General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 20, 2012

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When we last left the House Democratic Caucus, black smoke was pouring from the Leg Hall chimney and nobody, not even the crickets, was making any noise about the fate of Rep. John Atkins. A reasonable person would have concluded that pulling rank on state police for having the nerve to pull Atkins over for speeding was not considered sufficient grounds by the Caucus to sanction Atkins for his action. End of story. Until Sunday. Thanks to Cris Barrish’s story in the News-Journal, we find out that Atkins had to be lying about his (lack of) involvement in a tire-burning incident at his father-in-law’s place. We also found out that the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Chief, the 911 dispatcher, and a couple of others helped Atkins to cover up the nature of the fire and Atkins’ involvement in it. In other words, we found out what we already knew: Atkins is incapable of telling the truth; Atkins holds himself above the law; and Atkins consistently has public officials covering his back. The Caucus now knows that this story is yet another example of Atkins’ unfitness to hold public office.

Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results — Gov. Markell (Round 2)

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So now, for the first time, we get to compare a set of results, the first taken over a month ago, on February 15, and the second taken yesterday. The numbers in parenthesis below are the Feb. 15 numbers. So what happened? Markell's approval rating has increased 7 points, from 63% in February to 70% now. And in those numbers, the strength of his approval increased. 32% strongly approved of him in February, 41% strongly approve of him now. Meanwhile, the Governor's disapproval numbers remains the same. 27% disapproved of him in February, 26% disapprove of him now. Not a bad month for the Governor.

Monday Open Thread [3.19.12]

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Romney looks to be heading to a significant win in Illinois, which makes me wonder why the hell Rick Santorum wasted time in Puerto Rico sunning himself. That time lounging may have been better spent campaigning in deep red sections of downstate Illinois.

Who will be Romney’s VP pick?

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It is a given that Romney will be the GOP's nominee this year, so who will be willing to "take one for the team" and go down in flames? Romney/Santorum: No. Rick will be looking to 2016 and I doubt that creating "party unity" is going to be on his agenda. 0% Romney/Huntsman: Too sane. Also, an all LDS ticket? Not so likely. 0% Romney/Bachmann: A crazy conservative woman to make Romney seem sane while winning back women who hate women? 1% Romney/Gingrich: The most hated man in America? We...

Police Chief On Trayvon Martin Case Is “Sure” Both, George Zimmerman And Trayvon, Wished They Would Have Done Things Differently

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What exactly should Trayvon Martin have done differently? Not walked to the store? Not worn a hoodie? There is something very, very wrong in Sanford, Florida. And I'm beginning to think what happened to Trayvon Martin is related to how the Sanford Police run their department. I'm beginning to think that George Zimmerman knew, if faced with what happened on February 26th, he'd get off... maybe even get a pat on the back, or a medal. And if he had actually shot and killed a "bad guy" he'd probably be heralded as a hero today. And that is a frightening thought. Far too often stories of a heroic citizen gunman are touted as the reason why guns are good, while stories of gun tragedies are dismissed as isolated incidents that shouldn't be considered in the equation.