Comments on: McDowell’s Latest Money Grab On Tomorrow’s Agenda

By: liz allen

liz allen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:38:53 +0000

Keith Lake! He is under investigation by the AG’s office! In the last election Harris McDowell put pressure on Lake to bring Acorn and others to support him….can anyone spell “payback”….

By: Talk of Delmarva » Blog Archive » Are Legislators Legislating High Paying Jobs For Themselves?

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:28:25 +0000

[...] Blogger Jason Scott at DelawareLiberal.net has put partisan politics aside to employ the biggest smackdown of the season on fellow Democrat, Delaware Senator Harris McDowell: It is McDowell’s most recent attempt to use is position to create a six figure job for himself upon his exit from “public” service. It is sponsored by McDowell, Copeland, & Hall-Long and co-sponsored by Blevins, Simpson, Schooley, and Lofink – all of whom need to have their heads examined for getting into bed with the brazenly corrupt Harris McDowell. READ MORE HERE [...]

By: Another Mike

Another Mike — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:20:01 +0000

I’d call my senator, but alas, I am represented by the despicable Harris B. McDowell. Sigh.

By: Pat Gearity

Pat Gearity — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:15:33 +0000

Alert: Sen. McDowell filed an amendment to SB228. The amendment does away with all sections of 228 regarding the Board of Directors for the SEU. If the amendment passes, we are left with the original law for the SEU Board, in SB18. Under SB18, the current Oversight Board (consisting of McDowell, Copeland, Blevins, Simpson, Hall-Long, Thornburg, Schooley, Smisson of the Energy Office, Public Advocate Padmore, and Keith Lake) will pick a Board of Directors for approval by “the General Assembly.” Of equal concern is what remains of SB228 on the floor today. It would allow the SEU’s future Contract Administrator to be a for-profit company. This opens the door to awarding this powerful plum position to one of Sen. McDowell’s corporate supporters during the wind hearings 2007-08 – Honeywell Energy Solutions, ICF (paid consultants to Delmarva Power and to McDowell’s SEU Task Force, and who issued negative reports about the BWW project), or Applied Energy Group’s Ralph Nigro, who was Sen. McDowell’s right-hand man during the wind hearings and who worked for the SEU Task Force.

The original SB18 did the same thing, allowing a “person or entity” to be the Contract Administrator. This would have allowed a for-profit company to be picked. Then McDowell amended SB18 to require a non-profit entity. SB18 passed on that basis. Now he is trying to go back and fix that provision to his satisfaction. People should call their Senators and express their opinions on that point.

By: Jason330

Jason330 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:02:35 +0000

An excellent idea.

By: Maria Evans

Maria Evans — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:25:15 +0000

Maybe we need legislation preventing General Assembly members from taking positions created by the General Assembly for 5 years after they leave office.