General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 7, 2012

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Campaign finance reform passed the Senate yesterday, and heads to the Governor. My sophisticated analysis can be summed up as follows: HB 300(Gilligan), good. HB 310(Longhurst), bad, but nowhere near as important as HB 300. It’s really kinda like a hitchhiker, with 300 driving the car. And so insubstantial that 300 probably wouldn’t ask for gas money. Kids, if you’re as alarmed at that last paragraph as I am, you can do something about it. I fear that I am in the early stages of TAS (Tortured Analogy Syndrome)

I’m Updating the Blogroll

And you will notice that "The Left" category is back. You see, what happened a couple of months ago was I broke the link fooling around under the hood. Well, in preparation of updating the Delaware Blogosphere blogroll, I just figured out how to fix it. So now, please enlighten us on the best Delaware political and non political blogs you are reading. I know about the Libertarian "Tully's page" now. Any other new (or new to me) ones?

Metropolitan Government and Why The NJ Is Wrong About It

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The editorial page of the NJ features a piece from John Sweeney that attempts to advocate for Metropolitan Government for Wilmington and New Castle County. He also takes the opportunity to blame the public sector unions and Democrats for why it won't work here. Let's take this apart abit so we can see how Delaware's newspaper of record is failing its readers again.

The Polling Report [6.7.12]

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The Polling Report is back after the disappointment in Wisconsin. Interestingly, the exit poll from Wisconsin showed Obama winning Wisconsin 54% to 42%. That is Strong Obama territory, and I have updated the map accordingly. Today, we have new polls out of Florida, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, showing Pennsylvania becomes a non-swing state, Connecticut staying one, and Florida wanting to become one. So let's update our map:

Harry Reid accuses GOP House of deliberately sabotaging the economy for politcal gain

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It is about goddamn time.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) accused House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) of deliberately sabotaging the economy for partisan gain. “You have heard, as I’ve heard, that there’s a battle going on between Cantor and [House Speaker John] Boehner as to whether or not there should be a [highway] bill,” Reid told reporters. “Cantor, of course — I’m told by others that he wants to not do a bill to make the economy worse, because he feels that’s better for them. I hope that’s not true.”

Bennett to Retire

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He is speaking on the House floor right now, announcing his decision not to run again. This is not unexpected. The man has a drinking problem, evidenced by two DUI arrests over three years. Given his latest arrest, the one where he crashed into a police car, he just could not run again, and if he did, he would lose the seat.