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DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 3, 2022
I hereby grant you temporary dispensation from reading and commenting on DL. These last few days have been so much fun, with all the news and all the comments from you. Such dispensation, however, does not extend to me. Let’s see what tickles my fancy today… Secret Service: Gutsy Heroes Or Trump Yes-Men? WaPo’s Carol […]
The Nightmare Scenario – If you don’t think the GOP is preparing for this in 2024, you are as clueless as Chris Coons
I’ve included more than I should under fair use, but I don’t think Thom Hartmann would mind. Opinion | Beware: The Supreme Court Is Laying Groundwork to Pre-Rig the 2024 Election – This scenario isn’t just plausible: it’s probable. GOP-controlled states are already changing their state laws to allow for it, regardless of how their […]
The Soft Corruption of the Entitled Class
El Som points out that maybe I was being a little hard on Jennings, and as I think about it, I agree. The tough part of Jennings job in this case was prosecuting corruption that was so “ho hum” and run of the mill. In fact if McGuiness had committed all of the same crimes in ANY OTHER elected office it would not have caused a ripple. If ever discovered or discussed, the corruption would have been waved off. The excuse making on process grounds, and procedural technicalities would have held, as usual.
Kathy had the bad judgment to practice her waste fraud and abuse directly in front of a staff that perceives its job to be discovering instances of waste fraud and abuse. When over half of the office became whistle blowers the din of whistles blowing became much too loud to ignore.
And yet, if you gave Kathy a shot of sodium pentathol and asked her if she did anything untoward, she would happily say she didn’t. She thinks giving friends no-bid contracts, rigging up pretend make-work jobs for relatives, and paying for stuff with the company card is what is suppose to happen. They are typical perks. And chintzy, penny-ante perks at that. When Kathy peevishly slammed the $20 on the table to pay off part of her Sirius XM bill she must have been thinking, “Pete doesn’t have to deal with this nit-picky bullshit.”
Looking around at legislators getting on boards and making bank from organizations that are funded by the very legislative body they serve on – would …
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 2, 2022
How Long Does Speaker Pete Have? Maybe until Tuesday. At that point post-holiday weekend, he’ll have to respond in the wake of the building demand for legislators to take some action on McGuiness. Unless…he opts for the Witness Protection Program which–come to think of it, might not be such a bad idea considering what each […]
Kathy McGuiness Trial Winners and Losers
Winners
David Sokola, Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman – Plainspoken truth: “…a brazen willingness to circumvent the same open government laws and accounting standards she was elected to enforce.” “Any public official engaged in these behaviors is unfit for public office, but especially the state’s top financial watchdog,”
Steve Wood – Mr Razzle-Dazzle took what looked like an open and shut case and created enough doubt in the jury room to beat the most serious charges.
Highlands Bunker (REV & BILL) – The daily coverage was really good. It was a great test case for their style of new media. Treading the razors edge between comedy and tragedy, they won admirers among Kathy haters and Kathy lovers alike.
Lydia York – Probably wouldn’t have been moved enter the Democratic primary for the office of Auditor of Accounts is the current auditor wasn’t so awful.
Losers
Peter C. Schwartzkopf – Even more exposed as corrupt a-hole for his tireless support for his corrupt buddy.
John Carney – Such weak Tea. Doesn’t call for her removal but…“He finds it difficult to understand how the auditor, who swore an oath to place the public interests above any special or personal interests, can continue to serve the people of Delaware effectively given the circumstances,” said spokeswoman Emily Hershman.
Kathy Jennings – Her office didn’t come off great with the win. Does Woods really have grounds for appeal? He sure seems to think so.
Kathy McGuiness – Says it was “political” which is ironic because she didn’t do a goddam fucking thing in office that wasn’t “political”.
Delawareans – We’ve had a self-aggrandizing, do-nothing auditor for years and still do.
Look how happy Coons is to be partying with Republicans in Madrid
Get a load of this picture. He’s a fucking child. He is a giddy, unashamed collaborator. Here are his Republicans friends he was so happy to be partying with in Madrid: Thom Tillis (R-NC) “Democrats are pushing radical legislation that would go beyond Roe v. Wade and allow abortion up until the moment of birth” […]
Yo, Speaker Pete: Ball’s In Your Court
What are you gonna do? Continue to run interference for the disgraced State Auditor, or do your job? From the Delaware Constitution: § 1. Impeachment power of House; trial by Senate; oath of Senators; vote; presiding officers. Section 1. The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeaching; but two-thirds of all the […]
Kathy is Running – Congratulates Herself for Raising the Profile of the Auditors Office
If you are wondering if KMcG suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, this quote is illuminating:
When McGuiness was asked, as a recurring theme her actions had been simply to raise the profile of the Auditor’s Office and was she concerned with what Friday’s conviction might mean for the impact on public perception of the office, she said: “I think more people will know that Delaware has a State Auditor.”
Kathleen McGuiness Verdict Thread – Guilty on 3 of 5 Counts
McGuiness beat the felony charges of theft and witness intimidation, but was found guilty of Structuring, Misconduct, and Conflict of Interest. Hopefully her political career (as a Democrat anyway) is over.
Song of the Day 7/1: Donald Byrd, “A Portrait of Jennie”
Last night was bittersweet for jazz fans — it was the last weeknight broadcast by DJ Bob Perkins on Temple University’s WRTI (90.1 FM), where he held down the 6-9 p.m. slot for the past 25 years. Now 88 years old, Perkins will continue to host his Sunday jazz brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 24-30, 2022
1. Lydia York To The Rescue. Whether or not jurors have become so used to Delaware Way corruption that they’re prepared to give Kathy McGuiness a pass, we as Democrats see KMG for who she is–an utter disgrace of a public officeholder. Lydia York offers integrity and professionalism. With an MBA from Wharton and Law […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 1, 2022
Democrats Vote Against Renters’ Protection. Somehow, SS1/SB101 got to the floor. And lost. Here are those D’s who voted no: Nnamdi Chukwuocha, Stephanie Bolden, Sean Matthews, Peter Schwartzkopf, Franklin Cooke, Ed Osienski, William Carson, William Bush, and Andria Bennett: None of the dissenters spoke on their reason for voting no, with Jeff Spiegelman (R) voicing […]
The fall of Roe is the culmination of the Democratic establishment’s failures
It took long enough, but nevertheless – it is nice to see my position (that I’ve held consistently for the past 20 years) being widely adopted as the conventional wisdom. The overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the underwhelming reaction from senior Democratic leaders to that huge defeat, make the case even clearer that the […]
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