Praise from Friend and Foe alike
The Delaware State News published a piece yesterday on Governor Markell’s first year in office. Unfortunately, I don’t have a link to the article, only a paper copy. After reviewing…
Republicans Score Political Points, Kill Jobs
This just in from the News Journal, an important partner for the wind turbine tower construction project has pulled out of a partnership with Delawind. You may remember that Delawind…
FYI: The Gift Kids Really Wanted
Brandywine, Christina, Red Clay and Appoquinimink School Districts have canceled classes for the rest of the week. Winter break begins NOW! According to my kids: BEST. GIFT. EVER. UPDATE: As…
Fisker On a List It Doesn’t Want to Be On
Scooby sez, "Ruh-roh." Granted, it's only one person's opinion, and it's at a website called Ask Men (Disclaimer: I am not a regular reader of this site, but its list…
FYI: Schools Closed On Monday
Brandywine, Red Clay, Christina and Appoquinimink Schools are closed on Monday. Gotta love snow days! Please add any additional closings below.
Breaking: Markell Declares State of Emergency
From the press release: Markell Declares State of Emergency for Kent and New Castle Counties Effective at 3:00 PM Motorists In Two Counties Encouraged to Clear Roads as Soon as…
Weekend Foodie Thread
What to do on a snowy day? At the Pandora household we're making pasta - and, um, drinking mimosas. Now, I've made pasta in the past, but today we're using…
Nominations Being Accepted: End Of Year Polling
It is time, once again, to submit your nominations for our end of year polling.
- Scandal of the Year
- Post of the Year
- Biggest Policy Screwup of the Year
- Comment of the Year
- Rookie of the Year
- Blog of the Year
- NEW! Biggest Loss of a Blog
Let It Snow!
Just the possibility of snow brings out the kid in me. And while I know this isn't the most convenient time for a major snowstorm - and I still have…
Anita Van Sant: Rest In Peace
I was truly saddened to read of the passing of Anita Van Sant. While the low-key obituary was typically self-effacing, Anita was one of the best political campaign managers I've…
Does Mike Castle Oppose The FDIC Too?
Last week the U.S. House passed an ambitious financial overhaul package. The vote count was 223-202, with some Blue Dogs voting with all Republicans (including Mike Castle) against the bill.…
Carper Fights For His Base
Earlier this year Carper voted with the Republicans to block an amendment to allow Medicaid and Medicare to negotiate drug prices. It caused quite a stir because Carper railed against…
More on The War on Christmas Party
Over the past week, I have told several people about our War on Christmas party. I have been very surprised that I had to explain it to many people. Apparently,…