal without some good ol’ Catholic bashing. Pope Benedict compares saving the rain forests to saving the homosexual. Beauty. The tropical forests do deserve our protection. But man, as a creature, does not deserve […]

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Sticking It To Capano

Filed in Delaware by on December 23, 2008 6 Comments

Anytime a Capano loses a court case, an angel gets its wings. Well, the other day, an angel got $7.5 million worth of wings as The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision (pdf) that said New Castle County had to pay Albert Vietri and Joseph Capano Sr. for losses when they built their […]

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Bailout, Schmailout, Top Guys Getting Top Dollar

Filed in National by on December 23, 2008 3 Comments

I’m sure you all read about how the executives of various bailed-out banks were still being well compensated. (Note, in this author’s mind, the fact that these guys are not in jail yet is still mind boggling). I didn’t write anything about it because I had difficulty expressing my outrage toward American capitalism and especially […]

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Clear Off Your Desks, Boys and Girls

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 4 Comments

As Obama is leading the US government back to science, it is time for a pop quiz courtesy of NewScientist. For full disclosure, I didn’t do half bad. 😉

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Johnny Mathis – Winter Wonderland

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 3 Comments

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Tearing Dallas A New Party Hole

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 0 Comments

A Message from George W Bush by Will Ferrell

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Dar Williams – The Christians and The Pagans

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 3 Comments

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(Not So) Deep Thought of the Day with A Side of Question

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 11 Comments

With President Bush setting the bar so low, if the Obama Administration only accomplishes two goals — instituting a Division I College Football Playoff and moving the US to Daylight Savings Time permanently— would not Obama’s first four years be considered a unparalleled success?

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More Take on Kaufman-Biden-Carney Fiasco

Filed in Delaware by on December 22, 2008 9 Comments

From today’s LA Times regarding the Delaware Senatorial pick: In Delaware, for instance, the state’s outgoing Democratic governor raised some eyebrows when she appointed Biden’s longtime chief of staff, Ted Kaufman, to Biden’s Senate seat. Kaufman, 69, is widely understood to be a place holder for Biden’s son Beau. Beau Biden, 39, is Delaware’s attorney […]

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Tom Waits – Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

Filed in National by on December 22, 2008 0 Comments

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Adam Sandler – The Chanukah Song

Filed in National by on December 21, 2008 2 Comments

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Perry Como – It’s Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas

Filed in National by on December 21, 2008 3 Comments

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Obama’s Weekly Video Address

Filed in National by on December 21, 2008 7 Comments

President-Elect Obama is really beginning to freak me out when he says  things like this: Because the highest purpose of science is the search for knowledge, truth and a greater understanding of the world around us. That will be my goal as President of the United States—and I could not have a better team to […]

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