Tag: Government

Tomorrow’s Leaders

Filed in Delaware by on March 29, 2012 0 Comments

If you have some time tomorrow or Saturday, stop by Leg Hall to witness some of our future leaders in action. The 2012 Session of the Delaware YMCA’s Youth in Government Model Legislature will kick-off at 9:00 AM, but the real action doesn’t begin until 1:00 PM, when the delegates start debating the bills they have authored. No subject is taboo for these students. In the past, they have debated marijuana legalization, marriage equality, and even a clothing optional beach at Cape Henlopen State Park. The great thing about this program is that there are no Democrats or Republicans – just middle and high school students debating bills that they wrote on subjects of interest to them.

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Socialism at the Gates

Filed in National by on May 24, 2011 15 Comments
Socialism at the Gates

I gotta tell ya, I’m kind of sick of the empty cry of socialism every time the government tries to do something. Rob Tornoe always get people in an uproar on his Facebook account (and it is fun to watch) but inevitably someone starts talking about socialism-this or socialism-that when Rob talks about some egregious act done by corporate America.

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Example 8397

Filed in National by on March 14, 2010 4 Comments
Example 8397

We all know that the Republican Party doesn’t want to govern, doesn’t know how to govern and does everything possible to make sure no one can govern. Given all of that there should be no surprise that House Minority Leader Jim Boehner or The Orange One as he is affectionately known as at Hollywood TansĀ  […]

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