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Delaware 2012 Political Weekly: January 1 to January 6, 2012

By El Somnambulo January 6, 201244 Comments

Just in time for the 2012 Delaware election season, I'm starting a brand new weekly feature for all you political junkies out there. Each Friday, I will review the political events of the past week. Events will include, but not be limited to, announcements, filings, retirements, intrigue, financial reports, debates, etc. I aim to be comprehensive and, of course, entertaining. Accordingly, I will often evaluate/predict how meaningful (or not meaningful) each development might be. I'm also pretty certain that this format will change as I get more accustomed to writing the weekly pieces.

Friday Daily Delawhere [1.6.12]

By Delaware Dem January 6, 20128 Comments

Glen Urquhart Endorsed By Pete DuPont and Dale Wolf (in his fevered teabag imagination)

By jason330 January 5, 201215 Comments

Hoo boy. In the GOP primary for the new 6th Senate District.... "(Urquhart) told the Cape Gazette, the local newspaper, that he was being endorsed by Pete du Pont, the former governor with iconic status among Republicans."

Mini Fundraiser for Mitch Crane – Part 2

By jason330 January 5, 20122 Comments

The goal is now $500.00. I'm upping my match to an undisclosed sum, since $50.00 seemed a little chintzy, and DL contributors have already kicked in way more than that. If you want to know what prompted the mini-fundraiser "click here. If you just want to support Mitch Crane without the backstory, click here. Add one cent $0.01 to your donation so we can track it back to the mini-fundraiser - AND DIG DEEP - you know his opponent is getting sacks full of money from insurance companies.

Scott Who?

By MJ January 5, 201230 Comments

You all remember Scott Spencer, the guy who claimed he was running for Congress in 2010, but after all his bluster and hubbub about rockets and trains, didn't even file for the Democratic primary? Apparently he's now running for Mayor of Wilmington. While he passed himself off as a progressive, his true colors came out during numerous appearances on the Fatman's show down here in Sussex, where he espoused his anti-abortion rights and anti-labor stands.

Thursday Open Thread [1.5.12]

By Delaware Dem January 5, 201226 Comments

During two years of the Obama administration, almost four times as much clean energy has been put on the grid on public lands as in all the previous 40 years.

Does the United States Need the Ability to Fight 2 Ground Wars Simultaneously?

By jason330 January 5, 20124 Comments

Republicans say, Yes. President Obama says, No. Again I like the optics on this going into election season. The GOP's candidate gets to make the case that blowing millions of dollars and throwing US soldiers into the meat grinders of foreign occupations makes us stronger. While President Obama gets to tell the truth.

When The Constitution Just Isn’t Enough

By pandora January 5, 20122 Comments

New Hampshire Republicans are taking textual originalism to a whole new level: three lawmakers have proposed a bill that requires that all legislation find its origin not in the U.S. constitution, but an English document crafted in 1215.

Parish Does the Right Thing

By MJ January 5, 20121 Comment

We've all smacked around Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish for his vehement opposition to both civil unions and marriage equality. But yesterday he did the correct thing…

Republican Assholery Entering the National Zeitgeist

By jason330 January 5, 201212 Comments

It is one thing for lefty bloggers and political nerds to be tuned into what a bunch of f*cking a-holes Republicans are, but it is another thing for that awareness to become a part of the nation's chit chat.

Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.5.12]

By Delaware Dem January 5, 20123 Comments

Mitch Crane Speaks Out on BCBSD-Highmark

By MJ January 4, 20125 Comments

Mitch Crane, the progressive Democratic candidate for Insurance Commissioner, issued a press release yesterday regarding KWS's turning her back once again on the people of Delaware by approving the merger…

Newt vs. Sanity

By jason330 January 4, 20121 Comment

I got this John Cole quote via digby: When you ask yourself why Newt is going on the attack, it’s really just a matter of the scorpion and the frog-…