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BLUE & GOLD
2008
Delaware politicians show their true colors. Who is feeling blue? Who
is looking like gold? The Grapevine knows.
July 11, 2008
| Joe Biden |
Democratic senator |
GOLD |
Although he never quite got around to
endorsing Obama, he'd say yes to veep. Typical Joe -- he's ready to be the
drum major before he joins the band |
| John Carney |
Democratic lt gov running for governor |
BLUE |
He takes credit for creating a wind farm.
Big deal. Isn't that what politicians do for a living? |
| Jack Markell |
Democratic treasurer running for governor |
BLUE |
He debuts his campaign with a "57 in 57"
tour. If governor doesn't work out, he's a lock for a sales job at Heinz
ketchup |
| July Fourth |
|
BLUE |
When did the parades become a subsidiary
of Campaign Inc.? Bands and fire trucks are cool, but there are more
politicians waving than U.S. flags |
| Pam Maier |
Republican state rep moving to Colorado |
GOLD |
She escapes from the land of Pike Creek to
Pikes Peak, while leaving behind a mountain for the House GOP to climb to
keep the majority |
| Ruth Ann Minner |
Democratic governor |
BLUE |
Her second term is nearly over. It was
like a new reality show -- "American Idle" |
April 29, 2008
| Bill Lee |
Republican draftee for governor |
BLUE |
His family makes him go to Disney World instead of the state
convention. He's so desperate for Republicans that Florida police plan extra
security for Dumbo |
| Charlie Copeland |
Republican for lt gov with a print shop |
GOLD |
His entry scares off other Republicans.
Never argue with a du Pont who buys ink by the barrel |
| Delaware Republicans |
|
GOLD |
They experience the most spectacular
revival since the invention of Viagra |
| Ruth Ann Minner |
Democratic governor |
BLUE |
Still no fix for the budget shortfall.
What is this -- an adult governor with attention deficit disorder? |
| Bluewater Wind |
|
BLUE |
There isn't enough wind in the world to
compete with Delmarva's source of power -- a locked desk drawer in the state
Senate |
| Tom Sharp, Richard Cordrey & Don Isaacs |
Senate Democratic ex-presidents pro tem |
BLUE |
They serenade Pro Tem Thurman Adams at a
tribute. It's a good thing they weren't singing for their supper, or they'd
have gotten Alpo |
March 17, 2008
| Delaware Republicans |
|
BLUE |
In the governor's race, they're still AWOL -- Absent With
Out Levin |
| John Daniello |
Democratic state chair |
GOLD |
He says his party should take sides in
primaries, or the money wins. It's Old School. He wants Democrats to be
endorsing candidates, not endorsing checks |
| Eliot Spitzer |
The most famous john in America |
BLUE |
If he wants to go into seclusion, he could
move to Delaware and run as a Republican |
| Chris Bullock & Karen Hartley-Nagle |
Democratic candidates for Congress |
BLUE |
They say Mike Castle has been in D.C. too
long. Let's see if they say it if Joe Biden is in the room |
| Tom Gordon |
Democratic New Castle County ex-executive |
BLUE |
Misdemeanor, shmisdemeanor, he wants his
old job. This makes him the anti-Obama, running on the hope of audacity |
| Sherry Freebery |
Democratic New Castle County ex-chief
admin officer |
BLUE |
Gordon says he won't bring her back. Don't
believe him unless he's packing garlic and a silver stake |
| Laird Stabler |
Republican A-G, U.S. attorney, national
committeeman |
FOREVER GOLD |
Farewell, old friend. You were the gold
standard of politics |
Feb. 20, 2008
| Nancy Wagner |
Republican state representative |
BLUE |
She gets herself hired at Del State and her hubby at the
prison system. Memo to Wagner: It's a legislature, not a job fair |
| Alan Levin |
Republican ex-candidate for governor |
BLUE |
His run for governor was so over-inflated,
it belongs in the Mitchell Report |
| John Carney & Jack Markell |
Democratic rivals for governor |
GOLD |
Obama comes to town, and it turns them
into the Doublemint Twins |
| John Brady |
Republican candidate for insurance
commissioner |
GOLD |
Smart move for Brady. If he's running for
insurance commissioner, he's one Republican with an excuse not to be drafted
for governor |
| West Sussex Republicans |
|
BLUE |
Why do only East Sussex Republicans have a
Lincoln Day Dinner? Are y'all still waiting over there for the South to rise
again? |
| Delaware Grapevine |
|
BLUE |
It's been, like, forever since the last
Blue & Gold. Isn't anyone at Grapevine paying attention? |
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