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Breaking: Kovach To Challenge Carney

Filed in Delaware by on October 10, 2011 41 Comments

Tomorrow NCCo Council President will announce formation of a committee to challenge US Rep John Carney for the DE-AL seat.

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Taking the Law into One’s Own Hands

Filed in Delaware by on October 5, 2011 22 Comments

Seems that some of the folks who work for the sheriff’s department down here in Sussex can’t get it through their thick heads that they are not law enforcement officers. I’ve received numerous reports of an incident that occurred last Friday near Lincoln. A sheriff’s deputy, in uniform and driving a sheriff’s vehicle, decided that […]

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A Legislative Reform Package for 2012

Filed in Delaware by on October 3, 2011 11 Comments

I have written a lot about the questionable and, let’s face it, downright unethical and, in some cases, corrupt practices that enable legislators to place their personal and financial fortunes ahead of the public interest. It is hard to deny that the Delaware General Assembly is overrun by institutional corruption. Let me make clear what […]

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Daily Delawhere, Monday, October 3, 2011

Filed in Delaware by on October 3, 2011 9 Comments
Daily Delawhere, Monday, October 3, 2011

Sorry I am late with this today. I went to the Eagles and Phillies game yesterday and I am paying for it today.

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El Somnambulo on Al’s Show Today

Filed in Delaware by on September 29, 2011 8 Comments

Thursday, Sept. 29 at 10 am. We will talk about the latest state legislative rip-offs of the public, and I will share sort-of a first conceptual draft of a ‘Legislative Reform’ agenda, an agenda that I hope many will consider, support, and lobby their legislators on behalf of. We’ll have more on that on DL […]

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Could This Happen in Sussex

Filed in Delaware, National by on September 28, 2011 16 Comments

When a person is elected to public office, the take an oath to uphold the laws and Constitution of the State. Unfortunately, some think they can pick and choose which laws to obey and enforce. Sussex County Clerk of Peace George Parrish isn’t sure how he will respond to the new Civil Unions bill.

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More Thievery From the Delaware General Assembly–At Your Expense

Filed in Delaware by on September 25, 2011 24 Comments

Lest anyone still doubt that the Delaware General Assembly is THE Poster Child for the Delaware Way, Chad Livengood’s article in today’s News-Journal should disabuse you of that notion.

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Crawling in the Gutter

Filed in Delaware by on September 22, 2011 16 Comments

Fay Voshell over at that right-wing “blog,” decided to post a video she found humorous. The video is a scene from some movie with Hitler in it, being briefed by his high command. But the translation is supposed to be President Obama’s staff telling him that a website set up to fight the smears of […]

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Breaking News: Pete duPont Still Alive, But Does He Have a Pulse?

Filed in Delaware by on September 21, 2011 12 Comments

In a symbolic embrace of ‘freedom’, the media was barred from the du Pont’s event last night, which included a mere cameo from New Jersey’s governor, who could barely squeeze this prestigious honor into his busy schedule.

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County Tries to Sell State White Elephant

Filed in Delaware by on September 14, 2011 28 Comments

Rockwood. Yet another tony estate, built in the mid-1800’s, championed by those people more concerned about family crests than family stability, purchased by New Castle County with lotsa bucks from the state, turned into a ‘mansion and a park’ during the go-go Gordon and Freebury years, and now, and now…the County can’t afford the upkeep and wants to pawn it off on the state.

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Karen Weldin Stewart’s Appeal to Nowhere…

Filed in Delaware by on September 13, 2011 66 Comments

…on behalf of, well, not the people of the State of Delaware, has been dismissed by federal regulators. The News-Journal story has a distinct Karen in Wonderland flavor to it.

To (half-)wit: Our elected insurance commissioner, apparently on her own, applied for a three-year waiver to:

“exempt Aetna and UnitedHealthcare from spending 80 percent of premiums on medical care rather than administrative expenses or profits.”

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Don Ayotte Gets Called Out By Fellow Contributor At Delaware Politics

Filed in Delaware by on September 1, 2011 56 Comments
Don Ayotte Gets Called Out By Fellow Contributor At Delaware Politics

Could this be “As The Tea Party Turns III”?

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Karen Weldin Stewart: Bag of Hammers

Filed in Delaware by on September 1, 2011 10 Comments

I was driving around the other day and heard Karen Weldin Stewart on the Jensen Show. Do yourself a favor and listen to the interview. She reminds me of the way that Rich Kotite was when he was the Eagles coach. He did great at the beginning of the game when he had scripted the plays. It all went downhill from there.

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