Two Ethically-Bankrupt Legislators Stand Behind BHL…
…along with pretty much nobody else. We have chronicled in these e-pages how both Our PAL Val and Sen. Nicole ‘No Longer’ Poore each got bullshit no-show jobs shortly after getting elected. Longhurst as ‘Executive Director’ of the Delaware Police Athletic League (hence PAL, for newbies), and Poore as ‘Executive Director’ of the worse-than-useless Jobs For Delaware Graduates.
While I was taught in journalism school not to be too quick to castigate people on the basis of ‘guilt by association’, I’ve been around Delaware ethical miscreants long enough to know when their stink on someone else means that they all stink. From today’s News-Journal:
Some Democrats continue to stand by Hall-Long. Speaker of the House Valerie Longhurst recently urged House lawmakers to support Hall-Long and not to believe the rumors about her campaign, this Democratic official said. A House of Representatives spokeswoman could not be reached for comment.
Sen. Nicole Poore, a Democrat from New Castle, said in an interview that Hall-Long’s decision to conduct an audit is “showing us what true leadership looks like.” She praised the lieutenant governor for her “integrity” and “transparency.”
The Democrat said she doesn’t think the financial audit, and the reasons behind it, have changed people’s opinions of the longtime politician.
“She is being upfront,” Poore said. “Isn’t that something you should want from a leader?”
Poore’s statement, in particular, makes me want to fwow up. BHL is not being transparent or ‘up-front’. She has told us nothing about why her campaign is in disarray, or why it’s in disarray due to financial irregularities. The only reason she is conducting the audit is to see if there’s any way out of electoral quicksand. Some of her staunchest supporters no longer think so.
As to Longhurst’s statement, the so-called rumors are coming from long-time supporters and former campaign officials who like her.
When the only legislators publicly backing Bethany Hall-Long are the two most unethical Democratic members of the General Assembly, I, for one, can no longer give her the benefit of the doubt. J-school be damned.
Interesting to see it happening, best fall from grace in recent memory, have any details of what happened been made public?
No. But informed speculation centers on campaign cash that’s disappeared, and where and to whom it went.
If there’s one thing we’re NOT getting from her campaign, it’s transparency. I admit I was fine on waiting to find out until I read the crap from Longhurst and Poore.
If they support her, I oppose her. Easy peasy.
Until further notice Meyer has my vote.
This is mostly where I’m at. Meyer has done some things that really frustrated me, but if he ends up the only other option, it’s an easy decision.
I’m very open to other viable candidates jumping in though.
Ditto.
Mega-dit…uh, never mind.
It’s hard to let go when you thought BHL was your ticket to a lucrative cabinet position (Not so Poore) or greater power consolidation (our PAL).
Matt Meyer is a sleaze ball. Maybe I’ll go for an independent.
Man, wish we had another choice…
Lots of people, especially progressives, want a third choice, but are there enough of them to overcome the partisans for the two already-declared candidates? The problem for anyone else jumping in would be how to get their message out.
Yeah, especially since word on the street is that Eugene Young is not considering a switch.
It would be very interesting to hear from some donors to BHL’s campaign. Any enterprising reporters out there reading this?
Matt Meyer cut the ribbon another bike path this week. Good luck with the BHL audit.