For all the nice things I'm certain that Sen. Biden has to say about his home state, I am not the first person to state the obvious by saying that Delaware is a pointless state. Literally. Can anyone please come up with one helpful thing that Delaware existing does for the nation? Ohio serves as a mating place for reporters and politicians once every four years, New York serves as the epitome of snotty stereotypes for anyone that doesn't live there... Hell, even wimpy little Connecticut has a funny nickname (The Nutmeg State - god, where do they get this stuff?). Delaware has utterly no purpose.
...Except as a bargain basement to Pennsylvania. See, Delaware is a 0% sales tax state, which means that after a quick jet over the border, it's tax-free shopping all the way, baby! ^o~ I sincerely think that this is the only reason that we haven't annexed it yet. But here's the thing - we can still annex it and keep Delaware as a tax-free zone. The only things that need to change are the borders on the map.
Not only that, but this could factor as a huge boon for PA. Think about it: all of Delaware's business from Maryland can then be taxed away by other taxes - like gambling, etc. It could give us a huge budgetary boost for a relatively tiny population. In light of these considerations, I submit an open petition to Gov. Rendell to seriously consider trying to bid in order to annex Delaware and, failing that, plan to invade a few years from now. I'm certain that it'll be easier for our troops to guard the Delaware malls than the Iraqi and Afghani streets.