Polling Report: Lt Governor

Polling Report: Lt Governor

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Absent anyone saying that they actually want to be Delaware's next Lt Governor, "Other" (14%) had a pretty good showing in spite of a fairly long list of choices. (Nicole Poore in the house!) Flowers (D) 31% appears to be Mr. Inevitable in the view of DL readers. Peterson (14%) and Biden (11%) round out the Dems top three. (Who thinks Biden is eyeing the Lt. Gov epaullets? Not me.) The R's historcally shallow bench (thanks again Christine O.!) forces Copeland (4%) to the top of the GOPeeps. Bonini (3%) Protack (2%) and Lawson (1%) all fail to come in last.
IRS declares married people are married

IRS declares married people are married

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I'm going to call this ruling the "GO F-Yourself Alabama!" rule. IRS Announces "State of Celebration" Rule to Determine Validity of Same-Sex Marriages for Federal Tax Purposes As a follow-up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent DOMA decision requiring that same-sex marriages be treated like opposite sex marriages for purposes of federal laws, the Internal Revenue Service will apply a "state of celebration" rule for purposes of determining whether a couple is married. Same-sex couples legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages will be treated as married for federal tax purposes[.]
Carper, Coons & Carney voice unequivocal support for Obama

Carper, Coons & Carney voice unequivocal support for Obama

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It was refreshing to read of our congressional delegation's open and unhedged support for the President in this morning's News Journal. In the interest of balance, Delaware's bipartisan-to-a-fault DC delegation usually finds something to like about the GOP's spin on every issue. On NOT rushing to bomb Syria, however, there is uniform agreement. Obama is right. This is a Democracy. Let's have a vote. Obviously recent history supports the President's decision to be wary of the intelligence and to wait for (even this worst ever) Congress to return to DC and do their jobs to debating the nation's affairs. But that doesn't stop the GOP from taking the contrary position for the hell of it.