This is going to be a LONNNG two years with Carper.

This is going to be a LONNNG two years with Carper.

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Maybe our Senior Senator has this bug up his ass because he knows he will be retiring in 2018, God willing. But Senator Carper has been most annoying over the last two months, screaming about bipartisanship to anyone who can hear him. He realized his career-long dream to create a non-contiguous and non-existent Delaware National Park this past Saturday. So now he is itching to get his actually good Postal Reform bill passed by this Congress. Indeed, there were some reports that he tried to get the Reform bill passed by adding it to the CROmibus bill that passed the Senate last Saturday. And now he is blaming the President Obama for not delaying his immigration action, because not delaying made the Republicans mad, and you cannot make Republicans mad, ever. Not in Bipartisan Land.
The 2014 MVP Awards! And the winner is…. Mike Matthews.

The 2014 MVP Awards! And the winner is…. Mike Matthews.

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Granted, it wasn't a great year for progressives in Delaware, to put it mildly. A business uber alles governor, a congressional delegation that aids and comforts the enemy, more shenanigans from narcissistic elected officials, and a refusal by the General Assembly to address financial shortfalls that will soon impact Delaware's infrastructure. However...we began to see the emergence of coalitions that may well have a profound and positive impact on our future. We also saw some elected officials step up their game. And we saw members of the public lead in challenging some of the most wrong-headed assumptions of our elected officials. So, here they are: The 2014 Bob Stachnik Memorial MVP Awards.   Dedicated to a man who epitomized the spirit of those who created this very blog. A man who, literally and figuratively, sought to 're-twinkle the stars'.
Red Clay’s Latest Idea Will Create More Hardship For City Parents, Or… Red Clay Demonstrates, once again, how Clueless They Are

Red Clay’s Latest Idea Will Create More Hardship For City Parents, Or… Red Clay Demonstrates, once again, how Clueless They Are

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I had heard whispers about this for months.  Kilroy spells it out: Red Clay's (RCCD) plan for two of its Priority Schools is to turn one (Shortlidge) into a K - 2 and the other one (Warner) into a 3 - 5 school.  And while I'm no fan of the Neighborhood Schools Act (NSA), Kilroy points out that this move violates the NSA.

Sunday Daily Delawhere [12.14.14]

The Casear Rodney statue, in Rodney Square in Wilmington. The statue, dedicated in 1922, depicts Rodney's ride from Dover to Philadelphia to cast the deciding vote for independence in 1776.…
Jack Markell Offers Another Phony Choice. Just In Time for Christmas: Coal for the Laborers.

Jack Markell Offers Another Phony Choice. Just In Time for Christmas: Coal for the Laborers.

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OK, kids, take some time and read this article. It's not long. I'll wait. Markell sets up a completely phony choice as the supposed upcoming battle for the 'soul of the Democratic Party'.  According to Markell, the choice is middle-class jobs vs. 'income redistribution', aka a living wage:
Markell said Democrats should pursue an "agenda around growth rather than an agenda around redistribution," saying that "there aren't a lot of people with middle class jobs who are aspiring to an increase in the minimum wage."
So, on behalf of this state's economic overlords, our putative Democratic governor wants to set up a battle of the middle class vs. those who need a living wage.  Uh, by the way, in such a battle, neither the middle class nor those in need of a minimum wage wins. The economic overlords do. BTW, Jack, there's no reason whatsoever why you can't or shouldn't pursue an agenda that promotes both growth for the middle class and a living wage. Geez, some of those people earning a living wage could become, dare I say it, middle class.
Final Call For MVP Nominees

Final Call For MVP Nominees

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C'mon, now folks. You have until midnight tomorrow to nominate those Most Valuable to the Progressive Cause in Delaware for 2014. Yes, I know it was not a great year for progressivism in Delaware. But that opens the door to some below-the-radar picks, those deserving of greater recognition. I've got six, and only six, real solid choices, some of them off the beaten track. So, there's plenty of room for your suggestions.  You've got until midnight Friday to submit your choices.  A 'Bulo Tip of the Sombrero awaits... I will post the list next Tuesday right here at 10 am, and will then go on the Al Mascitti show to discuss it.