Archive for June, 2012
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 7, 2012
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?
DL Tracking Poll — Carper leads all, but will a Green-Libertarian alliance boost Groff?
So apparently, the Delaware Libertarian Party has endorsed Green Party candidate Andrew Groff for the U.S. Senate. Many people are looking for a third option to Tom Carper and the Republican Party, and Alex Pires seems too teabaggerish and anti-Democratic.
So is Andrew Groff the longed-for option?
Metropolitan Government and Why The NJ Is Wrong About It
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]
![The Polling Report [6.7.12]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7100/7347916440_84a70dd476.jpg "The Polling Report [6.7.12]")
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:
![Thursday Daily Delaware [6.7.12]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7162634381_0870977248_z.jpg "Thursday Daily Delaware [6.7.12]")
Harry Reid accuses GOP House of deliberately sabotaging the economy for politcal gain
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.”
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show, Weds., June 6, 2012
Brad Bennett announced he would not seek reelection to the 32nd Representative District seat. He did it publicly on the House floor, he did it with dignity, and I wish him success in addressing the issues that led to his announcement. The legislative agendas ran true to form yesterday, with both the good and the […]
Crowdsourced “What progressives can learn from the victorious gays” Post
Except for a few pockets of irredeemable craziness, the notion that gay people should be reviled and disenfranchised has been put to rest. The gays won. Agreed? But how, and what can progressives learn from the way gays won?
Wisconsin Recall Open Thread
Turnout is up, astronomically in some places, so that could be good news. Whatever happens tonight, it will not be a harbinger for November. Why?
Capital Bike Share = Awesome
I just took a long stroll and didn’t feel like walking back across town to my hotel, so I rented a bike. It works like this:
Bennett to Retire
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.
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