Delaware
Trey Paradee Shows How It’s Done, Donates Gun Money to Shooting Victims
State Rep. Trey Paradee, who’s running for Brian Bushweller’s District 17 Senate seat, took a bold step this morning, as he announced here at Delaware Liberal: “Earlier this morning, I personally donated $500 to the Stoneman Douglas Victims Fund. The Committee To Elect Paradee gave an additional $500 to the Stoneman Douglas Victims Fund. I […]
Open Thread Feb. 23: Nudists Forced to Run for Cover
Boy, was I fooled. For a while there I thought Delaware had entered the 21st century — not on time, mind you, but within the 5-to-10-year lag period it always takes Delaware to catch up with the rest of the East Coast. Then I read Kevin Ohlandt’s item at Exceptional Delaware about — gasp! — […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 16-22, 2018
Man, what a week. 1. Rep. Bryon Short Retires. The Special Election that propelled Short into the General Assembly was a watershed event for the Democratic Party, especially for the Party in suburban New Castle County. Let’s first recount what happened. Fresh off of his reelection victory in 2006, House Majority Leader Wayne Smith (Delaware’s […]
Open Thread Feb. 22: Why Is Dumbbell Dave Lawson on the Joint Finance Committee?
Every day the Joint Finance Committee meets in Dover, the village of Marydel has to do without its idiot. The state’s Medicaid people told the JFC that this year’s budget is $754 million, down $6 million from last year, and Sen. Dave Lawson used the occasion to bitch that sick poor people “have no skin […]
Carney To Prospective Breast Cancer Patients: Drop Dead
OK, even I grant you that the headline is a bit alarmist. But not much. John Carney has proposed parking the state mammography van. Alleged savings: $277,000. Because this brain-dead aparatchik can’t envision a scenario where Delaware’s wealthiest pay more in order to protect those who can’t afford mammograms. 1005 women, mostly black or Hispanic, […]
Gene Truono Seeks R Senate Nod To Challenge Carper
Here’s his website: https://votetruono.com/ It’s not clear to me why he’s running. He basically tries to out-Carper Carper. To wit: “Early in his career, Gene saw firsthand how the burdensome regulations impacted the banking industry but did little to help the consumer.” Yep, just we need. Someone who wants to cut burdensome regulations on the […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 9-15, 2018
1. It’s On. Kerri Harris Vs. Tom Carper. I should probably lead with this story every week from now on as it’s pretty clear that this campaign will have to generate its own news w/o any media assistance. Except for us. We’ve been calling for a race like this for years, we have chronicled Carper’s […]
Stoopid Joint Finance Committee Tricks
First of all, take a look at the current membership of the JFC. Other than Rep. J. J. Johnson, this is not exactly the ‘best and the brightest’. This is also about as conservative a JFC as I’ve ever seen. Then you have the ethical sewer that is Sen. Nicole Poore. OK, enough editorializing for […]
Bloomberg: Hedge Funds Exploit Trump Tax Loophole By Registering LLC’s In Delaware
When all else fails, the wealthy always have Delaware LLC’s to shelter their ill-gotten gains. (And to pay off porn stars, but that’s a story for another day.) This Bloomberg report spells out how hedge funds are exploiting Delaware law to avoid paying taxes on their profits. It’s disgraceful. Here’s their modus operandi: Since late […]
Guess Which Delaware Legislator Just Cashed In
Need a hint? Take a look at what passes for the ‘leadership’ of the Delaware Police Athletic League: https://palde.org/board-of-directors/ Yup. The amoral and ethically-bankrupt Valerie Longhurst who, in her spare time, doubles as the Majority Leader for the Delaware House of Representatives, has finally landed in a cushy do-nothing job. It took her longer than […]
Open Thread Feb. 10: Democrats Fold Like an Origami Weasel
We now have a better understanding of why the Trump White House doesn’t spend more time punching hippies: They’re too busy punching women. These are the people Trump likes to surround himself with: Guys in his own image, “bullies, poseurs and bad boys.” I think it took a lot of restraint for the author to […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 2-8, 2018
1. Park City Kathy Makes It Official. Yes, she’s running. For State Auditor. You know, the Public Watchdog of the Purse Strings. Here’s what she said as part of her announcement: “My motivation is that I have been paying taxes and I know we can do better for all Delawareans.” Heavy, man. Let’s cut through […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2018
1. AG’s Race Heats Up. Chris Johnson Announces, Tim Mullaney Files. As memorialized here, Chris Johnson announced his candidacy on Saturday, and unveiled a progressive platform. Which makes him the first announced candidate for AG to say what he would try to do as AG. Somebody’s gonna have to impress the bleep out of me […]
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