There is one location in America where, since the creation of Amtrak in the early 1970′s, intercity passenger rail has enjoyed considerable success. This region sports the type of high population density, urbanization, and congestion necessary for successful intercity passenger rail service. This region has the one existing “high speed” (relative to other Amtrak intercity train services, not [...]
Archive for January, 2010
No Funding For You: Obama/Biden Ignore NEC, Delaware
Posted in Congressman Castle, Delaware, Economy, Energy, National, President Obama on January 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Copeland for Congress
Posted in Delaware, GOP, tagged Charlie Copeland on January 28, 2010 | 27 Comments »
Well, not yet. But he is officially thinking about it and instead of telling us he’s talking to WDEL: Copeland considers Congressional bid By: Frank Gerace A former state Senate Minority Leader and one-time candidate for Lieutenant Governor says he may run for the U.S. House seat Congressman Castle now holds. Castle’s fellow Republican, Charlie Copeland, [...]
The plot thickens.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
You all know I’m conservative and an activist an as rule I like all of us gossip is the currency of the business. So when a D legislator friend – we’re related via marriage – sent this to me howling with laughter. I decided to look. It’s a new site de2010.com What makes it interesting is it’s written [...]
Consumo Ergo Sum: “Fatal Vectors” in the US Economy
Posted in Economy, President Obama on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Dave Burris has posted a fascinating article from Dr. Umair Haque on the Harvard Business Review blog. The original article is reproduced in full below: Obama’s Budget Freeze and America’s Economic Decline A budget freeze in the middle of a (curiously depression-like) recession? That’s about as smart an idea, economically speaking, as gulping down a [...]
I’m not quitting.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Well now last night the President intoned that he doesn’t quit. Tres Bon Magnfique was the mindset I am sure. Once the voters once again see that TOTUS and I are here they will be resilient once again in their support. However we will soon see other’s quitting as in Blue Dog’s looking at the [...]
The Orange Revolution at dusk
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2010 | 6 Comments »
In 2004, the world watched as a popular uprising, known as the Orange Revolution, first challenged, and then overturned, a fraudulent presidential vote in the Ukraine. In a few days, on February 7th, the Ukraine will hold a run-off election that, frankly, marks the final end, the demise, of the Orange Revolution. The election’s outcome will [...]
Rent a mob has come to DE?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Hmmmmm, based on what Ijust wrote about the unemployed folks and them building any new proposed casinos prompted me to read today’s NJ. Here I learned the Brothers Schell passed out hard hats to the workers as a sign of solidarity with them. This means the Brothers Schell knew the workers were coming. For after [...]
Economics 101
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Well the First State has achieved yet another first with The Governor using a police bull horn to quell the angry members of the Building Trades union as he stands on top of a police car. All parties involved are Democrats. The Building Trade guys have yet to realize that the Obamian polices they all [...]
Teaching aide.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Finally we now know what all teachers in America need to deliver a lesson or to get a point across. They need not one but two teleprompters. Just like the two the President used last week in a classroom of 12 year olds. That’s right 12 year olds. If every teacher had two teleprompters their [...]
Solar Panels are Cool!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Stonegates retirement community has a new addition, solar panels! The NJ reports that they were looking for ways to keep their electricity costs down and have now had solar panels installed that will reduce their annual electric bills by $25,000 per year. It only cost $930,000 to install. What a great deal, $930,000 divided [...]
