DL’s Endorsement for Insurance Commissioner

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I was just going to say that we endorsed Trinidad Navarro for Insurance Commissioner because he is not Karen Weldin Stewart, but fuck that. It is an election year, and the Insurance Commissioner isn’t some bullshit job like Lt. Governor. When Matt Denn was in the office between 2004 and 2008, he was squarely on the side of the insurance consumer, and he had a huge positive impact on Delaware’s small business by fixing how worker’s comp was calculated for companies that have great safety records. Conversely, Karen Weldin Stewart has been a shit show. Anyway, I knew that my usual lazy half-assery wasn’t going to cut it, so I took a hard look at Navarro and this is what I found out. Trinidad Navarro is exactly the kind of Democrat that this backward piss-poor excuse for a Democratic establishment needs. He annoyed the fuck out of John Daniello when he ran against a sheriff that had been in office since before Delaware’s motto was changed by then Governor Tom Carper to “The Usury State.” And here he is again, taking up a campaign against one of the so-called democrats that thinks that large multinational corporations are in need of a champion.

The Dr. Nick Interview with Matt Denn

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Editors Note: I view Matt Denn’s tenure as Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner as a refreshing return to the kind of old school Democratic values that seem to have been lost by a generation of Democratic politicians. He has long been a favorite of Delaware liberal and has recently cemented his reputation around here by consenting to a quick email interview with our Dr. Nick.

Dr. Nick: So you are running for Lieutenant Governor? When you were a little kid, did you say “I want to be the Lieutenant Governor of Delaware when I grow up?”

Yes, I am running for Lieutenant Governor. When I was a little kid I wanted to play shortstop for the Phillies, but that didn’t work out. So, if elected, I promise the people of Delaware that I will spend each July at Phillies Fantasy Camp having Dallas Green yell at me to cover second when there is a ground ball to right field.

Dr. Nick: Not many people really know what the Lt. Governor does. Besides being in charge of the State of Delaware’s beatings and torture, what attracted you to the Lt. Governor’s job?

What I like about the job is that it will give me an opportunity to help shape the public discussion about some very important issues we are facing, and help move the ball forward on those issues. That is something I have done as Insurance Commissioner and I think being Lieutenant Governor will provide me with considerably more opportunity to help deal with things like public education, health insurance for all of Delaware’s children, and better programs to help our children with special needs.

Dr. Nick: Do you think the Lt. Governor should wear a uniform with really big epaulets?

Courage

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I’m done here

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Profiles in Impotence

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