Archive for January, 2011

More Charter Schools For Delaware

Filed in National by on January 21, 2011 46 Comments

I have mixed feelings about Charter Schools.  My main problem centers on the Charter School of Wilmington and its Admission Placement test and the way their success is touted – as if CSW teachers/staff/administrators have accomplished an amazing academic feat, instead of the truth:  If you only accept the best and the brightest students the […]

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Michelle Obama Is Trying To Kill You

Filed in National by on January 21, 2011 7 Comments

Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller reveals that Michelle Obama’s “Get Moving” campaign is responsible for an increase in pedestrian deaths.

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President Obama Has A Primary Opponent!

Filed in National by on January 21, 2011 11 Comments

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry plans to run against President Obama in the Iowa caucuses. This plan could not possibly fail.

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Socialized Health Care Before There Was Socialism

Filed in National by on January 20, 2011 32 Comments

Who would have thought that the Founding Fathers were a bunch of Socialists! Teabaggers around the country are eating crow tonight. They just found out that our Founding Fathers, those gentlemen who teabaggers place on a pedestal and worship every night before going to sleep, mandated that private citizens purchase health insurance. In July of […]

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Governor’s State of the State Address Open Thread

Filed in National by on January 20, 2011 20 Comments

Governor Jack Markell will be delivering the yearly State of the State address from Leg Hall starting at 2pm today.

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Thursday Open Thread

Filed in National by on January 20, 2011 13 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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From The Department Of Inappropriate Analogies

Filed in National by on January 20, 2011 62 Comments

Rick Santorum thinks it’s appropriate to compare being African-American to being a fetus.

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Republicans Discover Senate Hate

Filed in National by on January 20, 2011 5 Comments

Rpeublicans are now complaining that their kick kids off insurance and increase the cost of granny’s drugs bill won’t get a vote in the Senate. Bless their hearts.

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 20, 2011

Filed in National by on January 20, 2011 6 Comments

If you haven’t guessed the overarching theme of today’s State of the State address by now, then you haven’t been paying attention. At every given opportunity over the past few months, Gov. Markell has stated in numerous permutations that he wakes up thinking about jobs and goes to sleep thinking about jobs. Accordingly, in my […]

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Modern Annoyances Vol. 46 – People Who Send An Email, Then Walk Over to the Person They Just Sent the Email to and ask, “Did you get my email?”

Filed in National by on January 19, 2011 10 Comments

Okay. I’m fessing up. I do this. Because I’m old. I’m also lazy. So I just write little emails to jog my memory about crap I need to ask people about.

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Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on January 19, 2011 15 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Children Rarely Want What Their Parents Want

Filed in Delaware, National by on January 19, 2011 13 Comments

The fact that Generation Y isn’t interested in McMansions is hardly surprising.  Strikes me more as human nature, and something the real estate/construction market should have considered.  From music to technology we draw generational lines.  It’s a given.  And this generation’s offspring will probably rediscover the McMansion.  Such is life. The question is:  Can the […]

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ChristinePAC Is Now Official

Filed in Delaware by on January 19, 2011 10 Comments

Christine O’Donnell’s PAC officially filed paperwork with the FEC. ChristinePAC is now a reality.

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