Year: 2017

In addition to giving away too much too early, Carney and Acting Gov Pete lost Dem Andria Bennett, ostensibly over mortgage interest deductibility: From the News Journal: “House Majority Leader…

It still appears that Carney and Acting Governor Schwarzkopf gave too much to quickly to Republicans, leaving themselves with no arrows in the quill at crunch time. This statement from…

When he was engaged in a primary campaign against John Carney, future Governor Jack Markell told me how he intended to get shit done when he became Governor. "Politics 101... find out what the other side wants and don't give it to them until they give you something you want." It is hard to argue with the basic common sense of that formulation. It may not be pretty, but that's how things get done. And yet, now we have Democratic "leadership" completely flummoxed by Republicans simply acting like the Republican assholes they are. How did we get here?

When the vote came down, she was for it. But not until she made sure everyone knew that she was also against it.

Though she ended up supporting the bill, Sen. Stephanie Hansen read a statement outlining her reservations about casting a "yes" vote. "Failing companies and those just limping along are usually incapable of cleaning up the mess they make," Hansen said. "And companies that are operating just fine right now will do only what they are expected to do and only when it is discovered."

When you give away everything before negotiations even begin... when you imagine that Republicans will be reasonable partners in effective governance, what the fuck do you think is going to…

The reforms in HB 226, which would restructure Delaware’s economic development efforts, and House Bill 190, which would allow for the responsible redevelopment of 14 industrial sites within the Coastal…