Not Gonna Happen

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I just got a press release from DelDOT that has a lot of good information about storm prep, including road projects that have been postponed due to the impending conflagration…

BREAKING: Paul Clark Gone in Less Than 3 Weeks

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This was news to me. Apparently it was a surprise to Paul Clark as well. He just found out. But here's the applicable section from the Delaware Code (Title 9, § 1114):
§ 1114. Vacancy in office.
Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of County Executive by reason of death, resignation, removal from office or other cause, the President of the County Council shall serve as County Executive until the latter office is filled as a result of an election. If a vacancy in the office of County Executive occurs more than 30 days prior to the date of a primary election in which county officers are nominated, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the next succeeding general election and the County Executive elected in this manner shall take office on the first Tuesday following such election. If a vacancy in the office of County Executive occurs less than 30 days prior to the date of a primary election in which county officers are nominated, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term by the President of the County Council. If the President of the County Council becomes County Executive, the President's office as an elected official of the county governing body shall become vacant.
Guess we'd better keep a close eye on Clark to make sure that his limited window runs out with a minimum of chicanery.

Lest There Be Any Doubt…

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I am not going back to Dover or anywhere else to work for the General Assembly or, for that matter, state government. In the past day, we at DL have had to moderate allegations from one poster that I've cut some sort of secret deal with candidates for me to get a job back in Dover. Not because of the allegations, which are false, but b/c this serial outer once again outs where I work. This person is not affiliated with the Cloutier campaign, the moribund DeLuca campaign, or any other campaign. He simply blames me, along with numerous other people in my community, for his own situation. Which is not true, but that's neither here nor there. He's done this many times before, and he's been moderated for it. My statement should be obvious to anyone who has read my work for the last four years or so. I've held nothing back as far as my opinions regarding what I believe is good and bad in state government.  I am neither delusional enough to believe that what I've written would be forgiven/forgotten, nor masochistic enough to want to work in that environment.

I don’t get this DEGOP line of attack against Markell

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We Want a Four Year Full-Time Governor! Dear Voter, During the past few Gubernatorial debates we have begun to see a different side of Governor Markell, one that he does not want the voters to see. When the Governor is asked about why he will not sign a pledge to serve his full term in office, he gets defensive and refuses to answer the question.
Uhh... ? What is Sigler thinking with this? - "Most people like Markell, but if we make them think that he will leave prior to finishing his term, they'll hate him." - "Our guy sucks, but at least nobody will be asking him to serve in an administration." I mean really. Is this a strategy?

Tuesday Daily Delawhere [10.23.12]

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Sorry this is late. One of the things I hate about debate nights is that I am too keyed up to go to sleep at my normal bedtime of 11, right after the end of the debate. I have to stay up and listen to the post debate coverage, and then as I force myself upstairs to bed I am still checking Twitter for another hour. Ugh. Well, at least that is over with for another four years. Join us next time in 2016 when we will hear from the Democratic nominee, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the Republican nominee, Rick Santorum.

The Final Presidential Debate Live Blog and Watch Party

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First, several of us will be at the Chelsea Tavern this evening starting at 8 pm for a Debate Watch Party. We hope you can drop by. If you are stuck at home you can join us for the Live Blog of the debate. To join the live blog, click on the word "Liveblog" in the horizontal menu at the top right of the page near the dateline. For the instructionally challenged, here is a picture of what you are supposed to click on. Once you get to the Liveblog login page, type in a user name and leave the password line blank, and click Login. And there you go.

Bodenweiser Indicted on 113 Felony counts.

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According to the Cape Gazette just now:
Following a grand jury investigation, former state Senate candidate Eric Bodenweiser was indicted Oct. 22 on 113 felony counts. He faces 39 charges of first-degree unlawful sexual intercourse and 74 charges of unlawful sexual contact in the second degree. The Attorney General's Office has sealed the indictment; details of the charges are not available.
Damn. For those who don't know, Eric Bodeweiser was the Republican candidate for Senator in the 19th Senate Distict in Sussex County, Delaware. He officially withdrew his candidacy last week amid rumors of these charges. Bodenweiser was, and probably still is, a star of the downstate Tea Party movement. Indeed, the last time he was seen in public was during a fundraiser with the Queen Bee herself, Christine O'Donnell. First Degree Unlawful Sexual Intercourse is another term for First Degree Rape, I believe. I cannot find a separate crime for it under the Delaware Code. Second Degree Unlawful Sexual Contact occurs when the person intentionally has sexual contact with another person who is less than 18 years of age or causes the victim to have sexual contact with the person or a third person. This is a class F felony.