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Weekend of local rock volume 20

2008 in review/2009 preview

2008 State of Wicomico County

Could Joe be right (for once?)

2008's influential blogs

Some scary stuff well past Halloween

Pay-for-play in America?

A Merry Christmas 2008 to my readers!

What we're up against

Giving money away for nothing

Appeal for a cause I hold near and dear

A visit to 'Club Gitmo'

Weekend of local rock volume 19

Become a fan of monoblogue!

Feds crunch credit creators

HB___/SB___ - 2009 Maryland General Assembly

Seeking more 'make-work' jobs

Where Buchanan goes wrong

Listening to the choir

Senator against government waste

Plugging the holes by digging the earth

Shining the light on solar (and its subsidies)

Odds and ends no. 15

Ten reasons McCain lost

More on the bailout - what's next?

Ten Questions for - Bill Wilson, President of Americans for Limited Government

Fighting words to Big Labor

monoblogue's Legislative Awards and Scorn for 2008

2008 Maryland GOP Fall Convention (part 2)

2008 Maryland GOP Fall Convention (part 1)

Response to comments 97238 and 97240

Answer to the question

A definite candidate for the circular file

The never-ending campaign continues

Still drilling here, drilling now, and paying less

Will the voting ranks change?

2008 White House Christmas Card

monoblogue turns three

Comment on commentary

Carnival of Maryland 47

A shift in tactics but not philosophy

The blackest of Fridays

Sarah Palin - the Thanksgiving edition

Weekend of local rock volume 18

How much green does "green" really save?

A gathering force

WCRC meeting - November 2008

A slow blogging weekend

Interesting polling data and other thoughts

The rest of Hoyer

As promised, here's Sarah!

Another thought on conservatism

We're past bailout - now it's a handout

Drilling isn't off the table...yet

Looking for candidates

Assessing the disease by the wrong symptoms

Links and notification

Weekend of local rock volume 17

How to read the Constitution, by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Standing up for Sarah

Something for Congress to do

Unsolicited response #2

Harris concedes First District race

Off limits again

The market basket, November 2008

Shout out for my buds

When the moat gets into the castle

Taking the power from the people

Cleaning up the election some more

Ten Questions follow up: Blue Star Mom Deborah Johns

Election Day 2008 in pictures and text

Not pleased is an understatement.

If you want help from above...

Tomorrow we meet at dawn...

The letter and the aftermath

A summary of monoblogue endorsements

Pictures from the Sarah Palin rally in York, PA

Let's get more liberals mad!

Odds and ends no. 14

Andy Harris found a plumber for himself

A second Bill of Rights?

Conservatism - "way out there"?

On the question of slots

WCRC meeting - October 2008

One man, one vote - keep our system in place

A day in the life of a McCain volunteer

The return of local rock

Tough questions for the left (for once)

Now here's an intriguing idea - don't tell Martin O'Malley or he'll have a stroke

Big checks for card check

A lapse in action

Three against 'that one'

It's back to peas in a pod

Who's the 'tolerant' party again?

Fact-checking Frank

Can Obama survive a PUMA attack?

Autumn Wine Festival in pictures and text

Photos from McCain rally in Woodbridge, VA

Wine Festival day 1

Joe the Plumber - my kind of guy

I have egg on my face, and it ain't cooked as I like it...

A candidate for least surprising non-endorsement

Security risks

The tour begins

We're number...45?

The strangest bedfellow

Hey, drive-by media, here's a sex scandal!

Pictures (and text) from a fundraiser

Air sortie counterattack

Comment soliloquy

Does Delaware know Jack?

ACORN - nuts about voter fraud

A more spirited debate

'Macaca' part two?

Michigan, welcome to Maryland. And hi to Idaho too!

Newt's October not-so-surprise

Harris responds to latest attack ad

A proper stand

Someone likes the bailout

Wicomico County McCain/Palin rally in pictures and text

Minority report

'Carol'ing is a little earlier this year

Fact checking 'Record'

Is profit the next entitlement?

1st CD debate at Salisbury University

The cap and trade redistribution begins

Black gold and natural gas from an industry point of view

Outdoing each other in the wrong way

Two views on the bailout

Fun with Obama

Bring it on!!

Wal-Mart to the rescue

California beat us on this one...

Unsolicited response

Red County debut

Announcement

WCRC meeting - September 2008

Numbers way up!

Ten Questions for - Blue Star Mom Deborah Johns

Checking the barn door

WCRC Crab Feast 2008 in pictures and text

Patriotic, with ONE exception

Now Wayne (hearts) Barack

This time it's about service

12 Visions for One Maryland

'I have never heard of any candidate deliberately trying to get Americans killed to prove their point'

Fans of a plan

We'll see how much listening they do!

Taking it to the streets

Links with the best intentions

Reinventing the brand?

Abating the 'mommyocracy'

Contributing to the problem

Picks and pans from a Shorebirds fan - 2008 edition

I'm still not forgetting or forgiving

Who will be voting in November?

Out to prove the critics right

Delaware Democrats buck party line

Reminder to my friends up north

'Bought by Big Oil', paid for by Big Labor

Two more PAC's to follow

Firing up headquarters

Labor Day leftover

How about that Palin?

Shorebird of the Year - a 2008 season wrapup

Too bad I don't have the local franchise for this

Kratovil comment spam?

Organization man once again

The transformation appears complete

Campaign trail winds through Salisbury

Enjoy your Labor Day!

The First State races: Governor

The First State races: U.S. Congress

The First State races: U.S. Senate

Shorebird of the Week - August 28, 2008

Looking ahead to April, 2009

It's my money!

Now we know a bit more about Barack

Let the claims and counterclaims begin

Rage? Not so much anymore I guess

WCRC meeting - August 2008

Not just a wall, but a weapon

Lines of succession, part 2

So Obama picked Biden - what's next?

Time for refutations

Shorebird of the Week - August 21, 2008

Coming forward with info

Two views on disability

The rump convention

Using plastic to pay for plastic

Fan mail with a twist

Moving an old storyline

It wasn't a townhall, but it was McCain vs. Obama

Pictures from a show

Word parsing exercise

Frank Kratovil responds on the airwaves

Shorebird of the Week - August 14, 2008

The slippery slope has a solar panel on it

Blowing the whistle

Waitin' for the bus in Maryland

My city wasn't gone...

An ode to second season

More land untaxed

Hunter speaks out again

Promise made, promise broken

Shorebird of the Week - August 7, 2008

The 30 second war begins

No backup for a fellow blogger

Study: illegal population declining

Response to comment #94662

Referee in a catfight

Overtime inside the Beltway

A message for Obama

Red Maryland a spam blog?

20 years of 'excellence in broadcasting'

Shorebird of the Week - July 31, 2008

The resolution of nothing

Disclosure problem number 835,428

Two Harris messages

America's not mad, it has 'NozzleRage'

Another redistribution I question

A Maryland veteran's endorsement

Pictures of Andy

Just like the old saying

Seven reasons to vote for McCain

Shorebird of the Week - July 24, 2008

Harris, fireworks, and Shorebirds

Red herring from a Red Marylander

She already has the domain name...

Gas price relief? Not likely

1.3 million down, 298 million to go

Is it really a wiser choice?

More principle vs. politics

A gonzo energy plan

The missing links

Tawes Crab and Clam Bake 2008 in pictures and text (part 2)

Shorebird of the Week - July 17, 2008

Ballpark etiquette

Tawes Crab and Clam Bake 2008 in pictures and text (part 1)

More whining about fund sources on tap...

Principle vs. politics

Another call for action

Obamaites offended

Putting the lie to Andy's ratings

Carnival of Maryland 37

Something new on monoblogue

Social, but secure?

Shorebird of the Week - July 10, 2008

(S)lots of opinions wanted

An issue sliding under the radar

Disapproval

A guest message

A time to be accountable

Renewing the APB for Eastern Shore bloggers

Little creatures which bug me

Happy Independence Day!

Shorebird of the Week - July 3, 2008

Sprucing up the site

Attracting notice across the border

Grounds for celebration

Another voice on energy

Update on an earlier post

Well, this makes sense doesn't it?

Listening to Frank's side

I don't think he'll get the message...

All guns blazing

Shorebird of the Week - June 26, 2008

The day to support our troops

Hush Rush first, then the blogs?

Dem's fightin' words to me

Five for fueling

A comment truly worth posting

WCRC meeting - June 2008

Property rights call to action

Enthusiasm rising

Active in 50...or is it 57?

Radio days volume 14

Fair warning

Shorebird of the Week - June 19, 2008

Shorebirds begin 2nd half tonight

AP pressures bloggers

Almost on cue

Tracking the Shorebirds

Pssssst...wanna run for Congress?

A roundhouse kick to the pump?

Signs, signs, everywhere signs

Another ex-candidate stays involved

News you can use, but can you believe it?

The new buzzword: smear

Backs to the wall

Shorebird of the Week - June 12, 2008

Are WE up to the challenge?

P1k

Perspective and theory

Gas prices stink! Who's to blame?

One pearl in a rotten oyster

Weekend of local rock volume 16

An example of accepting a premise

A place to be on Saturday

Temporary reprieve?

Shorebird of the Week - June 5, 2008

Wanted in DC: food taster

Restoring a majority that reflects America

An update on my personal polling and projects

Obamanation in yer face

Ending the culture of corruption the right way

Failed candidate PAC number 2

Page Elmore Crab Feast 2008

Wicomico County Veterans Memorial 2008 in pictures and text

More clicks, more crime?

Shorebird of the Week - May 29, 2008

Back to the 'Birds

Tired of gas prices?

A Soros of the right?

Another pro-troop effort underway

Fourteen poor questions

Vets getting political

A timely message from Freedom's Watch

Blog construction - traffic (hopefully) maintained

Weekend of local rock volume 15

Shorebird of the Week - May 22, 2008

A tribute to the fans

Whine about what you have and beg for more

A pair of updates

Pushing my analysis farther

Show me a Supreme decision, I'll show you good voting law

Posting under the influence

Bad influence?

Courageous Christopher 5K

Some guidance from Frank

Shorebird of the Week - May 15, 2008

Looking for 8 in 2008

A better stimulus (part 3)

Something I'm not

A better stimulus (part 2)

Pull him back from the abyss

A better stimulus (part 1)

Two favors to ask

2008 Maryland GOP Spring Convention (part 2)

2008 Maryland GOP Spring Convention (part 1)

A question for the day (updated)

Steele for veep?

Shorebird of the Week - May 8, 2008

Carnival of Caring - a recap

A tournament with few winners

Mighty Newt: would his ideas save the day?

Is Bud the Blogger anti-growth?

They claim it's Orwellian...

Apologies are in order

Another level of archi-hell

Windfall tax increases

Send a blogger to Minneapolis

Weekend of local rock volume 14

Drill and save the planet

Shorebird of the Week - May 1, 2008

"Carnival of Caring" day with the Shorebirds

The market basket, April 2008

It all starts here

Wicomico Neighborhood Congress - April 2008

Too bad the Supremes took so long

WCRC meeting - April 2008

Maryland's not to that point...yet

2008 Salisbury Festival in pictures and text

Clearing the slate

Weekend of local rock volume 13

Radio days volume 13

Switch and plug

Shorebird of the Week - April 24, 2008

Shorebird stuff for Thursday

A push for new turnout

Sick of that green thing too

My April 22 tribute

The unthinkable

Continuing indoctrination

The hype reaches a peak

Pork in the Park wrapup

Leaving the cult of personality

Good press is good press

Pork in the Park pix

A note about a Delaware guy

Shorebird of the Week - April 17, 2008

Noontime Shorebirds tidbit

Killing a de facto ban

McCain throws me a bone

Even steven

The perils of blogging

I've been waiting on this news...

The missing links

A resounding thud

Odds and ends no. 13

Altruism doesn't pay, nor does going green

Harris on the horizon

Shorebird of the Week - April 10, 2008

Shorebird stuff for the weekend

Reax to the late departed session

Who's doing the savings?

Taking NTU's bait

Am I being stalked?

Multicultural mumbo-jumbo

A Monday irony

Sunday poll

Sine die at last

Weekend of local rock volume 12

Taxes, taxes, and more taxes

Shorebird of the Week - April 3, 2008

Shorebirds open tonight!

Ignorance is bliss

Yes, it was an April Fool's joke...but it was noticed!

Doing Joe two better

An energy breakthrough?

Making businesses pay

A Giant labor pain

Cutting a public figure

A trucker's strike may be no joke

I'll leave (most of) the lights off for you...

And I thought it was Ozzy's fault

A draft movement

A promise fulfilled and a milestone

Extension of remarks

Reader feedback

Legal items about illegal immigration

Lunchtime reading

WCRC meeting - March 2008

Odds and ends no. 12

House Bill 1253 - another state hammer

Nice timing

Weekend of local rock volume 11

More female bloggers, and other stuff

A mini-Legislative Checkup from Delegate Eckardt

It's too late for fiscal sanity!

More on HB288

Year 6 begins today

Testimony in favor of House Bill 288

Radio days volume 12

N-C-double A! (again, with a different gender)

A leading linkee

Joe says it ain't so

Ask but please don't receive

Opinion on Obama

Time for talkin' baseball

Does the phrase "do without" ring a bell?

Worrisome trends in blogging

A new category and a look at my success

A sign of things to come?

A new "culture of corruption"

Legislative checkup, 2008 session day 60 (part 2)

Legislative checkup, 2008 session day 60 (part 1)

And then they came for us...

Welcome to Economics 101

Republicans for Pelosi, er, Kratovil

The budget battle begins anew

Another effort for in-state tuition for illegals

Will Tuesday be the end?

Once again, from the top

Sticking up for Amendment 10

A minimum of global warming?

Will Gilchrest do the unthinkable?

A look at our infamous county

Harris seeks to meet and greet with Salisbury-area voters

WCRC meeting - February 2008

Carnival of Maryland 27

Weekend of local rock volume 10

A second wave that's up in arms

Another opinion on adult education

Saying "suuuey!" in Maryland

Isn't one bill enough?

What color is Salisbury News?

Odds and ends no. 11

Legislative checkup, February 2008 (part 2)

Legislative checkup, February 2008 (part 1)

A relentless pursuit of the truth

Weekend plan - legislative checkups

Weekend of local rock volume 9

Primary postmortem

A look back at Primary '08

A clarification is in order

Radio days volume 11

Endorsement redux

Harris campaign alert

Shore Democrats get a small bonus

2008 Wicomico County Lincoln Day Dinner in pictures and text

A guest opinion

The non-concession concession

A shift in adult education

Revenge of the mavericks

Still the same cast of characters

Again it's a Semiblind sighting

Reflecting on the primary race

Huckabee strikes first on Super Tuesday

Opposite sides of the social issue coin

Romney to stop in Maryland

Is reality setting in for Ron Paul?

A small victory for Romney

A response to a comment

Presidential candidate love for the First State

Big money on more than one side

Now Edwards and Rudy are gone - what next?

Odds and ends no. 10

Another one bites the dust

Wicomico Neighborhood Congress - January 2008

WCRC meeting - January 2008

2008 Kent/Queen Anne's candidate forum

Thoughts on the Shorebirds Hot Stove banquet

Some high-level backup for my thoughts

Radio days volume 10

Kucinich packs it in, and other political oddities

Gilchrest sides with Pelosi again

Hunter shocks with Huckabee endorsement

GOP Presidential field - dropping like flies

Why are we losing?

More fun with Pipkin flyers

Hunter abandons race after race abandons him

A new local GOP group

So far I'm not "stimulated"

Andy Harris: receiving shots like a front-runner?

A 1st District candidate goes positive

A reply to "ShoreThings"

Pipkin fires at opponents about gun rights

Wicomico County Lincoln Day speaker announced

Speaking out

Pipkin and "pay to play"

More on the greening of Greensburg

Green that will cost Greensburg

Who decides?

Another Presidential race victim

Pollsters blow it in NH

5 weeks out...

Duncan Hunter throws a curveball

Message from beyond

Romney takes Wyoming

A candidate for least surprising 1st District endorsement

Iowa reax and my reax to it

Impact of Iowa

Pipkin on the issues

One against two

If you can't beat 'em...

Maryland blogs to watch in 2008