Tag: Harris McDowell Delaware

Blevins Does Superb Job on Senate Committee Assignments.

Filed in Delaware, National by on December 29, 2012 10 Comments

Really. This is not snark. President Pro-Tempore Patti Blevins has served up an almost ideal set of committee chairs/committees. Thank you, Senator.

I have only two caveats before I heap praise on her:

The Bond Bill Committee is too downstate-centric, IMHO.

With the perceived conflict-of-interest on the SEU, Harris McDowell should not chair the Energy/Transit Committee.

That’s it.

Here’s what I like/love (in committee alphabetical order):

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Delaware’s 10 Most Intriguing Primaries of 2012: The Top 5

Filed in National by on July 12, 2012 43 Comments

The 11th SD is the Big One. Folks, challenger Bryan Townsend is running a great campaign. Exactly the kind of grassroots campaign that you need to knock off a powerful and entrenched incumbent. Meanwhile, in the 23rd RD race between Baumbach, Grant, and Bock, all three deserve to be in public service. I’m not sure I can ever recall a race like this with three great D’s running. There is no consensus amongst the DL contributors, and there will be no consensus amongst the voters of the 23rd. Bottom line: The voters can’t lose when all the candidates are winners. Man, why can’t I have choices like this?

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