Last Thursday morning, Thanksgiving morning, the MS Society with sponsor PNC held a 10k, 5k, kiddie run, etc. to raise money. It was a beautiful day and around 3,000 people showed up. I ran in both the 10k & walked the 5k. Both races went right passed the block that contained Wilmington’s tent township known, [...]
Archive for November, 2011
OWD Misses Out On True Positive Community Activity
Posted in Delaware, Democrats, Economy, Free Speech, Government Waste, Jack Markell, Tea Party on November 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s Not 99 Weeks Everywhere
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I had thought that the 99 week extended unemployment was nationwide and was talking about it in my office several weeks ago. Another agent in my office was absolutely beside himself with joy today to find something that I might be wrong about. There was an article in the NJ talking about the “jobs bill” [...]
The Government Steals Thanksgiving – All Year
Posted in Government Waste, Tea Party on November 23, 2011 | 4 Comments »
From Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal (Subscription required): This Thursday, in a parish hall not far from the New Jersey town green where George Washington once made his winter headquarters, as many as 300 people will gather for their Thanksgiving meal. Some will be homeless, some will be mentally ill, some will be old, and some [...]
Overcrowded by Choice?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Linden Hill Elementary is having to use temporary classrooms (trailers) due to having too many students. I supposed that it is due to the fact that the kids who go there actually benefit from the experience and so are not fleeing to private schools. But this got me thinking about why the person who draws [...]
Natural Gas & Governor Markell — Consistent? Not So Much
Posted in Delaware, Democrats, Economy, Government Waste, Jack Markell on November 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, Governor Markell said the following (as quoted in The News Journal): [The Governor is trying to find] the intersection of economic development, improving the environment and improving public health. He made this comment while trying to take credit for NRG’s conversion of a Dover coal-fired power plant into a natural gas fired plant. Natural gas is cleaner [...]
Energy Production & Efficiency By Production Source
Posted in Energy, Government Waste, Jack Markell, Taxes on November 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The following information from the Energy Information Agency shows why the short term dream of alternative energy is just that… a dream. Why Governor Markell, arguably an intelligent guy, can’t figure this out, despite the prevalence of the facts, is a mystery. There are some hints to the mystery’s solution, however. Al Gore, the patron [...]
What is the Media Squealing About?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Since the “Super Committee” did not agree to a deal, the media is squealing about the terrible cuts that will result from the automatic cuts or Sequestration. I heard one of them, this morning, claiming that 1,500 air traffic controllers will have to be laid off and all sorts of other calamities. This chart shows [...]
Occupy Wall Street Divided – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You have to watch this! Occupy Wall Street Divided – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – 11/16/11 – Video Clip | Comedy Central.
The 1% in Congress Is 70% D
Posted in Open Government, Tea Party, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate on November 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
From OpenSecrets.Org The Richest members of Congress are, in order: Name Minimum Net Worth Average Maximum Net Worth Darrell Issa (R-Calif) $195,400,035 $448,125,017 $700,850,000 Michael McCaul (R-Texas) $258,618,051 $380,411,527 $502,205,003 Jane Harman (D-Calif) $160,085,503 $326,844,751 $493,604,000 John Kerry (D-Mass) $181,469,521 $231,722,794 $281,976,067 Mark Warner (D-Va) $76,372,212 $192,730,605 $309,088,999 Herb Kohl (D-Wis) $88,228,026 $173,538,010 $258,847,994 Jared [...]
Climate Change Coverage – The News Journal Plays Defense For Markell
Posted in Delaware, Democrats, Economy, Energy, President Obama, Taxes, Tea Party on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On the front page of today’s News Journal was the following quote: Think of the record U.S. corn harvests in 2009 & 2010, a record snowfall in October 2010 in New York and Alaska’s current record cold snap as coming attractions in a cooling world. That is the warning from top climate scientists and disaster [...]
