Archive for April, 2009

My Question to the Governor: Sports Betting

Filed in Delaware by on April 1, 2009 27 Comments

Yesterday at the blogger meeting with Governor Markell I asked him to justify the plan to implement sports betting with one of his stated restrictions.  Markell opened the meeting with a message that included a desire to not do long-term damage to get a quick fix to our problems.  Bringing sports gambling to Delaware seems […]

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Breaking: Tommywonk to Join Board of NRG

Filed in Delaware by on April 1, 2009 18 Comments

I just got a press release from NRG announcing that Tom Noyes, Delaware’s most famous blogger and strongest environmental finance guru has been asked to join the board for the owner of the infamous Indian River Power Plant.  From the press release: Tom’s experience in battling NRG in Delaware has shown us that there is […]

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UPDATED: John Carney Should be running for Congress now…today…

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UPDATED: John Carney Should be running for Congress now…today…

Mike Castle has given him plenty of ammunition – but it is still going to take a lot of money and ground game to defeat this long serving incumbent. Carney gains nothing by staying on the sidelines. UPDATE: A commenter asks, “Why Carney, why not Scott Spencer?” See the graph below. I put Carney slightly […]

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GOP Budget — Fail More Edition — UPDATE!

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So, our story so far is that the GOP delivered its budget pamphlet last week — sans any numbers — and to the derision of even the press. Details are still fairly thin, but Rep Paul Ryan was interviewed on Bloomberg this weekend and he can’t tell the interviewer any numbers, either (although, they exist […]

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HB 17 Passes the House

Filed in Delaware by on April 1, 2009 4 Comments

From the GA website: This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment which eliminates the existing five-year waiting period before eligible felons who have fully discharged their sentences may have their voting rights restored. The vote was 32-8. Rep. Hazel Plant was the sponsor of this bill (with Rep. Keeley as prime co-sponsor) […]

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Newt Gingrich No Longer a Sinner? Just in Time for 2012?

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Praise the Lord! It’s a Miracle! Newt Gingrich’s sins have been magically cleansed from his Heavenly record! How did he do it? He has seen the Light, and given over what passes for his soul to…Catholicism. Seriously. And, (quoting from that leading theologian Gomer Pyle), ‘Suh-prize, Suh-prize’, this conversion just may put him back in […]

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