Blog Feed: Moderate Musings

Mitt Romney’s Straw Poll Win Doesn’t Mean Much

Published on 2011-01-23 13:34:15

Mitt Romney (my candidate of choice in the 2008 election) has just won a New Hampshire Republican straw poll. He garnered over a third of the vote (35%) with Ron Paul (11%), Tim Pawlenty (8%), and Sarah Palin (7%) rounding out the top 4. What does th > read more

Donald Trump eyes Presidency

Published on 2010-11-18 14:38:33

Donald Trump and Sarah Palin have come out saying they have presidential aspirations in 2012. Now we all knew Sarah Palin has been looking at the Presidency in 2012 since 2008, but because she is an utterly horrendous candidate with little executive > read more

Ban those Earmarks

Published on 2010-11-18 14:06:46

Few things get me riled up more than the multi-million dollar earmarks attached to many bills in Congress. And, in a great push by the Republicans, it looks like they might succeed in banning them for a couple years. The Good: The good is that Congre > read more

Rally to Restore Sanity (and I’m back)

Published on 2010-11-13 10:20:52

After well over a month of negligence, I have decided to restart posting to this blog. A lot has happened since I stopped writing, so, in time I will address the most prominent of the subjects. The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear occurred on the > read more

Go for the Write-in Castle!

Published on 2010-09-24 21:53:09

While not technically a resident of Delaware even though I’m here nearly eight months of the year, I think I have a legitimate reason to stay informed and let my voice be heard about The First State’s Senate race. When the primary results > read more

The Election Race – Two Laps to Go

Published on 2010-09-22 16:18:06

Now that the primaries are over (except for a run-off in Louisiana), it is time for the grueling second half of the election race; pitting the underdog Democrats against the increasingly confused GOP. The latest projections say the Republicans will h > read more

France’s Burqa Ban

Published on 2010-09-16 16:00:41

While the French government says that this ban on the traditional Islamic woman’s covering is about empowering the women of France and promoting gender equality, this measure, passed yesterday in French legislature has been met with much skepti > read more

Sarah Palin and Tea Party Victories

Published on 2010-09-15 14:22:09

Apparently Republicans in Delaware didn’t listen to my advice yesterday and voted for Christine O-Donnell instead of Mike Castle. Not that I expected them too, after all, she had the support of the great Sarah Palin. And of course since she is > read more

Republicans Should Vote for Castle Today

Published on 2010-09-14 07:00:27

This time last year, I got a chance to hear Congressman Castle speak at the University of Delaware about congressional ethical responsibilities. He mentioned, towards the end of the discussion, that he had plans to run for U.S. Senator in 2010. Up un > read more

Qur’an Burnings Called Off

Published on 2010-09-12 09:59:49

I felt that something was right in the world this morning when I saw confirmation that Pastor Terry Jones and the crew from the Dove World Outreach Center decided not to go through with the proposed Qur’an burnings. I can’t believe I̵ > read more