There is a new website... www.waynegilchrestisaliberal.com.

The site is hosted by PJ Doland in Reston VA, but its run by Club for Growth PAC.

H/T:  Club for Growth

Big news out of the city council in Salisbury tonight is that the council soundly rejected the proposal by City Council President to limit the information provided to council members directly by city agencies.

This is a huge win for the citizens of Salisbury.

As you may have heard, the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation is currently raising funds for a new mobile health services van dubbed the Wagner Wellness Van.  Have you contributed yet?

Over at the Salisbury Daily Crimes, the editorial page is pleading with people to "not ignore warnings" from weather forecasters and meteorologists.

Tomorrow's editorial, according to our crack electronic eavesdropping sources from the Nursing Home:  Please flush the toilet when you are done taking a pee.

My favorite line though-- which shows a complete detachment from the reality of hurricane forecasting:

"a bit of a practice run for the hurricanes likely to come this season"

Why does the editorial page assume that an East Coast hurricane is likely to come this season?  Given that the forecasts for both 2006 AND 2007 have been wildly wrong to date -- mostly due to El Nino and La Nina influences in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans-- it seems a little presumptuous for the Daily Crimes to predict "likely" East Coast hurricanes.

This isn't to diminish the importance of preparation.  In fact, the entire area is well prepared.  After all, hurricanes are nothing new to the Eastern Shore.

Rather, it is to question if such editorial space couldn't be put to better use.  For example, pushing for greater accountability in Salisbury City Government finances.  Especially given the recent discovery of an additional $5 million in the water and sewer fund.

Or asking why Gary Mackes had to be embarrassed into finding a more responsible and cheaper alternative to full replacement of the civic center roof.

Or maybe a full investigation into allegations that the designation of certain historical districts is what keeps those neighborhoods in the grips of crime and destitution.

Or looking into how the Wicomico Neigborhood Congress may -- or may not -- improve citizen involvement in County government.

Or any of 1000 other issues that the Daily Crimes should be covering in far more depth than they already do.

Freedom of the press is important.  But with that freedom comes a very important responsibility to cover issues of the highest importance to their readership.  And there are a lot of important issues on the Lower Eastern Shore that the Daily Crimes should covering much better and in much better detail.

Well, not really.  Be warned:  Runaround Sue is not covered by the shield law for journalists in this state.  But worse, he is none too bright when it comes to cleaning up source emails.

I refer, of course, to his post "The Following Message Was Sent To Me & Not Verified……….".

It turns out that Runaround Sue-- aside from being a "recognized" expert in flourescent light condoms and ultra-violet light -- is now an expert in crisis management.

Well, I spent this week working hard.  So I didn't get to post much.  And I spent part of today working, and when I realized it was getting late and my cigar supply was running low, I headed out to my favorite smoke shop (The Humidour) to stock up.

But when I got back, the WildTurkey Phone was ringing off the hook, and my Eastern Shore friends had lit up a giant bottle of bourbon in the sky.  So off to the Bourbon Cave to decode the secret messages...

Runaround Sue's site is down for the count, reporting a MySQL error:

MySQL ERROR:

Error Number: 1146

Description: Table 'sbynew03_eedata.sbynew03_sites' doesn't exist

Query: SELECT es.* FROM sbynew03_sites AS es WHERE es.site_id = '1'

MySQL is a database engine, just like SQL Server or Oracle.  Basically, that error is saying his site was deleted.  Oops.

Maryland Townie has uncovered a VERY interesting document that indicates that Runaround Sue may have perjured himself.

The document is the deed of transfer for the old Pittsville fire station (the one that became the Station 7 Restaurant).

In the document, Runaround Sue clearly identifies that he is a legal resident of MARYLAND.  However, as Runaround Sue has regularly stated for some time now, he is and has been a legal resident of DELAWARE.

Furthermore, we know that when Runaround Sue was charged with assault at the Zoo, he could not post a property bond because he does not live in MARYLAND, but DELAWARE.  In fact, his father-in-law had to post that property bond.

So if Runaround Sue committed perjury, does that not also force States Attorney Davis Ruark to pull the assault charges off the STET docket and make the case active again?

Or is this just another "paperwork mixup" like in the tax case awaiting to be resolved?  (Note:  that trial was rescheduled.  Isn't it pretty easy to dispense with a "paperwork mixup"?  And if it is only a "paperwork mixup", how come Runaround Sue's good friend Rick Pollitt hasn't stepped in to get this straightened out?)

Please visit Maryland Townie for the document. 

After reading this post over at Delmarva Dealings, I remain amazed how people continue to reject Occam's Razor in favor of conspiracy theories.