Delaware
Delaware Political Weekly: June 29-July 5, 2018
1. Actor Lee Murphy To Play Role Of Congressional Candidate. He’s been a candidate before. He’s almost been a candidate a couple of other times. He’s been a teacher, an Amtrak conductor, and an actor who drives a stick shift and has an ‘extensive wardrobe’. He’s always good for comedic relief. And he’s the R candidate […]
Trumpian? No. Lilliputian? Yes.
Much was made (in fact, John Carney made much of) this Executive Order signed by the Governor on June 30, 2018. He did this after the General Assembly declined to consider a hastily-introduced constitutional amendment that would have required the adoption of ‘budget smoothing’ throughout the budgetary process. As opponents of this attempt to railroad […]
Chamber Cries Crocodile Tears
Won’t anyone consider Delaware’s poor and misunderstood Chamber Of Commerce? The legislative proceedings of June 30/July 1 prompted this poignant lament from those who have always had the best interests of Delaware at heart: Chamber Disappointed in Late Night Minimum Wage Vote The Delaware House of Representatives held a late night, with a 3:30 a.m. vote to […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: June 30, 2018
That was quite the mixed bag on Thursday. The bad? The House ‘cut the baby in half’ on relief to the racinos. Hey, as long as Rep. Lynn is happy, I can’t be too upset. Still, rewarding Denis McGlynn for his serial incompetence hardly seems fair. The really good? The House pushed back against the […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 22-28, 2018
1. BREAKING NEWS: Mike Ramone’s Successor To File Today. Wow, Was I wrong! And was Dave Woodside right! Stephanie Barry will officially file today to challenge The Mediocrity That Is Mike Ramone in the 21st RD. Who is Stephanie Barry, you might ask? She is the Director Of Operations and Programs For the Newark-based PAWS […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 28, 2018
“No ganja for you.” Thus saieth the Somoronic solons in Dover. The bill got 21 votes, needed 25. Only one R, Jeff Spiegelman, voted for it. Here are the D’s who went not voting and effectively defeated the bill: Bolden, Carson, Jaques, M. Smith, and, of course, Speaker Pete. To his credit, ex-cop Larry Mitchell […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 27, 2018
While the Budget Bill passed in the House and was sent to the Governor, there might be problems with the bill that gives state employees and pensioners a one-time bonus. How else to read this quote from Speaker Pete?: “If we don’t pass that after we put it out, there are going to be some […]
Chris Coons, Mr. Quick Study
You can’t slip anything past Sen. Chris Coons. He sat for an interview yesterday with WDEL, in which he said — better sit down — that Trump needs to be better informed and that he’s not a king. “I’ve had direct, in-person conversations with [Trump] about immigration policy, and he, at the time, was strikingly […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues. June 26, 2018
This lame session of the General Assembly limps towards its merciful conclusion four session days hence. T, W, Th, and Saturday. If any historians have the stomach to look back, they will blame this session’s myriad embarassments on terrible leadership–a timid visionless governor, a President Pro-Tempore unsuited to the times, and a Speaker who only […]
Wagner’s Disgrace Is Big Boost for Davies
Today’s Department of Labor ruling in favor of Kathleen Davies in her dispute with her former boss, Auditor Tom Wagner, was no doubt satisfying for her in a professional sense. It showed that there was no factual foundation for the allegations against her, and pointed pretty clearly to another employee of the office who stepped […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 15-21, 2018
1. Will Wilmington House Delegation Suck Even More Next Year? All signs point to yes. Rep. J. J. Johnson, who doesn’t live in Wilmington, but represents a small portion of the city, is retiring. Regardless of who succeeds him, they will inevitably have huge shoes to fill. Johnson is among the best legislators to serve […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: June 21, 2018
A mixed bag yesterday. The good? State employees will now be entitled to 12 weeks of family leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The neutral? The Budget Bill passed the Senate. Yes, Colin Bonini was the only no. The bad: A constitutional amendment designed to put an end to onerous bail and […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 20, 2018
Some days suck more than others. Yesterday, the Senate voted down an assault weapons ban, with the Senate’s answer to the ‘Get Off My Lawn’ guy, Brian Bushweller, dealing the death blow to the bill, thus enabling weapons wielders to deal literal death to victims in volleys of ammo. Whatever was Bushweller’s legacy has shrunk […]
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