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Where Can I Sign Up for a Catering Contract?

Posted in Stuff, Waste on Sep 21st, 2011

You have heard by now about the $16 muffins, $10 cookies, $8 coffee, $65 lunches, and $32 snacks at a U. S. Justice Department Conferences. I say we need to raise taxes then the government will become more financially responsible (sarcasm). Thankfully this is after new guidelines. In 2007, we paid $5 per Swedish meatballs. [...]

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GAO Bombshell

Posted in Budget, Stuff, Waste on Mar 1st, 2011

How much we waste no one knows.  This national bombshell sounds familiar to me. I have advocated a performance audit of the 35 departments in the City of Dover to find efficiencies.  In 2010, Congress demanded such an audit for the Federal government.  The results are staggering. The report says that much of the data needed [...]

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New Primer on Government Inefficiency – ‘Fed Style’

Posted in Deficit, Infrastructure, Spending, Tom Coburn, Waste on Mar 1st, 2011

Remember when $10 million dollars meant something? Nowadays, such denominations are merely rounding errors for many of our Federal Government agencies and their myriad profligate spending programs. In today’s Wall Street Journal, reporter Damian Paletta reminds us in his ‘Billions in Bloat Uncovered in Beltway’ article of how millions quickly add up to billions. Thanks to [...]

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Delaware Doesn’t Need A “National Park”

Posted in Waste on Feb 16th, 2011

This subject of Delaware’s lack of a national park has come up numerous times. I did comment on this subject two years ago, and said this: One time the Cypress Swamp in Gumboro was suggested. Other times it’s been some of the beaches currently under the state’s control. Quite honestly I don’t see the point. [...]

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Just a reminder how wild spending Pelosi and Ried were

Posted in It's our money, Tea Parties, Waste, Welfare State on Nov 29th, 2010

1 million dollars to create 1 job in America and however many wherever the Blackberry phones are made.

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Christian Hudson files an ethics complaint against Insurance Commissioner Stewart

Posted in Courts, Crime, Waste on May 26th, 2010

UPDATE: Comments now allowed. The Delaware Public Integrity Commissionhas recently been a stop of Christian Hudson, a Lewes businessman and member of the Sussex County Campaign for Libertychapter. Mr. Hudson has filed a complaint claiming Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart of numerous violations of Delaware state law. Part of his decision to do so was pushed by the [...]

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Waste, Fraud, and Karen Weldin Stewart?

Posted in Ethics, Transparency, Waste on Mar 30th, 2010

Read this report from the Caesar Rodney Institute. A nine-month investigation by the Caesar Rodney Institute has uncovered lucrative no-show jobs and no-bid contracts for campaign donors, allegations of fraud and a systemic misuse of millions of taxpayer dollars.

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Focusing on the Past

Posted in Biden, Healthcare, Mike Castle, US Congress, Waste on Mar 22nd, 2010

As upset by yesterdays actions there were some shining moments that I feel we can not ignore.  212 Representatives voted AGAINST this Health Care “Reform”.  212 Representatives stood firm for their constituents.  You can find a link to the list of these men and women here. At this link there is also information for you [...]

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Will Booze Make Women Easy ???

Posted in Culture, Stuff, Waste, unemployment on Dec 9th, 2009

In yet another example of the wonderful manner that economic stimulus bill was going to fund shovel ready projects to rebuild our infrastructure. We get this. The stimulus bill also will be funding key research. “The National Institutes of Health got $219,000 in funds to study whether female college students are more likely to “hook [...]

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Hooray For Open Government!

Posted in Budget, Change, Comment Rescue, Deficit, Delaware Democrats, Open Government, Taxes, Transparency, Waste on Jun 29th, 2009

resolutedetermination over at Resolute Determination has this inspiring report up: I just called the Division of Research at Legislative Hall to get my hands on a copy of the budget. I was told that the public has no right to review the budget until after the General Assembly passes the bill. So how can any [...]

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Beaches Red Flagged At Tower Road As “Hazardous Materials” Wash Ashore

Posted in DNREC, Environment, Stuff, Waste on Jun 17th, 2009

These pictures were sent to me by a local surfer who was in the water at Tower Road today, the beach just south of Dewey, when medical waste washed up on shore. According to the surfer, the lifeguard who called him out of the water said that “hazardous material washed up on the beach.” The [...]

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I’ve Got A Proposal For You, Governor

Posted in Budget, Business, Delaware Democrats, Development, Jack Markell, New Castle County Council, Spending, Sports, Waste, economy on Mar 20th, 2009

Three new casinos for Delaware? That’s our new Governor’s vision for our beloved state. Think about it…Delaware is 96 miles long…3 new casinos will give us a casino every 16 miles! Oh yeah, and apparently we might need sports betting (even though professional sports is opposed to it), and table games, too. Well, I have [...]

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Yea!

Posted in Earmarks, Spending, Stuff, Unions, Waste on Mar 17th, 2009

Kevin Spence at The Cape Gazette is reporting that Susex County is going to get some omnibus spending money for the 3rd try at a new Indian River Inlet Bridge: Indian River Inlet Bridge $1,900,000 to design and construct a new bridge along Route 1 over the Indian River Inlet. The new structure will completely [...]

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Nominations for most creative use of state tax money in 2008

Posted in Budget, Ethics, Minner Failures, Spending, Taxes, The Disgrace, Waste on Dec 27th, 2008

My Nomination for best use of Delawarean’s taxpayer money in 2008 is in.  I don’t attack taxpayer funded business trips, here. They are usually useful and legitimate expenses, but once in a while some people try to game the system. According to the Dec. 17 2008 Delaware State News, Governor Minner went to the Virgin Islands for [...]

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