Well, you’ve gone and squandered another perfectly good year (h/t click and clack). In Delaware, we have had our fair share of action, from political self-destruction to energy ground wars. I have to say that I enjoyed the hell out of it, and I hope you did too. Below the cut are [...]

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I was checking out HuffPo this morning when I happened upon Arrianna Huffington’s post about the Benazir Bhutto that she knew.  I think it is a wonderful epitaph.

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Sorry that I didn’t get to update the poll earlier, it has been a crazy day at work.  The poll has been updated and it will remain open until 6PM on Monday.  Vote.

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This is straightforward enough.  Which blog was the best overall for the year?  Delaware Liberal?  FSP?  DWA?  How about Tommywonk or Kavips?  Make your nomination in the comments section and the voting will commence Saturday and conclude on Monday, when all results will be revealed.

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Crackin’ me up.

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This is where you can nominate the biggets policy screw-up of 2007.  Here’s some suggested topics:

Not providing conduit funding to DMA
Delaware Psychiatric Center Mismanagement
City of Wilmington Eminent Domain Abuse
Tom Carper Propping up George Bush

Nominations will remain open in the comments section through 3PM Friday.  Voting then begins in earnest.

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Today, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Pakistan.  She had returned to participate in power transition from Gen. Musharraf.  There is, as usual, a debate about who might have been behind the attack.  Was it Musharraf?  Al Qeada?  Who knows, and given the state of “democracy” in Pakistan, we may never know.
Bhutto wasn’t exactly a beacon [...]

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This is going to leave a mark!
  In seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, Mrs. Clinton lays claim to two traits nearly every day: strength and experience. But as the junior senator from New York, she has few significant legislative accomplishments to her name. She has cast herself, instead, as a first lady like no other: a [...]

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I have to say that I’m impressed with little Delaware’s ability to field such a well-rounded list of scandals this year. Let’s have a closer look, shall we?
Bill Oberle/Blue Hen Promotions Scandal
elected official uses his position to get some money to a family member. Shocking!..I mean ZZZzzzzz…No sex, no drugs…I give this a C+
Wayne [...]

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This is the second poll question leading up to the new year.  What was the best Delaware blog post of 2007?  I’ll leave the actual criteria to the reader, but some of the posts that come to mind are Dave Burris calling it quits on Atkins, Donviti’s Veterans Day post, Jason’s Young Republican’s Silent Auction [...]

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I think I will follow this up with a poll for “Best Delaware Political Scandal.”  I will accept nominations in the comments section.  Here’s a few to get you started:

John Atkins self-destruction
Mike Protack’s Router
The Lowfink Escheat Scandal

Get your nominations in.  Nominations will be closed at 3 PM on the 26th.  I will then activate a [...]

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Yes, this is a political blog that specializes in liberal politics. Yes, many of our readers view Christmas in a more secular way than perhaps at FSP.
Spend time with your family. Call a friend that you haven’t spoken to in years. Do something selfless. Whatever you do, remember that it really [...]

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A youtube commenter writes:
im from elkton md.. living in germany right now… and seen this house on german tv….kool

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I’m not sure where to begin.  The family and I were welcomed into the den of lions.  The fact that we escaped with the plastic bags on our heads and electrical cords hanging from our, our, it’s just too horrible to describe.  I was bribed with gifts and alcohol.  Mostly alcohol.  It’s too much to [...]

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The word “News” implies that the contents of the paper include something “new” or at least not old. Gannett has determined that it just doesn’t make sense for the paper to continue with that bit of fraudulence.
Case in point: Jack Markell’s brilliant Tubby Raymond Ad aired three times during the cable [...]

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