Delaware
DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022
Wilmington is going to get an economic boost next month when media floods the city for the Elon Musk-Twitter showdown in Chancery Court. Background coverage has already begun, such as this profile of Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick. The bus-the-immigrants stunt has succeeded in bringing national attention to a problem that affects mainly border cities in border […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022
Media scolds yesterday chided Joe Biden for flying Air Force One to Delaware to — sit down now — vote in Tuesday’s primaries. “But, but, but he could have voted absentee!” Well, yes, but remember, he’s accustomed to Delaware election rules, and until Covid Delaware had the tightest restrictions in the country on who could […]
Song of the Day 9/14: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, “The Tears of a Clown”
Colin Bonini always reminded me of a clown. Not figuratively, literally. He’s a large man — his everyday shoes are clown-sized — but his smile isn’t painted on, it’s real. All he lacks is a squirting flower in his lapel. Bonini is an old-fashioned conservative who believes that taxes are too high because government spends […]
Primary Day Results ‘Rejoicing And Recriminations’ Thread
Polls have just closed. It’s up to the Department of Elections now. In recent years, Zero Hour has been somewhere around 9:30. That’s when the results have proceeded from a trickle to a gullywasher. Maybe, just maybe, with a slimmer slate of races and more people taking advantage of early voting, we’ll know more earlier. […]
El Somnambulo Predicts ‘Em (Almost) All For You
Not gonna waste precious e-space on Kent and Suxco Levy Court, County Council or row offices. Need to save room for all the snark I can muster. Auditor Of Accounts D Primary. Some people say I overthink too much. Well, I think I’ve overthought this one. (Am I still overthinking it? What if I’m underthinking […]
“This Is Sussex County”
The other day Jason linked to a Cape Gazette story about mudslinging — literally — in a Sussex County Council race, as a Councilman John Reiley was accused of unethical behavior for accepting many truckloads of dirt from a developer. His accuser was fellow Councilman Mark Schaeffer, erstwhile mayor of Smyrna, where he generated controversy […]
Symphony Steve’s First Show Of The Arden Concert Gild Season!
I’m really psyched to announce that Chris Pierce and Special Guest Sug Daniels will grace the Gild Hall stage on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 at 8 pm. Chris Pierce writes some of the most powerful songs I’ve heard in a long time. Check him out: Which doesn’t mean that he can’t turn out a kick-ass […]
My Influencers
I’ve been aware of electoral politics since I was four. My father ran as a Republican for New Castle County Sheriff in 1958. The Delaware Democratic party was still a Dixecrat party and Black registrations did not begin to switch over in any numbers until the JFK race. Anyway, I remember the rush when the […]
Larry’s Been Lyin’–BIG Time!
A. I understand that ex-cops struggle with Prevarication Withdrawal. All those years of lying to people they pull over, lying to suspects, lying on the witness stand, make it difficult, in some cases impossible, to return to a world where telling the truth matters. B. I also understand how politicians are prone to embellish their […]
Deb Heffernan’s Updated Financial Campaign Report Tells You Everything You Need To Know
This is the update that, had it been up to Deb, and hadn’t been demanded by Nancy Willing, would have remained hidden from the public until 8 days out. Let’s just see which miscreants ponied up at that fundraiser: Brian DiSabatino: $300 Building & Construction Trades: $600 Delaware Restaurant Association (those folks who really fought […]
Return The Dark Money, Larry!
Rethuglican Dark Money at that. Kop Kabalist Larry Mitchell, who is in a neck-and-neck primary battle with DeShanna Neal, just received an influx of dark money from LLC’s that, by definition, can hide behind their corporate status. In this case, the money came from a single ‘address’, 100 Rockland Falls Road, DE 19732. Here are […]
Deb Heffernan Touts Polluters’ Endorsements To Claim She Is An…Environmentalist?
Not just endorsements, but a major award from the polluters. Very reminiscent of Carney getting that award from the Chamber and carrying their water for eight years. But, I digress. Let’s first hear from Deb in her own words: “I’m truly honored by the Chemical Industry Council Of Delaware for naming me their first Champion Of […]
The News Journal Won’t Tell You, but Bipartisan Ben duPont Backs Trump’s Boy Oz
Maybe I’m just lousy at navigating their archive, but I can’t find any evidence that the News Journal has ever reported on the close ties between Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz and Delaware entrepreneur Ben duPont, son of the late Gov. Pete. In April, CNBC reported that duPont gave $70,000 to an Oz-for-Senate PAC. […]
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