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Mark Murphy Blames Teachers’ Union For His Failure to Totally Destroy Public Education in Delaware
Whoa. We all had a pretty good idea that Markell’s ‘torch’ wanted to burn public education in Delaware to the ground. Here, in this New York Magazine blog, Delaware’s former Secretary of Education verifies what we thought. All of this in his own words: Imagine if the teachers’ union was a gatekeeper for quality teaching: […]
Anti-Gay Zealot Resurfaces in Trump Administration
Pro Publica (you really should contribute since it’s journalism that makes a difference), posted this story about an anti-gay obsessive from the Bush years who shipped suspected gays out from his agency, and who has resurfaced as a Trump appointee: It was one of the uglier scandals of the Bush administration: Top officials at an […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 6, 2017
First, let me just say that what Colin Bonini and Dave Lawson did yesterday is perhaps the most disgusting display of bigotry I’ve ever seen in Dover. Which, believe me, is saying something. Two utterly despicable alleged human beings. (Deep cleansing breaths.) A truly-independent redistricting process is one significant step closer to enactment today. The […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: April 5, 2017
OK, kids, lube up those finger joints and start making some calls. Here’s the deal. HB 109 (Kowalko), which lowers the current tax rate by .05% for each bracket.and creates a new tax bracket at $125,000 with a rate of 7.05% and an additional bracket at $250,000 with a rate of 7.80%, will be considered […]
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 4, 2017
The vast suckitude of Gov. Carney’s budget proposal becomes more obvious every day. Slash direct education spending to the schools? Shared sacrifice? There is nothing ‘Democratic’ about this budget. It also sucks in terms of strategy, if Carney was even to think in such terms. Propose a bunch of weak shit, offer up the Coastal […]
It’s Call Chris Coons Week
Delaware’s Senator Chris Coons could well hold the key to the success or failure of the filibuster against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. He could determine whether the nominee of an illegitimate president will occupy the seat that was stolen from Merrick Garland by Rethuggery. Coons, of course, is wavering. (“They call me the Waverer, […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 30, 2017
Time stands still this afternoon at 2:30 as John Carney applies his monotone to his monochromatic budget address in the Senate Chamber. It must be said again: Carney’s lack of vision is shocking. This is a bean counter’s proposal. A percentage of this, a percentage of that. No thought given to prioritizing what’s most important […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 28, 2017
So, it turns out that the killing of the death penalty was not final. When the Delaware Supreme Court held that the statute was unconstitutional, it was like waving a red flag in front of a bull. Or, bull-headed legislators. Hence, the “Extreme Crimes Prevention Act”, which the News-Journal reports will be introduced next week. […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 22, 2017
Quite the productive legislative day. Perhaps the first one this year. The House passed Rep. Bentz’ access to TANF bill with only one no vote: Sussex County’s Rich Collins. Sean Matthews scored a two-fer with the passage of his bill to forestall dropping out of school (Briggs King and Yearick voted no, Spiegelman went not […]
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 21, 2017
16 tons of bullshit and whaddayaget? Another day older and $35.6 million deeper in debt. The budget hole is up to $386 mill and counting. Hey, I’ve got an idea. Why not do a property tax revision on Delaware properties owned by those who do not officially reside in Delaware? And, of course, propose two […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 15, 2017
So many questions.
Will John Carney propose a budget before or after his Endless Coffee Klatch Tour? It now extends into late April. The tour, that is.
What, if any, proposals will members of the General Assembly introduce to close the $350 million budget gap?
Will Jellyfish John permit Sen. Nicole Poore to singlehandedly end the term of Patrice Gilliam-Johnson as Secretary of Labor?
Delaware Elections 2018: United States Senate, aka the Race to Change the Face of Delaware Politics
This race has the potential to be the most important Delaware race in at least 45 years. In 1972, upstart Joe Biden defeated incumbent US Senator J. Caleb Boggs in a year where the D’s suffered defeat after defeat (It was the Nixon defeats McGovern presidential landslide). It’s quite possible that the 2018 US Senatorial […]
Our First Look At Delaware Elections 2018
Over the next few weeks and months, we’ll be examining every key 2018 race in depth. However, to get the juices flowing and to get the grassroots recruiting, today we’ll list every race that will be on the 2018 ballot. Uh, except for row offices, which really should be appointed rather than elected. If you […]
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