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DelawarePolitics.net: Laugh it up

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:25:24 -0500

DelawarePolitics.net: More Lies

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:48:25 -0500

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Even with the “Climate Gate ” e-mails that have exposed the out-and-out lies of the left’s agenda when it comes to global climate change, Pres. Obama still intends to attend the Copenhagen climate summit. Where it is reported by Whitehouse sources that the President will personally commit the United States to [...]

DelawarePolitics.net: Cyber Monday savings

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:54:51 -0500

The best deals are on line with the newest cyber mall found at blastoff. Go to Priceline, Tiger Direct, Target, Walmart through blastoff and save even more. Save some money without the crowds. Blastoff will be the new home page of Americans within the next two years. You can save [...]

Kilroy's delaware: There will be “Christmas Trees” in the White House

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:30:27 -0500

Tis the season: White House Christmas tree arrives WASHINGTON — The White House is open for Christmas. A day after celebrating Thanksgiving, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha received the official White House Christmas tree: an 18 1/2-foot Douglas fir delivered from a farm in Shepherdstown, W.Va., by traditional [...]

Transparent Christina: Mayoral Control of Schools: The New Tyranny

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:50:06 -0500

A June 2009 Chicago Tribune article noted that two-thirds of all new Chicago teachers leave within five years and that half of the teachers in high poverty areas disappear after only three. Hard to have a turnaround with that kind of turnover. Of course, some of the teachers got a push. Ron Huberman [...]

Transparent Christina: Charter Schools’ Performance and Accountability: A Disconnect

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:46:42 -0500

This report argues that evidence exists for the case that the charter schoolmovement is largely a failed reform. The report puts the charter school movement in thecontext of dissatisfaction with public schools and the public sector in general. It thendescribes the claims for charters made by the early charter school [...]

Transparent Christina: Nine Myths About Public Schools

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:43:32 -0500

None of this will likely strike you as particularly new, but it might be good to have a bunch of myths lined up and debunked all in one place. The LIST: HERE!! Powered by ScribeFire. Posted in Uncategorized [...]

DelawarePolitics.net: Examples Of Conservatism Part II

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:16:21 -0500

The saga continues . Back on Dec.10,2008 H.R. 7321 was passed. This bill was titled “Auto Industry Financing and Reconstructing Act”. It was more commonly known as the auto bailouts.

This Act was intended to give the President and his designee the authority to hand out fourteen [...]

That's Elbert With An E: Black Friday Shopping

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:06:13 -0500

My wife and I were hard core shoppers today. Oh yeah. We were at the Good Samaritan Thrift Shop about an hour and a half after they opened. Yeah, we’re tough like that. They’ve got the Christmas stuff out: Now here is an item that I haven’t seen in a while. There [...]

The Colossus of Rhodey: I'm sure they're really shakin' in their boots

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:23:00 -0500

MSNBC headline: 25 countries tell Iran to mothball nuke program.... [...]

miriam's ideas: Bless his heart?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:51:00 -0500

What does "Bless his heart" mean?

Whenever I tell someone how old my aged relative is, the response is: "Bless his heart!" uttered in admiration. I guess. [...]

miriam's ideas: Thousands don't have car insurance...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:16:00 -0500

even though it's the law.

Why should they?

Think about it. Mandatory automobile insurance hurts the poor most.

States with higher poverty rates show a corresponding rise in uninsured drivers.... Simply put, people skirt car insurance when they can’t afford
it.

Poor people can't' [...]

Delmar DustPan: Black Friday and Football

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:08:00 -0500

Well my wife and two daughters left last night about 10 PM for the Tanger outlets in Rehoboth Beach. They came back home this morning about 10 AM. Twelve hours of shopping just dazzles my male mind and to think they asked if I wanted to go with them before [...]

DelawareLiberal.Net: Carper on Hardball

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:15:53 -0500

This is from a show on 11/25 and Chuck Todd interviews him: [...]

DelawarePolitics.net: Safe, legal, and plentiful

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:23:03 -0500

Number of comments: 5

Senate Democrats have included a monstrous pro-abortion mandate in health deform legislation. According to the NY Times, the senate bill has a requirement that an insurance plan covering abortion be available in every market. The so-called funding ban is viewed as an accounting sham. It may use private money [...]

Delaware Way: Justice Department Clears The Way For Payment On ACORN's Existing Contracts With HUD

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:53:00 -0500

This is great news for those faltering Delaware homeowners who may not be getting the help they need to forestall foreclosure. State Rep. John Kowalko has said that the Governor' new mediation initiative is barely functional. This is in part because ACORN's role in the foreclosure mediation process was' [...]

Delaware Way: Hosting The Olympics: What Was Shocking-Enough Behavior For The Chinese Is Exponentially Worse When Perpetrated By The Canadians

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:39:00 -0500

Hosting the Olympics? Abusing the homeless and interrogating activists isn't just for the commie chinese anymore. It's being documented in Canada, fawgodsakes...

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Delaware Way: Was Mike Castle's Vote To Audit The Fed A Second Chance Strategy For Purity?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:01:00 -0500

The old Mike Castle would definately have voted to protect the financial industry and the Federal Reserve at all costs. Did his recent Paul-Grayson amendment YAY come in the context of the new GOP eligibility standards?
Probably, but I'll take it anyway.
Steve Singister ~
[Castle] can' [...]

DelawareLiberal.Net: Black Friday Open Thread

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:43 -0500

Number of comments: 15
Today is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. How many of you braved the stores today? I’m happily ensconced on my couch today. I try to avoid shopping on Black Friday if I can, I don’t like the craziness. It’s your open thread so let’s get started. Here is [...]

Delaware Way: Skeptics: CBO's Health Care Reports Include "A Lot Of Blinking Yellow Lights"

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:57:00 -0500

McClatchy reports: Beltway's health care bills will not control costs ~

Is it back to drawing board? Bernie Sanders has said as much. The Senate deliberations will have to strip out the bad and refigure the good.
As the health care reform spotlight turns to the Senate, [...]

Delaware Way: Dutch Supreme Court: Goldman Sachs Guilty Of Insider Trading In World Online's Pre-IPO Offerings Suit

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:38:00 -0500

Dutch Supremes ruled today that Goldman Sachs screwed the IPO pooch in World Online suit ~

The listing of World Online in March 2000 was the biggest Dutch Internet IPO at the time, valuing the company at 12 billion euros ($18 billion). The stock plunged after it became known [...]

DelawareLiberal.Net: National Day of Listening

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:56 -0500

I was going to post up something about the Black Friday madness (even picked out some music), but I heard something yesterday which I think is much more useful. [...]

DelawareLiberal.Net: New Rules May Bar Lobbyist From Advisory Boards

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:13 -0500

Number of comments: 6
I’m not sure why there hasn’t been more comment from the Obama administration on this: Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street’s influence in Washington, according to White House [...]

The Colossus of Rhodey: Clairvoyant

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:53:00 -0500

Author Michael Crichton warned us about "Climategate" four years ago.... [...]

DelawareLiberal.Net: Trouble In Paradise?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:12:26 -0500

Number of comments: 10
Remember all that talk about a Palin/Beck ticket? Glenn Beck says it isn’t going to happen and he has really good reasons why it won’t happen: But just a few hours later on his radio show, Beck shot down the idea, saying he was “absolutely” ruling out a Palin-Beck ticket. He [...]

The Colossus of Rhodey: Why hate crimes legislation is a joke

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:06:00 -0500

I understand and even agree with the legislation's rationale; however, the problem is that they are selectively enforced. Latest case in point: Denver police should be applauded for apparently breaking up a ring of thugs who were attacking mostly white... [...]

Kilroy's delaware: NJ’s Ron Williams has good brain fart

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:04:48 -0500

Refinery closing’s silver lining “Should Valero be allowed to sell off bits and pieces of all the pipes and stacks or do you force them — good luck on this one — to thoroughly clean up the gunk left behind after 52 years of refining some of the dirtiest crude oil [...]