It comes down to the math.
My take on the meeting is that Jack Markell is more practical than he is progressive or conservative. That is to be expected by as guy who comes to government service by way of private industry.
He carries himself like a man who knows that there are going to be tough decisions to make and he’ll explain those decisions to you – and if you don’t get it. Tough. He is moving on.
At times those decisions will grate on liberals, for instance, I’ve never been a fan of expanding gambling in Delaware, but Markell points out that gambling was established 15 years ago. Now he seems to regard it as another tool that we can either use or not use.
Again, with Vince Meconi, he knew that he would take some heat for the decision, but he decided that Meconi’s skill sent lined up with a job he needed to get done.
That is how it is going to be under Markell. You might not like his decisions, but you’ll know what went into his making them.
Talk about transparency. If this morning’s meeting with blogger’s means anything – it means there is at least one branch of the government dedicated to transparency.