Tag: Delaware

Ennis wins with 68%

Filed in Uncategorized by on November 3, 2007 16 Comments

100% reporting. Looks like Smyrnadudette wins the book.

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Action’s speak louder than words

Filed in Uncategorized by on October 29, 2007 73 Comments

They have to over at First state politics too be totally honest with ya.   When they aren’t turning off the comments On a ridiculous 9/11 commemorative post by their own version of a blathering idiot They are accusing criminal behavior and allowing no one to comment or defend themselves or point out the obvious staginess of […]

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20 Million Dollar “Whoops”

Filed in Uncategorized by on October 26, 2007 8 Comments

It looks like there is a problem with the Indian River Inlet Bridge that will cause it to be scrapped before it has been completed. Carolann Wickes should be ashamed of herself.

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Programming Note: Todd Chappelle Playing in Bear

Filed in Uncategorized by on October 26, 2007 0 Comments

I was just showing off the song “I’m From Delaware” to some friends and noticed that Todd Chappelle is playing one of my old haunts (no pun intended), Stewarts on Saturday night at 7PM.  I’m going to try to make it.  Maybe you can, too.

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Around the Horn Friday (err…Saturday): Freddie to the Rescue Edition

Filed in Uncategorized by on September 8, 2007 48 Comments

Well this week we saw another Republican joker enter the fray. At least he did it on Leno, where jokes are acceptable. Turns out his given name is really Freddie. I Freddie Thompson do solemnly swear… Nice.  Nancy and Dana both call him out.  Frank Knotts can’t be happier. On the local scene I think […]

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Delaware’s Blue Laws Still Suck

Filed in Uncategorized by on August 28, 2007 5 Comments

So I was surfing around and I went to one of my favorite little consumerism-gone-wild sites woot.com.  I won’t bore you with the details of Woot, but it is quirky and fun online shopping.  They also have a Wine section of the website called wine.woot.com.  Basically you can get some different wines at a pretty […]

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Around the Horn Friday: Outside the Perimeter Edition

Filed in Uncategorized by on August 18, 2007 6 Comments

The following is a guest post from a fellow blogger that wishes to remain nameless (although if you are paying attention, I bet you can figure it out). I am deeply appreciative for the break and happy with the results. No one can take the place of Around the Horn. It is a classic. Just […]

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Around the Horn Friday: Cranky Republicans Edition

Filed in Uncategorized by on August 10, 2007 4 Comments

This was a big week on the other side of the aisle.  We thought the race for the Democratic Gubernatorial candidacy was going to be interesting.  The Republicans are doing one better.  I’ll not get too deep into it, but make yourself a nice drink and wear comfortable clothes when you go over to FSP […]

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Houston we have a problem

Filed in Uncategorized by on July 20, 2007 26 Comments

African American DSTP Math Scores 9th graders At the highest 66.2% in Polytech met the standard. At the lowest 18.8% in Cape Henlopen met the standard Whites DSTP Math Scores 9th Graders At the highest 79.4% in Polytech met the standard. At the lowest 35.7% in Woodbridge met the standard Of 19 school districts 10 […]

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Whatever happened to our Hit and Run almost AG

Filed in Uncategorized by on July 9, 2007 2 Comments

I thought this would happen you know…We had an almost AG  “clip” a car on I-95 on a sunny Sunday afternoon, with an unnamed passenger,that also refused to let the NJ take pictures of the his vehicle,  had witness describe him as tht motorist that left the scene of the crime and wouldn’t you know, our […]

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Around the Horn Friday: Vulgarity Rules Edition

Filed in Uncategorized by on June 22, 2007 5 Comments

Big shout out to Jason for doing ATHF last week. I had a birthday party for my son that kept me from having access for a long period of time. The good news is that it was indoctrination quality time for us. And now on to the news… Oh my, the Oberle story in the […]

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Gee, why does congress get low approval ratings?

Filed in Uncategorized by on June 22, 2007 7 Comments

Earlier in the week, the Senate rejected additions to the bill that would have pumped billions of federal dollars into efforts to ramp up production of a coal-based fuel for cars and trucks, which proponents had called an important alternative to petroleum. Additionally, Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) failed to win approval for a proposal […]

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Around The Horn Friday: Jack’s All In Edition

Filed in Uncategorized by on June 8, 2007 16 Comments

Well the big news this week was that Jack Markell has announced that he is running for Guv’ner. This will potentially set up the best campaign that we have seen in this state since I’ve been of voting age. All over it this week was Tommywonk with the pre-announcement and then the announcement coverage. More […]

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