The Oil Refinery that produces 70% of the gasoline for the Delmarva Peninsula is shutting down. The Delaware City Refinery which has provided high paying jobs to Delawareans for decades has been losing money to the tune of $1 million dollars a day in 2009. 550 Workers will be [...]
Experience, what is it really ? Well it can be defined as something that you have lived through. It can be defined as , observation of or participation in events resulting in or tending towards knowledge.
We tend to put a lot of emphasis on a persons experience when talking [...]
Valero to close Del. refinery (good job Mr. VP, evil energy co. gets its just deserts)–The Democrat energy bill removed many refinery provisions.
Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 11/20/2009 | staff
Valero Energy Corp., the largest U.S. refiner, announced today that it will permanently close its Delaware City, Del., plant because of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2009
DOVER — Taxpayer advocate Ron Poliquin questions the Delaware Economic Development Office (“DEDO”) and Secretary Alan Levin’s acts of “deny and delay” in response to his October 20th Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request seeking details into DelaWind, LLC, executive vice president and Democratic U.S. [...]
Do hacked e-mails show global-warming fraud?
hotair.com ^ | 11/20/2009 | Staff
Controversy has exploded onto the Internet after a major global-warming advocacy center in the UK had its e-mail system hacked and the data published on line. The director of the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit confirmed [...]
Senator Reid seems to be having problems getting votes for his crazy health deform proposal. Being a patriotic American, I want to help. My suggestion is that he steals Bobbie Jindal’s plan. You are welcome.
[...]Businessman Fred Cullis is ready to step up and serve. He started his political involvement at the bottom as a 2000 Bush volunteer and a checker challenger, but now he believes we need his perspective as a businessman in Congress. He is ready to clean up the mess on the hill. Before [...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson blasted opponents of health care deform, including Alabama Congressman Authur Davis -D. He is no longer black according to Rev. Jackson. I disagree. He is just no longer controled. Being black does not mean you have a slavish devotion to socialism. Being black in America means that [...]
President Obama has increased spending in every area but defense. He has weakened our national security and our sovereignty. Our nation is less safe because of this administration, declared Christine O’Donnell Wednesday night. She began her indictment of the ruling regime. She criticized the slashing of our missle defense program [...]
The extremist virus spreading through Islam must be cured. Everywhere it goes it inspires a violent tyranny. In Somalia, 13 Christian leaders have been targeted and killed. We saw what happened at Ft. Hood. We see what is happening in Nigeria. We see what happened in Afghanistan. We saw [...]
Ms. O’Donnell and I are friends so I am a little inclined to be positive, therefore I judged her performance last night at the 9/12 meeting by others. I think she was a hit.
The fire hall was packed. The 9/12 legislative committee gave a good overview of the initative and [...]
An abortionist killed two women by accident and is now involved in a lawsuit where a woman was not allowed to change her mind correction she was deceived into thinking it was another procedure and they covered her mouth and held her down when she objected to an abortion. [...]
I am announcing my candidacy for Congress. I am sick and tired of a government that is out of control and an economy that is not recovering on main street. I am sick of a liberal social agenda being foisted on mainstream America. I am disturbed at the monetizing of [...]
51 DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDENTS RECEIVE 2009 MICHAEL C. FERGUSON ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The 2009 Michael Ferguson Achievement Award Winners were recently announced by the Delaware Department of Education and 51 students from Delaware charter schools were among those recognized. Hanna Kempton of Charter School of Wilmington and Elliot Hale and Erin [...]
And here’s why. Graham vs Holder on Miranda Rights of Terrorists
I have disagreed with some of the Attorney General’s decisions, but I agreed with others. Deciding to go after interrogators that performed their duties in good faith I disagreed with. Deciding to go after people for Medicare fraud I am [...]
Peasants like us need to stop complaining for a day so says the ruling party’s Emanuel Cleaver S-MO. HCR 155 is the Complaint free day to be held on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. In the interest of bipartisanship, if the resolution passes, I will ask that we comply with the [...]
Well our newly formed fascist government is at it again. Now congress is considering whether it should mandate paid sick leave for everyone who comes down with the H1N1 flu virus.
Okay , have I lost my mind or is our government completely out of control ?
The reason [...]
In a report released on Monday , the Treasury Department inspector general reported that 15 million tax payers could owe additional taxes when they file their 2009 tax returns.
This is a result of Pres. Obama’s, Making Work Pay, tax credit. This tax credit was the carrot in Pres. [...]
Called nonsense by Physicians, the government’s preventative treatments panel ignores that early protection has resulted in a 30% reduction in death rates and an even greater reduction for the women it would deny screening, those under 40. The according to a Swedish study, the success the U. S. has [...]
They both have their detractors; they both have their fans. There is no denying that Oprah and Sarah are amazing, charismatic figures. I DVR’ed the show today and it was a great interview. Oprah did not pull punches, but she was reasonable and compelling. Gov. Palin was real. You even [...]
There is speculation that recent CNN anchor Lou dobbs would consider a run for the U.S. Senate In New Jersey. Dobbs self describes himself as a “Rockefeller Republican” which does not warm the cockles of my heart. However, he was a fierce opponent of the amnesty bill of the Bush [...]
“In Chicago you have gangster government and Valerie Jarrett has been in the middle of that. She’s been brokering power for a long time and the links she has with William Ayers and other nefarious characters in Chicago tell us what we’ve got in the White House itself,” Congressman Steve [...]
The CR Institute put out some informationon sunlightonschools.org. It is aimed at helping us to understand education spending better. Here is an extract of their districts of the week. The interesting statistic to me is “percent of total expenditures spent on instruction”. CR spends over 60% on instruction while [...]
U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell is the scheduled speaker at both upcoming 9-12 Delaware Patriots meetings.
11/18/09 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm - Kent County Chapter Meeting - Bowers Beach Fire Hall
11/19/09 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm - Sussex County Chapter Meeting - Milton Fire Hall
All Are Welcome!
[...]Here is a fun video. I am putting it out early as a bit of a preemption to those who think the culture changed.
Now just to really blow the secular progressive minds. Those who are offended by Truth should not view this video. You may stumble into it. It [...]
Markell, O’Malley, and Kaine entered a tri-state understanding to promote windpower. The problem is that Governor Markell needs to lean on O’Malley to stop blocking trasmission lines.
[...]Steele and Gingrich discuss a positive GOP strategy. As Chairman Steele transforms the image of the party from the party of no to the party of know. Gingrich discusses.
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The next big bill for the Obama administration is likely to be Cap and Trade. Cap and Trade supporters will tell you that it is a must do in order to gain control of our out of control production of the newly labeled pollutant [...]
November 14, 2009– Ron Poliquin, Republican candidate for the 31st District State Representative seat, received tremendous support from diverse segments of Delaware’s legal community during an Attorneys for Poliquin Fundraiser held at the Sugar Foot Restaurant in Wilmington on November 14, 2009.
Guests ranged from Timothy Houseal, former chairman of [...]
Update: I am moving this to the top because the event is tomorrow. One or more of us will have a report on it. We hope to see you there.
Please Join
Richard & Linda Cathcart, Dan & Debbie Short, William & Sallie Oberle,
William & June Hudson, Michael & Donna [...]
I wish it were a sign of humility, but it’s not. It simply humiliates America, our protocol, our independence, and our Constitution. By Japanese standards the depth of that bow means the person is either totaly ignorant, or has had [...]
The laughter that you hear is that of incredulity. Next year, the big spender in chief wants to remake himself after the off year election losses as a deficit hawk. All the while he still plans to push 4 major new government programs. Watch the hand, it is empty. [...]
It is time for a seasonal update to the site. We need a new banner photo. I lean to a local site. Please submit digital photos under 1m to depolitics@gmail.com . The winner will get praise. The contributors will vote on it so those who lose can’t blame me. [...]
This is one of the classics that started us on the road back to sanity.
Twas the month before Christmas
When all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.
See the PC Police had taken away, The reason for Christmas - no
one could say.The children were told [...]
Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran. That is the headline, of the AP article and it makes me want to hope that someone in our government has grown a pair. Either that or they may have sparked something they don’t have the guts or the intention [...]
Emily Kaiser reminds us in her Reuters article that we can save America from its crushing public debt. The Treasury is accepting donations and it has been for a long time. Apparently last year about $3 mill. was donated through this method. While a donation to pay of the [...]
I commented early on Dave Anderson’s thread on social conservatism vis a vis Fiscal Conservatism and I thought that the question was one of political strategy. I like those kind of questions because political strategy and organization is where one wins elections on the margins. There is no secret to [...]
I believe this is the local interview of the week. The Dover Post had an interview with Mr. Levin about economic development.
[...]Dave Burris reported that Rep. Greg Lavelle will not run for the open Congressional seat. Newcomer and businessman Fred Cullis has announced. He struck the right tone in his opening statement as reported in the WNJ. I do not know Mr. Cullis, but I would like him to contact [...]
Mr. Cullis is 55 and has his own business , Cullis Associates which is a manufacturers’ representative firm.
The News Journal article linked above quotes State GOP Chairman Tom Ross as saying that Mr. Cullis will likely not [...]
I have to confess. I was one of those who thought that the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States would go along way to assuage the racial animosity in our society. I thought that the election of an African American to the hightest Exectutive Position of [...]
The much rumored speculation that Republican Bill Tansey will retire from office has been confirmed and Mike Protack has announced that he will seek the seat to be vacated by Councilman Tansey.
There in all likelihood will be a primary as the Council District is one of the few in New [...]
In spite of trillions invested in dollars, China is allowing the Yaun to rise against the dollar and moving from a policy of price stability with the dollar. That could mean inflation in the U. S. and the move will allow China to get more bang for the Yaun [...]
Republicans have a lead on the generic ballot for Congress in the latest Gallup Poll. What you may not know is that Republicans have a 22 point lead among Independents. The trend among likely voters is now showing up in this poll of registered voters. Voters are moving away [...]
So according to a Gallup/Healthways poll Delaware isn’t the first state of happiness, we are only 36th. I wonder what it could be that is keeping us down?
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Veterans Day along with Memorial Day and the Fourth of July are days when we take the time to remember and honor those brave and selfless among us, who have in many cases volunteered to stand between us and those around the world [...]
Well , I was able to attend the Sussex County GOP monthly meeting last night .
The guest speakers were , Garrett Wozniak , Policy Director and Lee Williams, investigative reporter for the Caesar Rodney Institute.
For those who don’t know , C R I is a no-partisan group that investigates [...]
David Anderson, Dave Burris, thatselbert, Timothy Pancoast, Frank Knotts, Tennessee Walker
