Delaware

During two years of the Obama administration, almost four times as much clean energy has been put on the grid on public lands as in all the previous 40 years.

The Progressive Democrats for Delaware will be holding their monthly meeting tonight, January 4, 2012 at 7 pm at the Delaware Democratic Party Headquarters, located at 19 East Commons Blvd. in New Castle. This meeting will be dedicated to the 2012 PDD Endorsement Process. In particular, we are in the midst of drafting our Candidate Questionnaire and are seeking input, suggestions and comments. All who are interested in learning more, or participating in our Endorsement process, should attend. This meeting is open to all members of the PDD and like-minded voters.

As you know, we like to make fun of Celia Cohen because of her duPont-Castle ties, the establishment GOP conventional wisdom that permeates her posts, and because of a sometimes florid writing style that makes you want to gouge your eyes out. But today I will praise her. Her latest, Pursuit of Happiness, is a wonderful piece that everyone should read. It is an account of Delaware's first civil union ceremony, performed yesterday at Trinity Episcopal Church, between Lisa Goodman and Drew Fennell.

"Over a decade ago, Lisa Goodman and Drew Fennell were the first two people to admonish me to marry my now-wife Michele, at a dinner party at their house. Of course, they were at the wedding. Today, I get to attend their civil union ceremony, which became legal in Delaware today under a law that they helped pass. Pretty cool." -- Lt. Governor Matt Denn.

This was an active year politically for an off year. From more embarrassment, incompetence, and betryal from Karen Weldin Stewart, resulting in a legitimate primary challenge, to a showdown over a basketball hoop in Claymont, to the demise of Tom Capano (for which we are all grateful), to the Tigani scandal, to the constant entertainment that the teabagging whackjobs down in Sussex provide, it was a fun year, if you enjoy insanity.