Rethugs Got Handed The SD 5 Seat. Turned It Down. Backwards reels the mind. Word on the street is that Cathy Cloutier sought the nomination for the post being vacated by Lt. Governor-Elect Kyle Evans Gay. She would have blown away the rumpled empty suit who D party insiders chose as the nominee. However, the R party insiders (Brandywine Region? Statewide officers?) reportedly voted 5-4 in favor of gun obsessive Brent Burdge. The two-time loser who couldn’t even muster up 40% of the vote against Melanie Ross Levin who, trust me, comes across as the opposite of warm and friendly. In other words, someone decent would have blown him away by even more. As did Sean Matthews two years earlier.
Marcus Henry’s Early Choices Are–Not Promising. Especially if one is looking for a high standard of ethics in county government. I mean, putting uber-developer lawyer Pam Scott on his transition team is bad enough. But now he’s gone and named Elmer Setting as Director Of The Department Of Public Safety. The News-Journal covers everything about him that is not important. However, it neglects this:
More recently, the longstanding ‘rent-free’ deal that current NCC Police Commissioner has enjoyed from Moseley was documented in the this WDEL story. He claims he provides ‘security and maintenance’ for the property.
OK, the story’s no longer available. But, while Chief of NCC Police, Setting and his family lived in opulent style on the DuPont heiress’ estate. For at least thirteen years. You know, while providing ‘security and maintenance’ for the property. Maintenance? Handy with a socket wrench? Oh, and there’s more to this deliciously-tawdry story, featuring none other than Sherry Freebury. The entire Tom Gordon Cabal of Corruption. Written by none other than Dominick Dunne. You’ll want to savor every syllable. Trust me. This is the guy who Marcus Henry just had to have as his Director Of Public Safety. Is Mel Slawik still around? A bad look, Marcus. A real bad look.
I close with a comment from none other than me that was in the original thread:
BTW, Sherry Freebury is currently ‘Manager At Chatham Bay’, actually located in Greenville, DE. It is described as (takes deep breath) ‘a vertically-integrated real estate investment, development, and management firm with in-house construction management and property management capabilities.’
State Senate In Special Session Today. To name some of Carney’s Usual Suspects to the Hospital Care Cost Review Board, and to consider two judicial nominations. Raising the question, why did Carney feel compelled to make two judicial nominations before the new Governor takes office? Raising the answer, Carney doesn’t like the new Governor. BTW, both Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay are still members of the State Senate. Time to move on to…holy fuck! There’s a second set of hearings for nominations. Guess who Carney has nominated to the Delaware River And Bay? None other than BHL’s Cabana Boy Mike Houghton! He should not be confirmed. Utterly sickening Delaware Way shit.
Cerron Cade Charged With Six Counts Of Misdemeanor Shoplifting. From the Home Depot On Miller Road in Wilmington. Not one incident of taking six things, but six separate incidents. Hope he gets the help he needs. BTW, it appears that WDEL is the only outlet to report this although the story had been spreading amongst people in the know. But at least the News-Journal has started its countdown of, I’m not making this up, the 150 best high school football players in Delaware. I can barely contain myself.
What do you want to talk about?
Here’s the question that needs to be answered. For the past 13 years, Elmer Setting, his wife, and their three daughters, have been living rent-free on the estate of someone who bribed another County official into getting her country club approved and who likely helped finance a murder.
What did Setting do in order to get this golden deal? No rent, no mortgage for a family of five for 13 years? There simply HAS to be a sleazy reason for it. The News-Journal has repeatedly sought responses from Setting and Gordon. What are they hiding? How can this man hold a high position of public trust while refusing to explain away something that appears inexplicable? Can County Council require him to answer questions? And, is the AG’s office going to investigate this?
Bueller? Bueller?