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‘Bulo On Al’s Show Today-Thurs., Feb. 3
Sorry for the late notice. I’ll be on the Al Mascitti Show on WDEL-1150 AM at 10 am today. Al’s show, as always, starts at 9. We’ll likely discuss “The Best of Jack/The Worst of Jack”; questionable budget priorities; the Rte 113 bypass controversy; the Joint Finance Committee hearings; a legislative session wrap-up, and perhaps […]
The Best and Worst of Gov. Jack Markell
It was the Best of Jack. It was the Worst of Jack. All encompassed in the same week. The Best of Jack, which should be studied by President Obama, every Democratic governor, and all D legislators, was his calling-out of all the undistinguished Sussex County Rethugs who have been trying to score political points off […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 26, 2011
As the General Assembly waits for the Governor to submit his budget proposal, some real work is nevertheless being done. At least on the House side. The House passed three bills of note yesterday. Rep. Bennett’s FOIA bill once again unanimously passed the House, as its forerunner did last year. Last year, Sen. DeLuca buried […]
As I Predicted, Rendell Gets NBC Gig
Yep, COMCAST is staying out of all programming decisions for NBC. As I predicted, the Peacock has hired former Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell (D-COMCAST) as its newest ‘political analyst’. One thing is assured by this choice, and that’s that nowhere will be heard a discouraging word about COMCAST. How do I know this? Because we […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 25, 2011
“My Fellow Delawareans: The State of Our State is grim.” That’s me speaking, not Gov. Markell. His wonkish State of the State address put an optimistic spin on it, as in “Our state is far stronger than the challenges we face.” Uh, maybe. Tax incentives, tax credits, partnerships, etc., for jobs expansion, are nice, but […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 20, 2011
If you haven’t guessed the overarching theme of today’s State of the State address by now, then you haven’t been paying attention. At every given opportunity over the past few months, Gov. Markell has stated in numerous permutations that he wakes up thinking about jobs and goes to sleep thinking about jobs. Accordingly, in my […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 18 & Weds. Jan. 19, 2011
Is El Somnambulo getting lazy? Maybe yes, maybe no, but that’s not the reason I’m combining these two days into one post. Even by legislative standards, this has been the quietest opening of a session that I can recall. Very few bills and very little activity. In fact, judging by the latest Session Activity Report, […]
‘Bulo On Al’s Show
I’ll be appearing on the Al Mascitti Show tomorrow, Monday, January 17. I’ll be talking about the Delaware General Assembly and presumably any matters dealing with state politics and government. Al’s show is on from 9 am to 12 noon every weekday on WDEL-1150. I’ll be on at 10 am. Please call with any questions. […]
Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 13, 2011
Kids, it’s time we had a talk. You have been asking your mother and me why the Delaware General Assembly convenes in January, and what exactly do they do. While the answer usually is ‘next to nothing’, it nevertheless is an important time for state government. While in Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot”, Godot never shows […]
Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Weds. Jan. 12, 2011
OK , kids, this has to be short as the plow has come through and I gotta go to work. As chronicled in the News-Journal, yesterday’s session was largely ceremonial. Deepest sympathies go out to Sen. Cathy Cloutier, whose father passed away, and who was unable to make session. Deepest scorn goes out to Sen. […]
Legislative Pre-Game Show, Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends. The 146th Delaware General Assembly convenes today for what will be a challenging session. With the economic recovery going slowly, and with less Federal assistance to get the state through tough times, this shapes up to be at least as challenging a year fiscally as […]
Musical Tribute to Rex Ryan’s Wife
News Item: NY Jets’ Coach Rex Ryan & Wife In Foot Fetish Video. Harmless and fun, if you ask me, although why videotape it? Well, turns out that there might be more to the story: Just when Rex Ryan thought he was back on solid footing, it appears that another shoe has dropped. New and […]
Breaking: DeLuca Wins Pro-Tem Vote
With the bare minimum of 11. Only one R votes for him–Colin Bonini.
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