Archive for April, 2007

The war on terror is working….see, attacks went up

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The war on terror is working….see, attacks went up

The war on terror is working, just in time too, It’s been 4 years since Bush stood in front that Banner that was “accidentally” put up on the aircraft carrier, he just happened to land on that day Terrorist attacks worldwide shot up 25 percent last year, particularly in Iraq where extremists used chemical weapons […]

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I would like to honor fellow Submariners

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I am just learning about this horrible tragedy yes it was a while ago, but it brings back memories. I would like to honor some fellow shipmates and hope that you dear readers will do the same. I was aboard the USS Minneapolis St Paul from 1992 to 1996. And it was just brought to […]

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I learned it by watching you – okay!

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I was just wondering

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Do eagles get a say in the vote for coal or Wind power? I mean, they should have a say too shouldn’t they? When the government told us to just eat less fish to get less Mercury in our bodies how did they get the message to the Eagles and other birds of prey? Hell, […]

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Ferris Wharton, too good to stop for car accidents

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Sgt. Joshua A. Bushweller. Alcohol is not suspected in the crash, he said. Why wouldn’t it have been? 4:15 on a Sunday? I had a beer at 3pm that day. Why wouldn’t Ferris? Why wouldn’t he stop then? I would like to know why they felt the need to insert that statement in this article […]

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Castle on WDEL: “Gen. Patreus is the King of America”

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More magical ass quips from Mr. Castle. Castle just said that when the time comes Gen. Patreus will tell the President that it is time to leave Iraq – and Bush will say “Okay.” (Cuz’ you know… Bush is reasonable.) Castle also claims that he considered defying Bush on his most recent appropriations vote. What […]

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Tracking Progress on Wind Support

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I am trying to compile a list of the politicians that support wind power and those that support the burning of fossil fuels. The list appears at the bottom of the “Choose Wind” page I posted here. So far, I have 2 of the people that I have been top supporters of each. Jack Markell […]

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Wind power creates electricty and tourism

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New in-depth research from Scotland performed in a highly scenic area with a high density of wind farms indicates that tourists are much more likely to be attracted than put off by the knowledge that there are wind turbines in the area. In Denmark, a small country with the world’s highest wind turbine development, tourism […]

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The first race of the season is the race to find great candidates.

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Michael Finnegan of the Los Angeles Times takes a look at the current environment for Republicans. President Bush’s unpopularity and a string of political setbacks have created a toxic climate for the Republican Party, making it harder to raise money and recruit candidates for its drive to retake control of Congress. Some of the GOP’s […]

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…and oh yeah. Food Safety.

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Add food safety to the list of things we need to be working on.

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Advice From the Democracy Center

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The Iraq War, Windpower, Stem Cell Research, The Dioxin Pile, Clean Elections…. It is going to take a sustained grassroots lobbying effort by liberals to make sure we do the right thing. Here is some advice on lobbying from The Democracy Center. Letter Writing: Writing to a public official does make a difference. They know […]

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I hereby challenge Michael Castle to a debate

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Mike Castle says: “…the final decision on when to leave Iraq must be left up to military commanders.” I say we have a formal Oxford University style debate to determine if that is a true/valid statement. I will argue that he is talking out of his ass (yet again). I will bring The Constitution, the […]

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Another story for the weekend.

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Since the editor of Delaware Liberal was more than complimentary of my little post last week, I thought I would try to do the same this week. I’m not sure how it will go over but I have carte blanche supposedly so why not press the enevolope a little. I can’t put my finger on […]

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