Biggest Day in History of Delaware is Coming.

August 18th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
By Delaware Dem

It will be Thursday.

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  1. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 11:01 am:

    Correct me if I am wrong, but has any Delawarean been nominated before?

  2. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 11:03 am:

    http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/veepstakes/index.html

  3. Comment by jason330 on 18 August 2008 at 11:10 am:

    In the movie “Advise and Consent.”

  4. Comment by mike w. on 18 August 2008 at 11:11 am:

    The more important question is, if Biden is nominated and accepts, who takes his place?

  5. Comment by jason330 on 18 August 2008 at 11:14 am:

    Why thursday DD?

  6. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 11:15 am:

    That is where the fun begins.

    Biden will still run for reelection like Lloyd Benstsen and Joe Lieberman did in 1988 and 2000, respectively. He will win relection easily.

    The question is, who gets to choose his replacement? Will it be Minner or her successor, whether that be Markell or Carney?

    I say the loser of the Dem fight for Governor should get it.

  7. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 11:17 am:

    Mwuahahaha. I can’t reveal. ;)

    Obama has a big dollar fundraiser with Mark Warner in Virginia on Wednesday night and a rally on Thursday in Richmond on Thursday morning. The rest of the day is clear.

  8. Comment by Delaware's Brilliantest Blogger on 18 August 2008 at 11:24 am:

    2nd biggest day in Delaware.

    DHB contest was number 1.

  9. Comment by cassandra m on 18 August 2008 at 11:25 am:

    I say the loser of the Dem fight for Governor should get it.

    I’m with you, DD. Yesterday I was at an event where everyone was buzzing about Bidens père et frère — not much enthusiasm in this group for the Gubernatorial loser being appointed Senator.

  10. Comment by jason330 on 18 August 2008 at 11:27 am:

    Biden will still run for reelection like Lloyd Benstsen and Joe Lieberman did in 1988 and 2000, respectively. He will win relection easily.

    I don’t like it and it is not his style to hedge like that. If you are on the ticket you run for VP. Period.

    Minner appoints Carney to fill out the term and the DOE let’s Carney run against the virgin.

    I think there must be a way to put someone up at short notice if that person filed can’t run for the office.

  11. Comment by Paul falkowski on 18 August 2008 at 11:27 am:

    Senator Beau Biden.

  12. Comment by pandora on 18 August 2008 at 11:29 am:

    I like that idea as well.

  13. Comment by pandora on 18 August 2008 at 11:30 am:

    Oops! The idea I like is DD’s!

  14. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 11:34 am:

    I do not like the idea of Beau Biden serving as Senator right now at all. Let him run for AG, the Lt. Governor (if he wants to be Governor), or let him run for Congress (if he wants to be in Congress).

  15. Comment by mike w. on 18 August 2008 at 11:39 am:

    Beau is merely using the AG’s office as a stepping stone for his political aspirations. I have no doubt we’ll see him in Delaware politics soon enough. He’s a politician 1st, AG 2nd.

  16. Comment by Delaware's Brilliantest Blogger on 18 August 2008 at 11:47 am:

    and Tommy wonk get’s to go to Denver

  17. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 11:49 am:

    Bastard

  18. Comment by Al Mascitti on 18 August 2008 at 11:57 am:

    Correction, Mike: The AG’s office is a stepping stone for his father’s ambitions for him. He strikes me as a Patrick Kennedy sort — running for office because his dad wants him to enter the family business, but his heart doesn’t seem to be in it.

    Cass: I can’t think of a worse way to spend any amount of time than among Biden groupies. My condolensces.

  19. Comment by mike w. on 18 August 2008 at 11:58 am:

    Al – Excellent point.

  20. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 11:58 am:

    Oh yes you can. Carney groupies, or worse Bush groupies.

  21. Comment by mike w. on 18 August 2008 at 12:00 pm:

    Or Obama groupies. They’re like cultists.

  22. Comment by Al Mascitti on 18 August 2008 at 12:02 pm:

    I’ve been in all the above scenarios except the one with Carney groupies. Does he have any?

  23. Comment by cassandra m on 18 August 2008 at 12:05 pm:

    Al, the event itself was a great deal of fun — it is just that no one there seemed to be thinking anything other than Senator Beau if Dad gets a VP or Cabinet slot. It was as though no other Democratic pol existed, really. It was strange, but a textbook Delaware Way example.

  24. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 12:06 pm:

    Mike, you should know by now that the true cultists were the Hillary groupies.

  25. Comment by jason330 on 18 August 2008 at 12:13 pm:

    Something tells me that Celia quitting her “blog” is tied up in this somehow.

    I can’t work out how, but somehow.

  26. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 12:18 pm:

    Easy. She will be press spokesman / communications director for the Mike Castle for Senate campaign in 2010.

  27. Comment by Al Mascitti on 18 August 2008 at 12:30 pm:

    Cass: The worst of the Delaware Way. Beau has never done anything to deserve that sort of support, therefore, it’s personal devotion rather than anything to do with good governance leading to such cheerleading.

    One of my many personal foibles is an inability to tolerate cheerleading, even when the cheering is for my own team.

  28. Comment by nemski on 18 August 2008 at 12:30 pm:

    Or Obama groupies. They’re like cultists.

    Or McCain groupies, they’re just ignorant.

  29. Comment by Nancy Willing on 18 August 2008 at 12:35 pm:

    A good question: would Minner or the next governor get to make the appointment. huh.

    I would think that the Biden’s seat should go to the loser of the gubernatorial and have long held that opinion.

    So, Markell would pick Carney? I think so.

  30. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 12:37 pm:

    It depends on when Biden resigns from the Senate. If he resigns prior to Jan. 3, then Minner could appoint, or she could leave the decision to her successor. If he waits until after Jan. 3, Governor Markell will appoint John Carney as our next Senator.

  31. Comment by Mike Matthews on 18 August 2008 at 12:38 pm:

    Ugh…do we really want another Tom Carper in the Senate by way of John Carney? Talk about two limp dicks.

  32. Comment by Al Mascitti on 18 August 2008 at 12:40 pm:

    Careful, Mike, or they’ll challenge you to a jumping-jacks contest.

  33. Comment by Mike Matthews on 18 August 2008 at 12:41 pm:

    …or at least my “back fat!”

  34. Comment by Joe M on 18 August 2008 at 12:42 pm:

    “Cass: I can’t think of a worse way to spend any amount of time than among Biden groupies. My condolensces.”

    Paultards. Check and mate :)

  35. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 12:43 pm:

    LOL.

  36. Comment by jason330 on 18 August 2008 at 12:44 pm:

    Who the hell voted for Mike Castle? over there <– ?

    Celia, are you lurking here?

  37. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 12:46 pm:

    Of course she is.

  38. Comment by Mike Matthews on 18 August 2008 at 12:47 pm:

    Castle’s actually a good idea. Appoint him and then he’ll lose in the special election a year later and the Dems can pick up his House seat and then hold it forever in the general for the next 50 years.

  39. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 12:51 pm:

    How do you figure Castle looses in the special in 2010?

  40. Comment by Mike Matthews on 18 August 2008 at 12:53 pm:

    Castle only wants a few brief seconds in the Senate so he can say he was there. Then he’ll retire. Who knows how much longer he’ll want to hang around the House.

  41. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 12:53 pm:

    LOL. I doubt it.

  42. Comment by mike w. on 18 August 2008 at 12:58 pm:

    “Castle only wants a few brief seconds in the Senate so he can say he was there. Then he’ll retire. Who knows how much longer he’ll want to hang around the House.”

    Somehow I don’t see him getting a taste of power and then relinquishing it. He IS a politician.

  43. Comment by Mike Matthews on 18 August 2008 at 12:59 pm:

    …either that or another stroke will just take care of the issue.

  44. Comment by jason330 on 18 August 2008 at 1:08 pm:

    Oh lord. Mike went there.

  45. Comment by Joe M on 18 August 2008 at 1:10 pm:

    Well, Mike. Look how long we had to wait for Vaughn to die. Do you REALLY want to play that game?

  46. Comment by Mike Matthews on 18 August 2008 at 1:11 pm:

    Hey, I voted for DonViti!

  47. Comment by jason330 on 18 August 2008 at 1:18 pm:

    For the love of God someone please vote for Matt Denn!!

    I can see him in my minds eye endlessly refreshing his screen right now.

  48. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 1:20 pm:

    LOL. I voted for Donviti.

  49. Comment by jason330 on 18 August 2008 at 1:24 pm:

    Phew. Thanks someone!

  50. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 1:26 pm:

    That someone is Matt Denn. ;)

    Seriously, I love Matt, but he is not Senator material yet.

  51. Comment by Al Mascitti on 18 August 2008 at 1:28 pm:

    No, it was me. I hate it when Jason has to beg.

  52. Comment by rsmitty on 18 August 2008 at 1:34 pm:

    News Journal comments on this development:

    (sounds of crickets).

    Amazing stuff from that media outlet, indeed!

  53. Comment by Joe M on 18 August 2008 at 1:34 pm:

    Voted to the left with the assumption that the people I wanted to win in this election, would. Therefore, no vote for Markell or Denn.

  54. Comment by rsmitty on 18 August 2008 at 1:41 pm:

    wait…Markell didn’t want to go “Federal” when given the chance to run for US House. Why be different now? Plus, he has a sense of dignity, so I’d think you’d have to consider if being thrown a (big) bone by the company that is currently crushing his personna will really fly.

    Then again, he is a politician.

  55. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 1:54 pm:

    DONVITI TAKES THE LEAD.

    Senator Donviti???? Could it happen??

  56. Comment by liberalgeek on 18 August 2008 at 2:00 pm:

    I noticed that Pandora and I weren’t on the list…

  57. Comment by Pandora on 18 August 2008 at 2:02 pm:

    Hey! ;-)

  58. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 2:05 pm:

    LG, we all assumed you had died on your neverending vacation, or at the very least were not coming back. :)

    Pandora, you won DHB. That is better than Senator.

  59. Comment by rsmitty on 18 August 2008 at 2:07 pm:

    Who un-banned geek???

  60. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 2:09 pm:

    Ha! It is Geek who runs this place.

    He knows the Delaware Liberal Self Destruct Sequence.

  61. Comment by liberalgeek on 18 August 2008 at 2:13 pm:

    If I don’t log in every 10 days, this immediately turns into a wild-west, crazy-ass pseudo-blog.

    Sorry I missed the sequence while I was away. :)

  62. Comment by liz allen on 18 August 2008 at 2:42 pm:

    Why are you progressives permitting the right wing loon Rick Jenson, make up crap from whole cloth against Biden.

    So far nothing Rick has said is provable, but simply the Jenson right wing rant of the day.

    I will not call that republican station unless its life or death…but where are your voices?

    Stand up for Joe, or let Rick Jenson’s lies and distortions continue…your choice.

  63. Comment by delawaredem on 18 August 2008 at 2:44 pm:

    I don’t listen to Jensen. I prefer not to give him ratings points.

    What lies was Jensen spewing?

  64. Comment by nemski on 18 August 2008 at 2:50 pm:

    History, schmistory. Our first VP candidate was Daniel Rodney in 1820.

  65. Comment by rsmitty on 18 August 2008 at 3:02 pm:

    Going way back to Al’s #22 comment:
    I’ve been in all the above scenarios except the one with Carney groupies. Does he have any?
    Hint:
    This ad was paid for by the Delaware State Democratic Committee and deldems.org. No candidate committee endorsed this ad.

    Yeah, he has groupies.

  66. Comment by rsmitty on 18 August 2008 at 3:04 pm:

    Nemski … were you, by chance, on DV’s mailing list today, too? Just wondering, ‘cuz he just got a smack down in a reply (a funny one at that, too) about his lack of knowledge for history.

  67. Comment by nemski on 18 August 2008 at 3:07 pm:

    That smackdown was from me . . . te he he he he.

  68. Comment by rsmitty on 18 August 2008 at 3:09 pm:

    I was just noticing the similarities.

    Excellent! :-D

  69. Comment by Nancy Willing on 18 August 2008 at 3:59 pm:

    Castle’s actually a good idea. Appoint him and then he’ll lose in the special election a year later
    *
    Fie, Fie young man! Away with you. Away.

  70. Comment by Nancy Willing on 18 August 2008 at 4:00 pm:

    Liz, no one listens to Jensen. What did he say about Biden?

  71. Comment by liz allen on 18 August 2008 at 4:56 pm:

    Jenson was doing his usual “hate on Biden”. Painted a picture that Biden’s trip to Georgia (paid for by your tax dollars)? Who sent him to Georgia? That Biden is traveling all around the world paying no attention to Delaware, why shouldn’t we elect someone (who Rick like your fav Babe) Christine the Virgin Queen O’Donald.

    Just throwning out his opinions posed as facts like he usually does…and not many callers defending the fact that Biden is the Senate Foreign Relations chair, that he makes many trips abroad on behalf of all americans when there is trouble in the world. Its obvious that Jenson is nothing but an “on air shill” for Castle and O’Donald.

    I forget who it was on this blog who called for a Jenson watch…better organize one quick the next two weeks of this election will bring out more hate from WDEL against anyone moderate, liberal or progressive from Delaware’s hate talk show host Rick Jenson.