The one thing you can count on with almost all Delaware politicians: They lack the spine for a fight.
Perhaps factory-fresh Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns and Commissioner Park City Kathy McGuinness thought this was the right time of year to sneak through their proposal to open city voting rolls to corporate entities. They learned otherwise Saturday, when 80 people showed up for a public meeting on the proposal, none to support it.
So what did the backers of the plan do? They backed down, of course, apparently without even trying to defend it. The promised to table the LLC portion of the proposed charter changes “for further study.” McGuinness, a profile in courage, didn’t even give the reporter a usable quote. You’ll notice, however, that the idea wasn’t killed outright. It’s hard to squish a jellyfish.