Tag: John Carney

Delaware’s stupid, no-good, unfair tax code

Filed in Delaware by on April 24, 2017 22 Comments

John Carney is right to want to spread the pain of Delaware’s massive budget around. But he could do more if he actually wanted to fix the state’s terrible tax code.

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Carney’s Coffee Klatches

Filed in Delaware by on February 23, 2017 17 Comments
Carney’s Coffee Klatches

John Carney wanders Delaware looking for a magical pot of gold.

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Carney to Begin Budget Tour of Delaware

Filed in Delaware by on January 27, 2017 28 Comments
Carney to Begin Budget Tour of Delaware

John Carney is about to begin meeting with Delawareans to get our input on the budget. This is a great time to talk to Carney face-to-face. Forget about the tele-conference though. So if you want Carney to raise taxes on Delaware’s richest aka Greeville residents or legalize marijuana, you really should go.

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Carper, Carney, Hall-Long and Purzycki Absent from Women’s March

Filed in Delaware by on January 22, 2017 33 Comments
Carper, Carney, Hall-Long and Purzycki Absent from Women’s March

The following Delaware Democratic Party leaders were absent from the Women’s March on Saturday: Tom Carper, John Carney, Bethany Hall-Long, and Mike Purzycki. I’m sure their Delaware Way base are extremely happy.

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Carney’s Inaugural Address

Filed in Delaware by on January 18, 2017 3 Comments
Carney’s Inaugural Address

Carney’s Inaugural Speech as written.

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January 18, 2017 Open Thread

Filed in Delaware, Open Thread by on January 18, 2017 3 Comments
January 18, 2017 Open Thread

Richard Gregg to lead Christina School District, more homicides in Wilmington, Delaware has never seen a piece of land that shouldn’t be developed

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Things John Carney Thought About in 2016

Filed in Delaware by on January 16, 2017 4 Comments
Things John Carney Thought About in 2016

As El Somnambulo has mentioned, and I’m paraphrasing here, “John Carney has known for a year he would become governor, why is he just now thinking about how to fix Delaware’s budget shortfall?” So what are some of the things John Carney was thinking about in 2016 instead of Delaware’s budget?

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January 16, 2017 Open Thread

Filed in Delaware by on January 16, 2017 6 Comments
January 16, 2017 Open Thread

More shootings in Wilmington, Housing Not Handcuffs Community Justice Walk, and Carney appointments,.

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Waiting for Governor Milquetoast

Filed in Delaware by on January 6, 2017 6 Comments
Waiting for Governor Milquetoast

The headline on DelawareOnline read, “Carney to worried Dems: ‘Keep doing the right thing’ “. This in itself should have raised some red flags.

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I’m Just a Citizen Standing in Front of a Politician

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 15, 2016 4 Comments
I’m Just a Citizen Standing in Front of a Politician

Are you a concerned citizen? Do you rant on Facebook? Would you like to change your representatives’ minds in DC, but you aren’t a bank or big pharma? What to do?

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Trump-backer Colin Bonini is going to need a long shower after this campaign

Filed in Delaware by on October 25, 2016 2 Comments

Colin Bonini has steadfastly refused to unendorse the walking punchline that is Donald Trump, and lately he’s even using the same racist dog whistle.

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The All-Purpose Question Thread for Presumptive Governor John Carney

Filed in Delaware by on December 18, 2015 14 Comments
The All-Purpose Question Thread for Presumptive Governor John Carney

It has occurred to me that we don’t really know where John Carney stands on the major issues facing Delaware.  So, let’s put together a list for him. You know, to give him enough time to begin thinking about these things.  Please add your own questions to the list:

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The Most Important Delaware Race of 2016…

Filed in Delaware by on September 8, 2015 26 Comments
The Most Important Delaware Race of 2016…

…will be the primary for US Congress between State Rep. Bryon Short and State Senator Bryan Townsend.

It is a battle of the present (and, one hopes, the past) of the Democratic Party vs. a more progressive future.

Make no mistake: Bryon Short is the chosen heir to the mantle of middle-of-the-road mediocrity personified by Tom Carper and John Carney. He, or more likely Ed Freel and his ilk, have chosen ex-Carper staffer Mat Marshall to run his campaign. Carper’s ‘Brain’, Ed Freel, is calling the shots from his UD bunker.  Short, of course, served in Carper’s congressional office, and has made no bones about his friendship with Carper and Carney.  You may also recall that Bryon Short bottled up a minimum wage increase in his House committee until the bill was essentially emasculated.  Although strong on social issues, Short’s principal legislative focus has been on cutting yet more ‘red tape’ that, according to the Chamber and its allies, hobble businesses in Delaware. In fact, Short essentially had a committee created just for him with this run in mind: The (get this) House Economic Development/ Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee, aka The Business Lapdog Committee.

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