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State Auditor Not Doing A Fucking Thing–On Purpose
Backwards reels the mind. You just have to read this article about Park City Kathy refusing, refusing, to do her job. Says she doesn’t have the resources, so agencies will just have to pay for her office to do audits, otherwise she won’t do them. Some fair-use excerpts: Emails obtained by The News Journal show […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 20, 2019
This looks promising…a grassroots progressive movement in West Virginia. That successful teacher’s strike may well be bearing fruit. Solution to High-Tech Ransomware? Pay the kidnappers and charge the customers. Doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence. Dog Bites Man: Faux News Hosts Make Big Bucks Speaking At GOP Events. My Kind Of NFL Player Retires. Thank […]
AG Jennings Takes On–Environmental Racism?
8-Ball sez: “Signs Point To Yes”: https://news.delaware.gov/2019/05/17/doj-seeks-outside-counsel-expertise-for-environmental-investigation-and-possible-legal-action/ The Department Of Natural Resources & Environmental Control has long since signaled that ‘environmental control’ means controlling the application of Delaware’s environmental laws to primarily benefit the corporate polluters. Even the most blatant and toxic of violations yield only a slap on the wrist. Allegedly b/c of ‘jobs’, […]
Corrections Officers Terrorize…Pre-School Teacher And Her Kids
Some things I can just not make up: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2019/05/17/delaware-correctional-officers-investigated-harassing-teacher-claims/3674060002/ Check out this excerpt: Four off-duty prison guards having a barbecue at Glasgow park for National Correctional Officer Appreciation Week allegedly called an Elkton, Maryland, teacher names, recorded her and blocked her car in because of where she parked. Amanda Hobson, owner and teacher at Imagination […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 16, 2019
This General Assembly has jumped the shark. Amoral leadership plus some new members coming up short. It’s become difficult to write about this group of underachievers, but I figure that not writing about them only further enables them. Some of the latest disgraces: *HB 46(Kowalko), which finally helps provide manufactured home owner residents a level […]
General Assembly Pre-Game Show/Post-Game Wrap-Up: Weds., May 15, 2019
The bad news: Nicole Poore is still in leadership. The good news: Bryan Townsend is still in leadership. The public betrayal by Prevaricator-Pro-Tem Dave McBride and Nicole Poore will not soon be forgotten. They, whoever ‘they’ are, say that you’re only as good as your word in politics. Meaning McBride and Poore are no good. […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: May 14, 2019
If you haven’t already, read this screed before proceeding. Allow me to focus on the stated rationale from both Senators McBride and Poore as to why they broke their public commitment to release the gun control bills from committee: “At this time, we are not planning to, or I’m not planning to (send the gun […]
Democratic Legislative Leaders Disgrace Themselves
“At this time, we are not planning to, or I’m not planning to (send the gun bills to the floor), because we do not have the support of the caucus…I think with any bill, compromise is huge.”-Sen. Nicole Poore Thus spoke Delaware’s Most Unethical Legislator in explaining why she and President Pro-Tem Dave McBride broke […]
Hang It Up, John
No, I’m not suggesting that he not run for reelection (this time), I’m arguing that he should give up his quixotic quest to protect yet another moth-eaten vestige of the Delaware Way. In this case, the requirement that only D’s and R’s can be judges, and that there must be an equal distribution of D’s […]
News Journal: Addiction Treatment For Prisoners Virtually Non-Existent
No shots at the News Journal today. This article by Christina Jedra is must-reading. For non-subscribers, the gist of the piece is that addiction treatment for those in Delaware prisons is both a scam and a sham. Virtually no treatment of any value is being provided in many cases, and the agency that holds the […]
Final Call For The Suitcase Junket At Arden Gild Hall Tomorrow!
Only $20 a ticket to see this one-of-a-kind one-man band (cash or check at the door) and you get a free drink if you mention the magic words that you will find later in this piece. Here are a couple of reminders about why you should be here: As always, we’ve got an excellent opener, […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 9, 2019
Well, the gun bills weren’t released from the Executive Committee yesterday. Don’t worry, they will be. The sooner, the better. I was gonna quote from some of the opponents here, but out of respect to your brain cells, I won’t. Teh stoopid, it burns. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Today’s House Agenda features HS/HB105 […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 8, 2019
We start today with a sigh of relief from Yours Truly. There was a lengthy senate caucus yesterday, and Matt Bittle speculated, and I feared, that the fate of the gun bills was being discussed. However, the bills are still scheduled for consideration in today’s Executive Committee meeting. The math on these bills is pretty […]
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