Delaware
Meet The New Gestapo, Same As The Old Gestapo
On Return Day, House members and staff wore ‘495’ stickers, celebrating the end of the short, but far-too-long, reign of Val Longhurst as Speaker. 495 days. Such humorous stickers are a staple of Return Day. Undaunted, the House Democratic Caucus elected the remnants of the Mean Girls’ Club to lead them. Further into the abyss. […]
DL Delaware Election Results Thread: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
OK, guys, this thread is for the Delaware results only. I can certainly understand that, as the national results come in and some of you perhaps indulge a bit too much (whether out of sheer joy or abject depression), you might mistakenly post national stuff here. I’ll give you a pass because I’m a generous […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024
A federal judge delivered a blow to Delaware’s plan to expand its port along the Delaware River, ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers failed to follow proper procedures in granting permits for the project. The story appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer; the News Journal still hasn’t reported it. Why does Elon Musk want Trump […]
Our PAL Val Tries, Fails, To Designate Her Successor As Speaker From Beyond The Political Grave
We start, however, with a juicy bit of schadenfreude from primary night. Turns out Val didn’t see her defeat at the hands of Kamela Smith (!) coming. She and her political team are in her basement adding up the totals while, upstairs, a joyous victory celebration is taking place. Because the celebrants don’t see it […]
Towards A Delaware Transparency Agenda
Premature? No. It’s long past time to drive a stake through the secrecy that practitioners of the Delaware Way have used to perpetuate the casual corruption at its core. We’ll have a new governor who ran against some of the worst elements of the Delaware Way. We’ll be free of the likes of John Carney, […]
WHYY Reports On Progressive Agenda For Transparency
Matt Meyer makes clear that transparency on police actions would be part of that agenda: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Meyer said he supports absolute transparency in policing and would assess if more needed to be done beyond last year’s legislation, if elected governor. “You can’t have a system where a small group of police officers […]
Song of the Day 10/9: Johnny Neel, “Talking About People”
Wilmington native Johnny Neel, who died this week at age 70, was legendary in Nashville. Best known to the broader public for his stint with the Allman Brothers Band, he made his mark in Music City as a songwriter, session musician, charismatic performer – and as the subject of countless stories of his carrying on […]
The 30-Day Reports
We’ll keep adding to this post as I get to more reports. Remember, for those candidates who did not face primaries, this is the first report they must file this year. An 8-day report is also required, as is a year-end report. Let’s see what has surfaced so far… Any doubts that Bill ‘Lumpy’ Carson […]
Was The DelDems Coordinated Campaign Merely An LBR Vanity Project?
You’ll notice the use of the past tense. Word on the street is that indeed LBR’s team was functioning as the Party’s Coordinated Campaign team and that–they all just resigned and went back exclusively to LBR’s campaign. Candidates are being informed of this as the news surfaces in DL. Our local committee had a fleeting […]
What We’ve Accomplished, What We Need To Do
The primaries have come and gone. If anything, I don’t think people realize just how much things have changed as a result. There’s more to do, coming later in this piece, but here’s what has already happened: Bethany Hall Long is toast. In a just world, she should and would be indicted for misuse of […]
What Else I Want to See Happen
El Somnambulo asked this question last week, but unlike others, my answer is backward-looking. I still want to see an actual audit of Bethany Hall-Long’s books, because I still don’t understand how her husband managed to ring up tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands, of campaign expenses on personal accounts that the campaign then […]
Coward Carney Vetoes End Of Life Legislation
Alternate Title: ‘Carney’s Discomfort Causes Excruciating Pain For The Terminally-Ill’. Waited until after the election to even retrieve the bill, then vetoed it almost immediately: In his veto letter to state lawmakers, Carney said he does not believe there is “firm consensus” on the issue within the medical community. “Although I understand not everyone shares […]
Things I Want To See Happen…
…while we’re visiting our daughter in Portland, Oregon where, BTW, we’re attending concerts by Fontaines DC and Orville Peck. 1. I want to see Matt Meyer achieve a rapprochement with DSEA. I especially want him to commit to being a Governor who prioritizes public schools, including the naming of a public school champion to be […]
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