You may remember the undistinguished Bonini pissed (and perhaps ate) away his shot at State Treasurer and, about a month later, flipped his vote to give Tony DeLuca the number needed to hang on to his spot as President Pro-Tempore. You may also remember the undistinguished Bonini as the ‘fiscal watchdog’ who ripped off the state’s taxpayers by not showing up for his job on the Joint Sunset Committee, yet still getting paid for it. Here. And here.
As punishment for Bonini ripping off the taxpayers, noted ‘double-dipper’ Tiny Tony DeLuca, inexplicably the President Pro-Tempore of the Delaware State Senate, has given Colin Bonini a promotion. To the Capital Improvements Committee, or ‘Bond Bill’ Committee. Where Bonini will be able to do DeLuca’s bidding when it comes to mischief-making. Bonini replaces Sen. Liane Sorenson who, needless to say, opposed DeLuca for Pro-Tem and was not about to do DeLuca’s bidding. And where Bonini will only have to show up when it’s time to vote, and won’t even have to think for himself, as the Mayor of Tiny Town will tell him what to do. And he now has access to big campaign bucks from developers and other assorted undesirables. Not to mention Tiny Tony’s construction trades buddies.
This early Christmas gift was actually the second bestowed by Tiny Tony on Bonini. Bonini was in position to be redistricted out of his current district, was terrified about it, and ended up with not only a district, but a more R-friendly district as well, courtesy of the Godfadda.
Let’s now let the lies begin:
DeLuca told Republican senators he was making the change to honor Minority Leader Gary Simpson’s original request to have Bonini and Sen. Joseph Booth on the committee during the two-year 146th General Assembly.
Of course, were that true, DeLuca would have done that at the beginning of the 146th General Assembly. It is a lie.
Bonini repeatedly has denied there was a quid pro quo for his vote for DeLuca over Sen. Michael Katz in last year’s leadership race. “Anybody who knows me for more than five minutes knows that’s just nonsense,” said Bonini, declining further comment on the issue.
That’s a lie. Anyone who knows Bonini for more than five minutes knows that he’s lying. The man is utterly devoid of personal integrity, which is why he and DeLuca are so simpatico.
As Karen Peterson said, it’s just “Tony flexing his muscles again.”
In related news, DeLuca’s digs just got more palatial. You may recall that DeLuca had his office completely redone and made virtually inaccessible to the public ‘for security reasons’. Well, he can now luxuriate in his bunker thanks to the installation of brand new carpet:
In recent weeks, DeLuca got new carpet in his office that was paid for under last year’s renovation contract, said Bert Scoglietti, policy and external affairs director for the Office of Management and Budget.
You remember the $46,000 contract that was never discussed nor approved by Legislative Council? Tiny Tony acting like the law doesn’t apply to him. Which it won’t unless AG Beau Biden decides that the law applies to everybody.
As to the carpet, knowing Tony’s proclivities, only one type of carpet is appropriate: shag.