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Posted in Guest Posts on Jan 5th, 2012
Guest Post by: Mike Protack You do not have to be wrong for me to be right. Except for the occasional national nightmare (9/11) when we forget political divisions our usual political condition has become one of sharp political divisions on public policy. I always invite sharp and precise discussion of these important issues, America [...]
Posted in Glen Urquhart, Guest Opinion, Guest Posts, Jobs, economy on Oct 19th, 2011
FIX WHAT’S WRONG: Restore CONFIDENCE Something’s wrong. We all feel the disappointment. The needed confidence isn’t there to spark job-creation by investors and employers. Since more jobs are created by small business, we must restore small business confidence in particular. Hopefully both liberals and conservatives would agree. But here’s the key: To restore small business [...]
Posted in Economics, Guest Posts, laughs on Aug 4th, 2011
Wow! I am sure you all saw the news today: The Dow fell 500+ points. Now–do understand–you will get TONS of news and analysis on why this happened–but only HERE do you get the real reasons why. Here now are the: Top 10 Reasons the Stock Market Fell Over 500 Points Today 10. Stock Traders [...]
Posted in Deficit, Glen Urquhart, Guest Posts on Jul 25th, 2011
“ADULTS” Face Their SPENDING-ADDICTION, They Don’t “COMPROMISE” With It The President should be the “adult in the room, not just talk about. His government spends too much — 25% more than Bush. Credit rating threats, and Debt Ceiling limits are the symptoms. The disease is overspending. He must face that hard fact. Politicians overspend [...]
Posted in Fair Tax, Guest Posts, Kevin Wade on Jul 25th, 2011
FairTax is a fundamentally different way for the Federal government to raise its revenue. FairTax is revenue neutral. It is neither a tax increase nor a tax decrease on the American nation. It is just a very simple and fair way for the Federal government to collect its needed revenue. It is also sweeping in [...]
Posted in Fair Tax, Guest Posts, Taxes on Jul 22nd, 2011
There are many benefits to replacing the current tax system with the Fair Tax (HR 25). One Benefit of the Fair Tax is that it would simplify the current tax code. The tax system that we have now is about 70,000 pages long and is so complex that even some politicians, who write the tax [...]
Posted in Energy, Environment, Guest Opinion, Guest Posts on Apr 1st, 2011
March 28, 2011 by David Stevenson used with permission see the CRI blog for this and more great information. The nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan shows, beyond a doubt, the time has come to open existing, secure nuclear storage facilities in the United States to avert a similar tragedy. Stored fuel is the biggest [...]
Posted in Guest Opinion, Guest Posts, local government on Mar 9th, 2011
Kent County residents…………… In just ten years, Kent County’s cost for providing employee benefits has risen nearly 400%. If Levy Court wants a future that enables its current employees to rely on a defined-benefits package, we must make changes that look into the future and begin to reduce costs associated with “new” employee benefits. [...]
Posted in Delaware GOP, Guest Posts on Jan 20th, 2011
by Mike Protack Making the Delaware the First State in a Great Nation Now more than ever it is necessary for the Delaware Republican Party to escape its past procedural policies to evolve into a vibrant, alive and relevant force in Delaware Politics. As a party we must become inspirational in our outlook as we [...]
Posted in Election 2010, Guest Posts on Dec 1st, 2010
I am writing to correct some misconceptions promoted by a News Journal article of recently regarding the interaction of the Republican State Committee and The Lawson for Senate Campaign. Most of the article involved a criticism of the Republican State Committee and its leadership and the lack of organization within the party. The small part [...]
Posted in DE General Assembly, Delaware Democrats, Delaware GOP, Election 2010, Guest Posts on Jul 31st, 2010
By Donald Ayotte Conservative Crossroads Staff Writer One of the hottest and most important races in Delaware is in full gear, with Republican Candidate, Chris Weeks’ ground troops campaigning door to door for Delaware’s Fourteenth Representative District Seat. Weeks is challenging incumbent Peter Schwartzkopf, the House Majority Leader for the privilege of representing the people [...]
Posted in Delaware Democrats, Election 2010, Guest Posts, corruption on Jul 27th, 2010
Today, Tuesday, July 27, I’ll be on WGMD radio with Bill Colley. We’ll be on from 5 to 6 PM. You can find WGMD at 92.7 on the FM dial. If you are out of range, click here to listen on the internet from anywhere in the world. The segment will focus on HB 487, [...]
Posted in Guest Opinion, Guest Posts on Jul 12th, 2010
Real pulse of families points to Glen Urquhart for Congress My first Tea Party event (4/09) at the River Front was exciting and noteworthy. Inside the build- ing another DuPont retiree said: “I am surprised at the large num- ber of young families with children”. Later, a longtime “R”Party official noted: “who are all these [...]
Posted in Christine O'Donnell, Guest Opinion, Guest Posts on Jun 22nd, 2010
Dear. Ms. O’Donnell As this is written, it is now but only one hundred days until the Delaware Republican Primary on September 14, 2010. I am writing this because I find the direction that your campaign is running in to be alarming and destructive not just to you, or your beliefs, but to the [...]
Posted in Guest Opinion, Guest Posts, Identity Theft, Stuff, immigration on Jun 14th, 2010
Goodbye Delaware Driver’s License, hello National ID Card? If a small group of Delaware legislators get their way, that’s exactly what will be happening in Delaware soon. Senator Bushweller (Democrat-Dover), has introduced Senate Bill 74 in the Senate (http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/4bda103fb759b88c852574480048a7ee/5e11d5c20173ad3385257583007a01a6?OpenDocument). The main sponsor in the House of Representatives is Representative Mitchell (Democrat-Wilmington). The bill was just [...]
Posted in Guest Posts, Stuff on Jun 8th, 2010
Dear David, On Sunday morning, a fire ripped through a Woodcrest Arms apartment building in Dover, leaving one person dead and injuring several others. The blaze left 150 people homeless and without many of the necessary belongings that we take for granted – clothing, shoes, toiletries, towels and children’s supplies. As the legislators representing the [...]
Posted in Guest Opinion, Guest Posts on May 21st, 2010
Below is the published mantra by the Republican National Committee (RNC) under the Ronald Reagan years in general terms as to” Why We Are Republicans”. In my opinion, the GOP (The Grand OLE PARTY) has a remarkable opportunity, even here in Blue State Delaware, to win some major elections. The disgust and national concern [...]
Posted in Guest Posts, Mike Castle on May 20th, 2010
Mike Castle – Fiscal Responsibility Fact Check On his website Mike Castle claims to be Fiscally Responsible. I decided to do some Fact checking. I thought, maybe I’m WRONG about Congressman Castle. Maybe he IS a budget hawk. This is what I found: FACT – Castle voted for TARP (the $700 Billion bailout of the [...]
Posted in Economics, Guest Posts, Regulation on Apr 21st, 2010
Some time ago, I was sitting in my opthamologist’s office and chanced on a magazine I’d never heard of–Stocks, Futures and Options. In it was an interview with George Friedman, who noted the financial elite have lost all credibility. He added the political elite have stepped in to the vacuum. He also said the government [...]
Posted in Guest Posts on Apr 15th, 2010
A bit o’ old time politicking. How does a no name, no money, third party candidate win a Statewide Federal election? Work, work and more work. I was asked very early on what I thought it would cost to win the U.S. Representative seat this year. My response was “hopefully not my marriage.” The guy [...]
Posted in Civility, Guest Posts, Press Releases on Apr 10th, 2010
Calls for civility can be a means of silencing opposition. Although the political left has continually demeaned the Tea Party movement, it has also constantly called for civility of discourse. Those who are in the Tea Party movement need to recognize and to resist both the attempts to discredit it as well as to ignore [...]
Posted in Crime, Guest Posts on Mar 13th, 2010
Guest Post by Angel Clark (of the blog Sussex County Angel) In this, the 21st century, women are not docile, programmed to serve and procreate and nothing else. It seems Emmitt Taylor III was unaware of this. In August of 2007 he killed Stephanie Mumford by bludgeoning her to death with a frying pan because [...]
Posted in Economics, Environment, Guest Opinion, Guest Posts, Regulation on Feb 18th, 2010
by Shaun Fink As this year unfolds, we will hear a lot of talk about creating new “green” jobs to contribute to our state economy. In advance of the cacophony, let’s examine exactly what we are talking about when we use the term “green” before the word “jobs”. As neat and packaged as the [...]
Posted in Guest Posts on Jan 31st, 2010
Let’s Roll… The question I have been asked most since taking the position of Executive Vice President of CRI is, “What is the Caesar Rodney Institute’s biggest goal for the coming year.” It is a great question, so let me answer it. CRI’s ultimate goal, for 2010 or any year, is to advance the debate [...]
Posted in Guest Posts on Jan 30th, 2010
By Evan Queitsch We unveiled some really exciting new plans for Founders Values. Founders Values, as many of you know, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax deductible organization which means that private funding is critical to our success. That means that every single dollar you donate to Founders Values will go towards providing the type of [...]
Posted in Guest Posts on Dec 5th, 2009
Guest Post by Kevin Wade We Americans don’t bow. No American is less than any other American. No American is less than any other of the world’s men or women. No American is born into servitude or servility requiring expressions of submission to another mortal man. We are born a free people and remain so [...]
Posted in Guest Posts on Nov 25th, 2009
by Delaware’s own Lee Williams HBO recently aired an outstanding documentary by British filmmaker Dan Reed, which examines the terrorist attacks in India’s largest city that occurred one year ago and claimed 170 lives. The film “Terror in Mumbai” is available On Demand. CNN reporter Fareed Zakaria hosts the documentary, which was assembled using victim [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Guest Posts on Oct 9th, 2009
By Christine O’Donnell Cross post– Originally published in the Bulletin Okay, so let me get this straight… just 12 days after our new President took office, a committee of international peace seekers nominated him for his international peace accomplishments. Just days into his Presidency? It’s highly unlikely that they nominated him on the merits of [...]
Posted in Guest Opinion, Guest Posts, Healthcare on Aug 17th, 2009
By John Stossel submitted from getLiberty.org as open source for public distribution to promote their new blog “What disturbs Americans of all ideological persuasions is the fear that almost everything, not just government, is fixed or manipulated by some powerful hidden hand,” Frank Rich wrote in Sunday’s New York Times. That manipulation should disturb us. [...]
Posted in Guest Opinion, Guest Posts, Healthcare on Aug 15th, 2009
Dear Editor, I have just returned from a health care forum in Lewes. It had been advertised in the Cape Gazette as open to the Public, but we were told at the start that this meeting it was not intended for the public. It had been planned as an information gathering session of the Delaware [...]
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