I was going to blog on the Freebery/Gordon stuff but commenter Art Downs does an okay job.
– Jason
Delaware politics seems to be venality blended with apathy and inbreeding.
New Castle County has a County Government that is a halfway house that precedes prison. With the right judges, one can beat the rap.
Powerful people come in all styles. Killer Capano came from the arrogant side and should never have beaten the needle. Perhaps the man should be placed in the General Population with some of the folks he helped convict.
The Freebery caper ended with a whimper and a travesty. Was that $2.3 million a loan, a gift, or a bribe? The source of the money was from member of the first family of the state and her intial contact with ‘that nice blond lady’ involved a contract murder case. If the money was not to be paid back, was the required gift tax paid? Since the donor had business before the County Government, is there not a hint of quid pro quo?
The most ludicrous accusation by some Freebery supporters is that the trial was ‘politically inspired’. Yet the lady and her friend were fighting with fellow Democrats for their place at the public trough.
Democrats are the clever party in the State and use patronage to build a farm team. On the other hand, we have a Representative who is part of the ‘royal family’ and whose party leader is a business associate.
Where are the issues and exciting candidates who will invigorate the State GOP and turn it into a viable force for standing up to a status quo of venality?