Delaware Political Weekly: June 23-29, 2012

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We get press releases from candidates all the time, as do every other media outlet. It is exceedingly rare, however, that someone's campaign manager sends out a press release announcing that someone's campaign manager will be someone's campaign manager. And for good reason. Good campaign managers know that there is only one candidate and only one campaign manager, and that all the focus should be on the candidate. That, however, did not stop Ezra Temko from announcing that he, Ezra Temko, would be managing the campaign of Claudia Bock for State Representative in the 23rd RD. Perhaps fittingly, Temko spends at least the first 50% of the press release talking about himself, Ezra Temko, and his ongoing search for enlightenment.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 28, 2012

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Four Senate grandstanders voted against the Budget Bill. Won't stop 'em from bragging to their constituents about what they're bringing home to the district. Hypocrites. The four nos: Bonini, Lawson, Katz, and Booth. Meaning that Booth voted against funding for his beloved Sussex Vo-Tech although, to be fair, there sure is some wasteful spending there. In this case, every penny being paid to double-dipper Joe Booth.

Baumbach to kick off campaign this Thursday

As you may know, PDD President Paul Baumbach has thrown his hat into the race to succeed Representative Terry Schooley in the 23rd RD. He will formally announce his candidacy for State Representative of the 23rd District at 11AM tomorrow, June 28th at the Newark Senior Center. The Newark Senior Center is located at 200 White Chapel Drive, and the announcement is open to the media and the public.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 26, 2012

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They will also leave Dover with yet another revenue source: more dollars via degenerate gamblers thanks to the so-called online gaming bill. This is a particularly odious example of the Delaware Way. Provisions have been put into the bill to ensure that the racinos and the mom-and-pop stores that sell the lottery tickets don't get screwed, but no such provision for the compulsive gamblers who will help fill the state's coffers. No fiscal note is even required for this bill, which makes little sense to me. Neither a projection of costs to implement the system, nor a revenues projection? Really?