Tom Carper: No Comment on Blocking Carney

Even though Tom Carper’s Minister of Communications, Bette Phelan, probably hates my guts, and even though I, likewise, hold her boss in utter contempt, and even though I’m barely a member of the press, allowing all of that – it is her job her job to respond to me right?

Even if I wasn’t writing as a journalists, I’m still a constituent aren’t I?

Attempt #1

Bette_Phelan@carper.senate.gov

Bette,

Will you comment on the recent disclosure that Tom Carper stopped John Carney from running against Mike Castle? I realize that it would probably be impolitic for you to come right out and say “Yes, Senator Carper told Carney not to run against Castle,” but perhaps you can shed some light on why Carper encouraged Jack Markell to run against Mike Castle, but failed to encourage John Carney to do so.

That would be a great help to me and of great interest to my readership.

Thanks,

Jason Scott
DelawareLiberal.net

Attempt #2

Bette_Phelan@carper.senate.gov

Bette –

I realize that you are probably in the weeds trying to get President Bush’s Wall Street Insider Bail Out bill passed prior to recess, but I should hope that you’d want take a few seconds to disabuse me of notion that Senator Carper worked to help Mike Castle retain his seat by discouraging John Carney from running against him.

As I mentioned, it is an issue that is of great interest to my 15 readers so any statement from your office would be most appreciated.

Yours,

Jason