Comments on: Who Owns Dave Burris?

By: jason330

jason330 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:54:16 +0000

You kill me.

By: FSP

FSP — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:31:14 +0000

I don’t need to reveal myself to be a “big wind power champion.” I’ve already done that. Why is it again that I need to compete with kavips and Tom?

By: jason330

jason330 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:14:59 +0000

Maybe Dave “registered lobbyist” Burris is going to reveal himself to be a big wind power champion in the near future – in the same way Charlie Copeland revealed himself to be a big “open goverment” champion.

By: Dana Garrett

Dana Garrett — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:09:19 +0000

“If you keep this line of comment up, it will certainly blow up in your face in the very near future.”

Hmmmmm…. Very cryptic statement? Wonder what this is about?

By: FSP

FSP — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:36:36 +0000

“Dear Registered Lobbysist -”

You mean “Registered Good-Government Lobbyist who lobbies for a non-profit political action committee,” right?

By: jason330

jason330 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:07:39 +0000

Dear Registered Lobbysist –

It has always beencool to be for wind power. In fact I seem to remember a Republican who was into renewable energy befor anyone was even talking about it.

What was that guys name? Taylor…? Something.

By: TommyWonk

TommyWonk — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:02:28 +0000

Rather than speculate, you can check out who lobbies for whom:

http://www.delawaregov.us/pic/index.cfm?ref=74845

By: kavips

kavips — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:34:36 +0000

Well said, Dave, on both accounts……

But Jason had a point on the “silence” angle.

Tell the Ms’s to let you talk a little more about wind, since obviously she is the one you answer to.”:)

As it should be.

By: FSP

FSP — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:09:46 +0000

By the way, you’ve never met my wife, or you wouldn’t have to ask the question in the title.

By: FSP

FSP — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:07:42 +0000

Apparently I have to scream loudly and compete for attention with the very capable kavips and Tom to prove to Jason that I own myself.

Please. If you keep this line of comment up, it will certainly blow up in your face in the very near future.

As a rule, for-profit companies should not be forced to do business with other for-profit companies, and this sets a terrible precedent. But that ship sailed a long time ago in this case. The forced contract is the law. And Delmarva Power never complained until things didn’t go their way.

I’ll remind you that my first wind post was made on August 26, 2006. I stand by my original statement (made long before BWW was cool to talk about):

“Here’s the deal folks. All things being equal, when we get the chance to be the first at something, we need to take it. The effects go beyond the fact that it’s the right thing to do environmentally. It says to businesses thinking about coming to Delaware that we are on the cutting edge, and that means a lot to those innovative companies who want to come in and bring high-paying jobs.

I know who reads this blog, and I’m telling you — TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY.”

By: jason330

jason330 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:20:53 +0000

His silence does speak volumnes. But there is tanglible evidence of his having switched sides.

In comment threads he has taken to rushing to the defense of Delmarva’s position that “companies should not be forced to do business with other companies” which is patently ridiculous and reductive in the extreme.

By: Dana Garrett

Dana Garrett — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:15:35 +0000

Why do you think Burris changed his position? What did I miss?

By: anon

anon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:02:52 +0000

Oh come on, you know how this works in Delaware. The payoff for a lifetime of “pro-business” positions doesn’t come until the end of your political career, not in the middle. For now you just have to imagine the paper bag full of money changing hands.