In 2002, Wayne Smith, the then-serving House Majority Leader, drew the new district maps for the State House of Representatives. 2002 was a Republican year, even in Delaware, and Leader Smith’s electoral engineering was deemed a smashing success. Delaware’s House Republicans had a veto proof majority for two whole years… And then the losses started. [...]
Archive for May, 2011
House Re-Districting Maps — The Laws of Unintended Consequences Loom Large
Posted in Delaware, Delaware State House, Democrats, Elections, Government Waste, Redistricting on May 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »
What DelDot needs is management talent — What it gets is national political savvy
Posted in Jack Markell on May 27, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Future Presidential Candidate, Jack Markell, has appointed the Associate Administrator – Policy & Government Affairs at the Federal Highway Administration to be his choice to head Delaware’s Transportation Department (DelDot). DelDot has been a thorn in the Presidential aspirant’s hindquarters since he was elected to his current stepping stone, Delaware’s Governor. DelDot has this pesky [...]
Obama gas station
Posted in President Obama, tagged Obama Gas Station on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe we’ll get one of these soon?? From WCSC in South Carolina (they have a video you can watch too): COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – A gas station on Columbia’s North Main Street has been renamed and redecorated after President Obama. Two gas stations sit at the corner of Columbia’s North Main Street and Prescott Road, [...]
Without changes, burden on NCCo residents will grow
Posted in NCCo Council President Tom Kovach, New Castle County, tagged Tom Kovach on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Written by THOMAS H. KOVACH Published May 22, 2010 – The News Journal Unless significant changes are implemented within New Castle County government, the unsustainable burden on our citizens and employers will continue to grow. We cannot continue to increase spending and future liabilities, while failing to take advantage of the many opportunities to retool [...]
DelDot doesn’t help Wilmington…
Posted in Delaware, DelDOT, Jim Baker on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today there are some big events in Wilmington — Bike races, festivals, concerts — the whole shebang. Even the News Journal got into the act to try and promote something positive occurring in the City. However, it doesn’t seem that DelDot got the message. Driving into the City from the north of town on I-95, [...]
Democrat House Maps Are Out
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Democrat’s proposed house redistricting maps are out. They have drawn Debbie Hudson and Greg Lavelle into one district so they hope to eliminate one of them in 2012. They have also put Nick Manolakos and Joe Miro into the same district taking away one of their seats. I haven’t looked at all of them. [...]
Senator DeLuca failed to do his job. Will a note be put in his personnel file?
Posted in Delaware, Delaware State Senate, Democrats, General Assembly, Government Waste, Jack Markell, Open Government on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Chad Livengood continues to do a great job hounding Delaware’s government. Today, the News Journal is reporting that the Feds have cleared Senate Pro Tem Tony DeLuca (D – miscellaneous) of federal charges. What he wasn’t cleared of was not doing his job. From the article: DeLuca’s job description, agency organizational charts, budgetary documents from [...]
Government to keep us in the dark!!
Posted in Democrats, Energy, Government Waste, National on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When the liberals/progressives in Washington ran the whole town, they banned incandescent light bulbs. As most rational people know, incandescent bulbs have been the staple in the world since Mr. Edison invented them over 100 years ago. However, 100 years of experience and improvement is not enough for Washington liberals, they know better. So, out [...]
Ocean Spray Flees RGGI State
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ocean Spray is closing its cranberry processing plant in Bordentown NJ this year and building a new one in the Allentown PA area. They cited high utility costs as a major factor in the move. New Jersey, like Delaware, participates in the cap and trade scheme called the “Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative” or RGGI where [...]
Why Markell’s slush funds can’t win…
Posted in Delaware, Democrats, General Assembly, Government Waste, Jack Markell, National on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In his “Forever Press Conference”* a couple of weeks back, the Governor laid out his proposals for using the State’s additional revenues (for those of us on the limited government side, that would be “excessive taxes”). Generally, he wants to create or add to a bunch of slush funds so that he can control where all [...]
