No, Governor, We Will Not.

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I am sorry, but JPMorgan Chase and the entire financial sector deserves every single ounce of derision and scrutiny they get. They have paid no price for their wrongdoing, and like any dog or insolent child, they are repeating their wrongdoing again as a result. And like any "new age" parent, Governor Markell would prefer us all to take a time out and talk nicely to child, rather than yelling at him and punishing him.

Polling Report [5.16.12]

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We have a mother load of polls to go through today, mostly because I was away from a computer all day yesterday. But before we get to the polls, let me first thank our beloved fire and mouth breathing teabaggers, for making yet another Senate seat now extremely competitive. Nebraska, like Indiana, was supposed to be won easily by the GOP this fall. Indeed, Nebraska was going to be an all important pick up seat, allowing the GOP to possibly take control of the chamber, as incumbent Democratic Senator Ben Nelson was finally retiring. Alas... the establishment far right candidates for the race were not far right and evil enough for the teabaggers.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 16, 2012

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If today's column was science fiction, it'd be called "Invasion of the Home Invasion Bills". Oh, no! There are two of them, accosting every legislator in their path! Cut to the finish: Turns out both bills are harmless and toothless, so no Solomoronic solons were injured in the creation of this legislative fever dream. Both bills soon to be available to you at no cost in the guise of political brochures. SB 161 and HB 277 both passed the Senate yesterday. Since a Senate amendment was added to HB 277, both bills head to the House. Both bills create the 'new crime' of home invasion. Both bills are merely political window dressing, as there are already about 150 offenses that would put home invaders away for a long, long time. Did I mention that this is an election year?

“No Shit Sherlock” Judgement Against Sussex County Council’s Prayer Pracice

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The Sussex County Council is its own worst enemy. Here is the table of contents from the plaintiff's argument.
I. The Sussex County Council’s practice of reciting the Lord’s Prayer before Council meetings is plainly unconstitutional A. The Lord’s Prayer is a distinctively Christian prayer B. Sectarian legislative prayers are unconstitutional C. Even under a more permissive minority view that allows individual sectarian prayers in some circumstances, the Council’s prayer practice unconstitutionally affiliates the Council with one particular religion D. The Council’s prayer practice also violates the Delaware Constitution

DBSR membership and other info

I've taken some inquiries on membership info for "Delaware Businesses for Social Responsibility," a business advocacy group dedicated to the proposition that business advocacy groups should advocate for more than tax cuts. Hit the jump for the details. If you are interested in joining in time to get the member rate for the ASBC business summit in Washington this June, let me know. Also, there will be a DBSR steering committee within the next two weeks. If you want to be involved with that email me at the email address located at the bottom of this post.