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Dear Delaware GOP

Filed in Delaware by on January 30, 2017 2 Comments
Dear Delaware GOP

With all of Trump’s shenanigans between religious tests for immigrants, the reformation of the National Security Council, and building the wall, you think we would have forgotten. Sorry, Delaware Republicans, we’ve learned how to multi-task.

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Colin Bonini’s Weed Legalization Petition is getting a lot of play in and out of Delaware

Filed in Delaware by on October 18, 2016 17 Comments
Colin Bonini’s Weed Legalization Petition is getting a lot of play in and out of Delaware

I heard about Colin Bonini’s weed legalization petition from a friend on the west coast.

“What are your thoughts on Senator Bonini?”

“I like his stand against civil asset forfeiture, but he is going to get crushed on election day. Why do you ask?”

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Colin Bonini: Tax Cheat

Filed in Delaware by on January 4, 2016 10 Comments
Colin Bonini: Tax Cheat

Let’s see. He takes taxpayers’ money for Sunset Committee meetings he doesn’t attend.  He has never voted for a state budget. He lied about having a Master’s Degree he never came close to completing.

It turns out he didn’t pay his taxes either.  Had three separate  federal tax liens filed against him. Over $28K owed (Other documents available upon request).  At what point does this reach a critical mass of fraudulence?

You know, with a record like that, there’s only one elective body where he’d feel right at home: Wilmington City Council.

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Game of Thrones, Episode One: Rules of the Game and the Governor.

Filed in Delaware by on February 12, 2015 19 Comments
Game of Thrones, Episode One: Rules of the Game and the Governor.

The rumblings have started. The game of musical chairs begins as potential candidates start eyeing a particular chair and then nervously eye each other while the music plays.

So in working through this, let’s make some assumptions:

1. Governor Markell will not be a candidate for any of these upcoming races. This is because I assume, no matter who wins the Presidential election, Markell will be in the Cabinet. He is the perfect Democrat a Republican President would chose for Secretary of Education or Secretary of Commerce, and I can see President Hillary Clinton likewise tapping him for Commerce, Education or Treasury.

2. Treasurer Ken Simpler is not running for Governor, but for reelection in 2018.

3. In the same vein, and much to my personal chagrin, Attorney General Matt Denn will not be running for Governor either, but will run for reelection in 2018. For you see, Mr. Denn is the most progressive statewide official and has been since his arrival as Insurance Commissioner back in 2004. But, and this goes for Simpler too, two years on the job is not enough of a platform to run for a new one. Beau Biden recognized this back in 2010, back when he had been on the job of AG for 4 years, but spent 18 months of that in Iraq. And it is a shame too, since that was likely his last chance at higher office. But I digress. For Denn, and I am sure he is aware of this, a run for Governor so soon after a switch of office to AG from LG, coupled with his history of jumping from IC to LG after one term, an uncomfortable reputation might emerge.

4. Insurance Commissioner Stewart and Auditor Wagner will not leave their respective jobs voluntarily until they die. They will not retire. And they cannot be defeated in a primary. For Wagner, having an elected statewide Republican is still a rare enough thing that I am not sure another Republican can be found to challenge him. For Stewart, the only way she can be defeated is if you limit her primary challengers to 1. If she has more than 1 primary challenger, her 32% inexplicable base support in the party will allow her to win. But that will never happen because Tom Gordon and Dennis Williams will step again with their City-County-Stewart unholy tripartite alliance and save him with one or more primary challengers.

5. Beau Biden will not run for any office in 2016. His announcement that he was foregoing a 2014 reelection race and would instead run for Governor in 2016 was a smokescreen, a place-holding statement to preserve his political capital and position in the Party and politics should his health and/or prognosis improve. It was a wise, smart move on that front. But it is not our reality. Beau Biden is not running for Governor, or any office. And I am not going to pretend that he is. If he starts making public appearances, if he starts speaking at these public appearances, and if he releases information as to his health scare, treatment and prognosis, then I will take him seriously as a potential candidate.

6. Tom Carper has a one more election cycle in him before he turns into Bill Roth and someone Carpers him. And I say that wanting Carper to retire to the Florida beach with Castle with every fiber of my being.

So, having said all that, let’s look at who are the candidates for Governor first, because the candidates for this highest office will determine, in a trickle down that actually works, the candidates for the other offices.

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Delaware Political Weekly, April 5-11, 2014

Filed in Delaware by on April 11, 2014 14 Comments
Delaware Political Weekly, April 5-11, 2014

Apparently there are self-appointed grown-ups amongst Sussex County Rethuglicans. Party leaders (an oxymoron, I know, but bear with me),  endorsed a resolution stating that they would not “endorse or support” Phillips should he run for reelection to Sussex County Council. The News-Journal quotes Sussex Republican Chair John Rieley as telling Phillips in a letter:

“This situation has the strong potential to bring disrepute on the party if we do not take a proactive moral position and are seen as lending support to your candidacy.”

Sometimes the jokes write themselves. The Sheriff of Nuttingham. Bodie. Disrepute has, to put it mildly, not been a stranger to the Sussex County Republican Party. But, I digress. This did not stop Phillips from filing yesterday.

Meanwhile, Colin Bonini will not run for Treasurer. This, of course, was inevitable. A guy who has gotten paid for 20 years to do nothing was not about to risk that gig for another job where he’d basically do nothing. Since he would have to give up his Senate seat to run for Treasurer, Colin Bonini was never gonna run for Treasurer this year.

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 23, 2014

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 23, 2014

Today’s highlight, of course, will be Governor Jack Markell’s State of the State Address. I, for one, want to hear whether the Governor has developed even the slightest empathy for those Delawareans who have been hurt by the increasing concentration of wealth that the Governor has helped to enable.  Something, anything, to provide hope to those who don’t live in Greenville, and don’t attend the same cocktail parties the Governor attends, and can’t afford to. My prediction? Whether this week, or next week, when he introduces his proposed budget, those who have been screwed will be asked to make even more sacrifices. The wealthy will not. Maybe he’ll prove me wrong. For once.

All Senate and House committee meetings were canceled yesterday, and none were rescheduled for today. Many thanks to House and Senate staff who provided the public with today’s agendas yesterday.

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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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So. I open up my dead-trees edition of the News-Journal this morning and the headline at the top of the front page screams: ‘Bloom subsidy a burden, detractors say’. This oughtta be interesting, I tell myself, and dive into the story written by one Aaron Nathans. Mr. Nathans quotes two leading skeptics on the legislation: […]

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Ron Williams On Double Dippers

Filed in Delaware by on June 16, 2011 16 Comments

Ron Williams writes about an auditor’s report and AG opinion on “double dipping” by state legislators.

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Colin Bonini Has Few Friends

Filed in National by on January 12, 2011 13 Comments

Colin Bonini still can’t explain why he voted for Anthony DeLuca for Senate Pro-Tem and he gives some insight into his decision-making contest.

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FDU Poll: Carney Leads By 17%, Flowers-Bonini Tied

Filed in National by on October 29, 2010 8 Comments

John Carney leads Glen Urquhart by 17% (53%-36%) in the U.S. House race. Flowers and Bonini are tied (42%-41%) and Wagner leads Korn by 10%. Beau Biden has a 42% lead over the Libertarian and write-in Republican candidate for Attorney General.

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El Somnambulo On Al’s Show This (Tuesday) Morning **LIVEBLOG**

Filed in Delaware by on October 26, 2010 31 Comments

Will be talking about Colin Bonini, the no-show part-time legislator who wants to be a full-time State Treasurer. Or, at least, paid like one. WDEL 1150-AM at 9 a.m. **UPDATE** ‘Bulo is on the air now. I can’t listen at work but others record what you’re hearing below.

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Tornoe’s Toon: Campaign Signs

Filed in Delaware by on October 13, 2010 4 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Campaign Signs

Do they annoy anyone else, or just me?

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Farleigh Dickinson Poll Results

Filed in Delaware by on October 5, 2010 10 Comments

A new Fairleigh Dickinson poll has Carney leading by 15%, Wagner leading Korn for Auditor by 15% and Bonini and Flowers tied in the Treasurer’s race.

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