Colin Bonini Has Few Friends
Colin Bonini is still having trouble explaining his vote for Anthony DeLuca for Senate Pro-Tem:
On Tuesday, Bonini acknowledged his caucus is not very happy with him these days. But the conservative Bonini defended the decision to stick with DeLuca over Sen. Michael Katz, a more progressive Democratic lawmaker from Centreville.
“I just don’t think they understand,” Bonini said of his fellow Republicans. “We had a choice between two Democrats and I picked the more conservative one.”
The man who would have been Treasurer also shares how he makes decisions about important decisions affecting the people of Delaware.
Since the controversial vote, Bonini has been the subject of criticism from right-wing and left-wing bloggers.
“If they’re disapproving of what I’m doing, then I’m probably on the right track,” Bonini said of left-wing bloggers. “As long as Delaware Liberal is saying bad things about me, then I’m good.”
Oh my. Are we really the bar Bonini sets for his actions?
Lol! This is some sort of milestone. Digital high fives to Bonini’s bloging shot callers.
I think our readers can offer lots of advice to Bonini. Just remember you have to use reverse psychology on him.
I’m kinda shocked that Bonini is not even pretending to be serious.
The reason Bonini has to wriggle on the horns of this dilemma is that the GOP has been trying to spin the straw of open government into politcal gold for some time now. As far as I can tell, the principle of open government is, if anything, a liberal value; totalitarians do not favor it. And I think we’re all aware that the GOP’s support of this principle would evaporate quickly were they in control of the House, Senate and governor’s office.
A vote for Katz would have been a vote for open government and, more importantly, had Katz kept his word, it would have given the GOP a voice it has lacked in the Senate for nearly 40 years. The simple truth is they don’t want to be a minority partner in government during tough times, because they don’t want to share the pain of service cuts and/or tax increases. They’d rather pretend they could wave their magic tax-cut wand to gain majority status.
Bonini’s vote laid bare the cynicism behind their “embrace” of open government.
Excellent analysis. For Republicans It is all about putting on a show and running for office. Never about doing the hard work of governing.
Geezer, the GOP is just the opposite of totalitarianism. As for open government, Did you notice the House had it for two decades because of Republican rule? The GOP leadership also passed Intitative and Referendum only to die in the senate. You are on some fantasy trip there. The GOP has long been for reform. It started a reform party and still has those tendencies. Like any party, it has its imperfections and crooks. Power attracts some of those folks. You have to vigilant.
Bonini did not vote for a liberal. He voted on the side of allies like Venables. That seems reasonable. It was a 50/50 call. I like the idea of turning the the Dems inside out, but I also would rather see any type of break on government. I just wish he got something for it. That is the only issue that I have. I support his decision. It was the right one for social conservatism.
“Geezer, the GOP is just the opposite of totalitarianism. “. Not according to the lunatic Ayotte. The DEGOPIt is totalitarianism wrapped in tyranny and dipped in elitist monarchism.
Bonini made the right choice. Why all of the hate?
Bonini voted for the status quo, pure and simple. The strangest set of bedfellows in the Senate is Bonini and Blevins. They are tight. She has prevented more than token PAC and other money from going to his opponents. Go figure. I guess we’ll have to wait awhile longer to be able to view a simple Senate roll call vote.
“As for open government, Did you notice the House had it for two decades because of Republican rule?”
No, it did not. It had different rules for how it conducted its business, but it was exempted from FOIA, just as the Senate and joint committees were. Rules of conduct mean far less to the public than actual Freedom of Information. I realize Republicans are incapable of self-criticism, but you’ll have to peddle your fantasy version of Delaware history elsewhere.
Any claim to liberalism or reform the GOP might have been able to claim went out the window with Nixon’s southern strategy. Y’all wanted the Southern racists, you got ’em. Trying to deny it won’t get you anywhere among those of us who don’t sing from your disgusting hymnal.
As for your claim about Bonini’s vote being a boost for social conservatism, you surely realize that until that vote he never made an issue of social conservatism — even in his campaign for treasurer, he trumpeted his fiscal conservatism, going so far as to correct me several times when I called him a conservative — “I’m a fiscal conservative,” he told me.
He showed that, at root, he has no principles at all. Live with it.