Thursday Open Thread [6.30.2016]

Thursday Open Thread [6.30.2016]

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Former McCain Campaign Advisor Mark Salter: “He’s an ignoramus whose knowledge of public issues is more superficial than an occasional newspaper reader’s. He casts his intellectual laziness as a choice, a deliberate avoidance of expert views that might contaminate his ill-informed opinions. He excused his failure to consult professionals before commenting on the Brexit vote by dismissing foreign policy advisers in general, including his own… He’s a charlatan, preposterously posing as a business genius while cheating investors, subcontractors, and his own customers. He’s rich because his father left him a great deal of money… He possesses the emotional maturity of a 6-year-old. He can’t let go of any slight, real or imagined.” “Whatever Hillary Clinton’s faults, she’s not ignorant or hateful or a nut. She acts like an adult, and understands the responsibilities of an American president.”
Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 30, 2016

Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 30, 2016

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It looks like the General Assembly has scrounged up enough money for the Bond Bill by finding figurative money under the seat cushions. Complete, of course, with dire warnings from Chamber worry trolls:
"It tells me that they are clearly focused on short-term remedies for something that is a long-term problem," said Robert Perkins, executive director of the Business Roundtable and a former aide to Republican Govs. Pete du Pont and Mike Castle. "This is the equivalent of looking under the cushions of your sofa to find loose change to pay your electric bill."
The Roundtable, which represents various Delaware business owners, released a study late last year that called for legislators to find more stable sources of revenue and stop the continually growing cost of things like education, Medicaid, and employee health care costs. "If people did not recognize last August when we released that study that there was a structural problem then, they must now," Perkins said. "Cobbling together a state budget, which has many, many important programs that must be funded, is not a practice that is sustainable in the long-term."
You remember that 'study', don't you? Paid for by the Business Roundtable to provide pro-business talking points. Cut corporate taxes, do away with the estate tax, raise taxes on seniors.  That's the one.  No mention of raising taxes for Delaware's wealthiest.  And not a peep from the General Assembly this year.
Libertarian Johnson fumbles faith question

Libertarian Johnson fumbles faith question

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I'd love to see the libertarians rise up and build something out of the GOP's rubble. Something based on rationality and reason rather than the base superstitions and tribal hate that the Republican's hold dear. I'm not optimistic about it having read Libertarian Presidential candidate, Gary Johnson's response to a softball faith question posed by CNN's Chris Cuomo: