Delaware
Hey, Jane Brady, Who Invited Lauren Witzke to Cocaine Orgies?
I always thought North Carolina bozo Madison Cawthorn, like most GOP congresscritters, was engaged in performance art. But that was before he talked about fellow Republicans snorting cocaine and inviting him to orgies. I don’t doubt it happened — my money’s on Matt Gaetz issuing the invite — but Cawthorn’s shock and indignation revealed him […]
BREAKING: Cyndie Romer Announces Candidacy To Succeed John Kowalko
I know two things: (a) she seems like a really good candidate on paper; and (b) Mike Matthews really likes her. Hard to imagine a stronger successor to Kowalko, but it’s still early. The release: Cyndie Romer Launches Campaign for the 25th Representative District (Newark, Delaware) – On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, Newark mom and […]
Delaware Political Weekly: March 18-24, 2022
1. Whither SD 3? I’ve pretty much got only questions. I’m counting on you to provide information and/or speculation. Following her destruction of police reform, can or will Sen. Lockman run for reelection? I don’t think she can, but never underestimate the self-delusion of politicians. Who will run for the seat? I mean, you’ve got […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 24, 2022
Wow, a good day! Much of it memorialized in the press, which always makes my job easier. SS1/SB 101 (Townsend), which provides legal assistance to renters in landlord-tenant disputes, cleared the House Housing And Community Affairs Committee. Huge shout-outs not only to Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, Rep. Bud Freel, and committee chair Kendra Johnson, but also […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
False advertising. At least for the most part. I couldn’t shut off my brain following what happened with LEOBOR Reform yesterday. I’m not sure my thoughts will make any more sense as I write them down, but I’m gonna try. In one inexplicable regard, what Tizzy Lockman did yesterday is unprecedented when it comes to […]
Song of the Day 3/23: Dead Kennedys, “Police Truck”
There’s a reason police act above the law: They are. The so-called “police bill of rights” is a list of special privileges that place them outside the laws that govern the rest of us, supposedly (we all know being white and rich makes you nearly as immune as a police badge). Anyway, here’s Jello Biafra’s […]
Meaningful LEOBOR Reform Was Dead As Soon As Sen. Lockman Took Charge
Talk about not learning from history. Tizzy Lockman chose the same failed path that Val Longhurst, for example, tried with the NRA and the Delaware Sportsmen’s Association. You know, involve ‘all the stakeholders’ in the conversation. As if you can negotiate with legislative hostage takers. Riddle me this, Batman. How many ‘stakeholders’, including community activists, […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
We’re in a legislative holding pattern. ‘Some’ would call it a slog. Passing nothing of any real importance while waiting (in vain) for them to consider something of importance. Anybody remember police reform? It likely won’t happen. This session may well have peaked when Medical And Family Leave passed. Ho-kay. I’ll try to make this […]
Townhouses Of Russian Oligarch Traced To Delaware Shell Corporations
One of Putin’s most notorious oligarchs–Oleg Derispaka. He owns two Manhattan townhouses, or, more accurately, they are owned by two separate Delaware shell corporations. Betcha they aren’t the only entanglements. Is everybody OK with that? Shouldn’t the General Assembly at least call the Secretary of State and its corporate enablers before a panel and ask […]
The Most Blatantly-Corrupt Bill Of The Session
Of many sessions, actually. For all involved, if you didn’t want your names besmirched in this piece, you never should have gotten involved, and stayed involved, in this grab of state land and money in order to line the pockets of some of the most unethical practitioners of the Delaware Way. At the beginning, we’re […]
Delaware Political Weekly: March 11-17, 2022
While there wasn’t much action this week, there is/was one potentially encouraging event. Here it is: 1. D Cyndie Romer Files Campaign Committee For RD 25. No, she hasn’t filed for the ballot yet. But she appears to be a very worthy possible successor to John Kowalko. First, here is her LinkedIn profile. What impresses […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 17, 2022
First, a shout-out to the Delaware State News for their legislative coverage. No, they’re not up to Matt Bittle levels yet, but the reporters have done a real good job of focusing on key bills. A couple of samples from yesterday: Municipal Elections. Abortion Meds. I very much like the fact that the reporters seek […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 16, 2022
Everything on both agendas passed. Nobody in the Senate cared about the Ft. DuPont rip-off or the giveaway to out-of-state veterans who would move here. A Delaware Way kind of day. We only have committee meetings today. Senate Committee highlights: SB 233 (Lockman) simply tries to formalize municipal voter registration by only requiring voter registration […]
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