Delaware and National Politics from the Center-Right. Formerly First State Politics.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 23rd, 2008
Delaware GOP endorsed gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee who is in a Republican primary race against Mike Protack , was on local talk radio station WGMD’s The Jared Morris show on Tuesday morning.
During the interview Morris was taking calls from listeners , one caller , who later identified himself as a Lee supporter, asked […]
Posted in Regulation, Uncategorized on Jul 21st, 2008
A controversial provision was tucked into the Senate Housing Bill; it is a requirement to build a fingerprint registry of everyone who handles mortgages. Liberal, Conservative, and Libertarian groups have joined in opposition to the provision on the grounds that it is unnecessary and lacks safeguards to protect the data.
Show us the evidence that fingerprinting […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 18th, 2008
From ABC News, Joe Biden (D) DE:
We know where [the bad guys] reside. And it’s not in Iraq.
The full quote from ABC is:
If John [McCain] wants to know where the bad guys live, come back with me to Afghanistan,” Biden said. “We know where they reside. And it’s not in Iraq.(Link )
Ok, so there are no bad guys in […]
Posted in Election 2008-President, Liberal Media, Liberalism, National Dems, National GOP, Obama, Uncategorized on Jul 17th, 2008
With all of the craziness going on this year and all the talk both for and against Obama, one thing has become clear in this election. It’s not about John McCain.
McCain’s best shot at winning the presidential election may actually rest on his ability to stay out of the limelight.
It is immediately clear to anyone […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2008
I feel that I should start this post by saying I grew up on a farm , my father has been a farmer his entire life, as was his father. This post is not about farmers , it is about another case of government stepping in , in a way that may not be the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2008
The Democratic candidate for president , Sen. Obama has said many times that he is in favor of taxing the profits of ”BIG OIL “ to somehow solve our energy problems. I’ll leave the lunacy of that alone today. What I will point out is that any tax on a business or industry will be paid […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2008
My fellow citizens of Delaware , at a time when we should be looking for real cuts in spending do we need shell games with the education part of the bond bill , or should we be making real cuts in spending, not just cuts in the projected rate of increase in funding ?
Do […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2008
By now you have likely seen or heard Rev. Jesse Jackson’s before air remarks saying that he felt Senator Obama was talking down to black people. Rev. Jackson was talking to a friend before air time and did not know the microphone was hot. It was not an attack on Senator Obama.
To me the larger […]
Posted in Antiwar Left, Armed Forces, Budget, Conservatism, Defense, Deficit, Economics, Election 2008-President, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Liberalism, Military, National Dems, Obama, Spending, Taxes, Uncategorized, Universal Healthcare on Jul 10th, 2008
Tuesday’s L.A. Times has an article by Peter Nicholas titled: “Adding up the cost of Obama’s agenda.”
Here’s a quote from the article:
Among other proposals during the course of the campaign, Obama has said he would strengthen the nation’s bridges and dams ($6 billion a year), help make men better fathers ($50 million a year) and […]
Posted in Military, No Politics, Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2008
The soldier who was pictured caring the Iraqi child died from PTSD related complications. His family tried to have him committed, but were turned down. Does this bring back the larger issue of the efficacy our mental health system?
