General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 18, 2012

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At LAST. This year's General Assembly session begins in earnest today. And on a committee day no less. All sorts of compelling action scheduled to take place today. I support HB 222(Jaques), which would "require(s) that the Department of Labor publish the names of employers who have violated the Workplace Fraud Act, by misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor or otherwise". This, of course, is just one way that the 1% take advantage of the 99%. For example, did you know that Linda & Vince McMahon's WWE classifies its wrestlers/performers as independent contractors? Of course, they all have contracts, and the McMahons will take anyone to court for striving to be 'independent'. Obligatory rasslin' reference, sorry. Now, that's what I call a committee meeting.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Weds., Jan. 11, 2012

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While the legislative season didn't exactly kick off with a bang, the political Hot Stove League was in full blast mode in Dover. House Minority Leader Greg Lavelle, who had already told colleagues that he would not run for reelection to the House, announced that he would seek the 4th Senatorial District seat currently held by Sen. Michael Katz (D-Centreville). More surprising was the announcement that Rep. Dennis E. Williams from Brandywine Hundred is facing a primary challenger.

Delaware 2012 Political Weekly: January 1 to January 6, 2012

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Just in time for the 2012 Delaware election season, I'm starting a brand new weekly feature for all you political junkies out there. Each Friday, I will review the political events of the past week. Events will include, but not be limited to, announcements, filings, retirements, intrigue, financial reports, debates, etc. I aim to be comprehensive and, of course, entertaining. Accordingly, I will often evaluate/predict how meaningful (or not meaningful) each development might be. I'm also pretty certain that this format will change as I get more accustomed to writing the weekly pieces.

Happy New Year, Gov. Markell and AG Biden! Now, About Tony DeLuca…

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Governor Markell and Attorney General Biden: I hereby wish you both a Happy New Year. I wish you nothing but the best in 2012. I know that you and/or members of your respective staffs read this post concerning Tony DeLuca simultaneously holding the offices of President Pro Tempore of the Delaware State Senate and the Director of Labor Law Enforcement for the Department of Labor. And now it is time for you both to do something about it.

‘Bulo’s 2011 Top 10 MVPs (Most Valuable to the Progressive Cause)

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2011 was a mixed year for progressivism in Delaware. We saw tremendous strides on social issues, especially equal rights for all Delawareans. We also saw the ongoing embrace between prominent D elected officials and the Billionaires on the Hill, to the detriment of the other 99%. We saw the emergence of the 'We Are the 99%' movement via OWS which, nationally was the best thing to happen for the progressive cause since 1964. We saw ongoing corruption, inbreeding and cronyism in the Delaware General Assembly. We saw the first legitimate attempts to challenge the rot at the core of the Delaware Way.

Don’t Forget: MVP List Unveiled at 10 A. M. Today

To be released simultaneously here at Delaware Liberal and on the Al Mascitti Show on WDEL 1150-Newsradio. Followed by 2 hours of MVP talk on Al’s show. Why don’tcha click onto DL and follow along as we discuss the picks, the omissions, and the concept of ‘blogging as performance art’? What do I mean by that? All will be answered beginning at 10 this morning. For those new here, MVP is my annual Top 1o list of those who contributed the Most to the Progressive Cause in Delaware. Past winners were Karen Peterson and Christine O’Donnell. Who will it be this year?

‘Bulo To Unveil His 2011 MVP List Tuesday, Dec. 13…

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...and for the first time, it will be simultaneously released here at DL and on the Al Mascitti Show. We're talking 10 a.m., folks, here and on WDEL-1150 AM. I'm putting my magnum opus together now, and it will be fraught with both fun and controversy. I've gotten more comfortable with my list as I've prepared it. Of course, I've changed my initial list twice now already, and I'm likely not done fiddling with it.

Tiny Tony to Sen. Bonini: “Merry Xmas From Da Godfadda!”

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You may remember the undistinguished Bonini pissed (and perhaps ate) away his shot at State Treasurer and, about a month later, flipped his vote to give Tony DeLuca the number needed to hang on to his spot as President Pro-Tempore. You may also remember the undistinguished Bonini as the 'fiscal watchdog' who ripped off the state's taxpayers by not showing up for his job on the Joint Sunset Committee, yet still getting paid for it. As punishment for Bonini ripping off the taxpayers, noted 'double-dipper' Tiny Tony DeLuca, inexplicably the President Pro-Tempore of the Delaware State Senate, has given Colin Bonini a promotion. To the Capital Improvements Committee, or 'Bond Bill' Committee.