Kenton Files for Delaware House Seat

Milford businessman Harvey R. Kenton, Jr. on Friday filed his candidacy for the 36th District House seat being vacated in November by Rep. V. George Carey.  Kenton will seek the GOP nomination.

“Over the past few years I have seen state budgets continue to grow while our families’ budgets are stretched to the breaking point in many cases,” said Kenton.

“It will be no easy task but it is time to look for practical ways to hold the line on state spending and at the same time fostering the ability for our small?businesses to grow and flourish in a sluggish economy."

“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and we must keep government out of the way of their future,” Kenton said.  “By listening to what they need we can quickly get Delawareans back to work and grow our way out of this downturn.”

Kenton, 68, is a Navy veteran and a lifelong Milford resident.  He has been married to his wife Jeanne for 45 years.  They have three children and five grandchildren.  Kenton serves as a director for the Delaware State Fair, Peoples Place II, The Felton Bank, Greater Milford Boys and Girls Club and the Milford Community Cemetary as well as being a member of the Milford Church of God and the Cedarfield Ruritan Club.

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Cuccinelli – Hurt Can Raise Money During Legislative Session

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has issued an opinion that Virginia Sen. Robert Hurt (R-Pittsylvania) can raise money for his congressional race during this year’s General Assembly session.  Virginia law prohibits members of the legislature from raising money while the legislature is in session.  Cuccinelli’s opinion states that this prohibition does not apply to federal races.  Hurt is seeking the GOP nomination to challenge Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA).  According to Cuccinelli:

However, it is my further opinion that such prohibition does not restrict fundraising activity related to a campaign for federal office. Finally, it is my opinion that federal law pre-empts Virginia’s fundraising prohibition when a General Assembly member solicits or accepts contributions solely for a federal office.

This opinion is in line with the practice in other states – states with far more stringent campaign finance laws than those of the Commonwealth.  However, some of Hurt’s opponents for the GOP nod are not convinced:

"Although it may be legal, it certainly isn’t ethical," said Laurence Verga, a private real estate investor from Ivy and one of Hurt’s rivals in the June 8 primary. "The American people are tired of career politicians like Senator Hurt who put their personal aspirations above their ethical obligations."

Verga said the intent of the 1997 law that forbids Virginia lawmakers from accepting contributions was to "prevent lobbyists from buying votes."

While Delmarva Dealings has not been a supporter of Hurt’s campaign, Cuccinelli’s opinion was the right call.

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Bill Bolling Is Point Man on McDonnell Jobs Package

When Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was elected governor last November, and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling was re-elected, McDonnell stated that Bolling would be in charge of McDonnell’s plan to bring more jobs to the Commonwealth.  In order to finance the plan, McDonnell’s administration has put forward a $50 million plan to finance more economic development in Virginia.  Bolling will now also be in charge of shepherding McDonnell’s plan through the legislature.

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Will Wicomico Council Flush Millions Down Drain on Tuesday?

On Tuesday, February 2nd, the Wicomico County Council will meet.  On the agenda is a public hearing on whether or not the county should spend $1.5 million for five acres across from the Wicomico County Youth and Civic Center.

Fair enough.  Reasonable people can differ on the advisability of this particular use of the public’s money.  Many Wicomico citizens, like myself, will oppose this acquisition despite our agreement that the civic center needs additional parking.

Why?  It’s fairly simple.  This is one more example of the complete disdain county officials and bureaucrats have for the citizens of Wicomico.

RICK POLLITT

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Bob McDonnell – Expressing America’s TRUE Values

On Wednesday Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell delivered the GOP response to Barack Obama’s 2010 State of the Union address.  You can view the speech here:

McDonnell’s message will prove important because he expressed the ideas upon which this great nation were founded and those ideas which have made our nation the greatest on earth.  While Obama wishes to continue throwing hard earned tax dollars (and even more money borrowed from the likes of Communist China) at problems, McDonnell’s message was one of self-reliance, self-sacrifice, liberty, and innovation:

Good government policy should spur economic growth, and strengthen the private sector’s ability to create new jobs.  We must enact policies that promote entrepreneurship and innovation, so America can better compete with the world.  What government should not do is pile on more taxation, regulation, and litigation that kill jobs and hurt the middle class.  It was Thomas Jefferson who called for “A wise and frugal Government which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry ….and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned…” He was right.

Today, the federal government is simply trying to do too much.

While most Democrats and far too many Republicans seek enhanced personal and corporate power through the overreaching hand of government, McDonnell’s message was one reminiscent of Ronald Reagan:

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Obama Coming to Charm City

President Barack Obama will be paying a visit to Baltimore Friday.  Obama is scheduled to visit an unidentified small business and address a retreat of House Republicans.  Given that Congressional Dems seem to lock the GOP out of everything meaningful going on in Congress, I thought it was mighty kind of the Republicans to invite the left’s once upon a time messiah.

I was wondering if Obama was going to hand out any “cash from his stash” while visiting Charm City.

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Coons “All In” for Biden’s Senate Seat

Delaware Liberal reports that New Castle County Executive Christopher Coons has confirmed that he will seek the Democrat nomination for the Senate seat previously held by VP Joe Biden.  Since Biden’s son, Delaware AG Beau Biden, announced earlier this week that he will not run, Delaware Dems have been seeking a body to rally around.

According to Delaware Liberal, “we need to be ‘all in’” in order to beat the GOP standard bearer, Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE).  Fine by me. Delaware is hardly the “bluest of blue” states.  Mike Castle is hardly the heir to Reagan.  I hope Coons (or whoever gets the Delaware Dem nod) runs hard to the left.

How’s that Obama thing working out for you guys in the First State?

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Jakubiak To Challenge Colburn for Senate Seat

Wye Mills resident Chris Jakubiak has announced his candidacy for the Maryland Senate.  Jakubiak, a Democrat, will challenge incumbent Maryland Sen. Richard Colburn (R-37).

Jakubiak is the owner of an Annapolis planning firm which consults with local governments statewide.  Jakubiak is probably best known to Lower Shore voters as the planner responsible for negotiating annexation agreements for the city of Salisbury.

Jakubiak casts himself as “independent”.  He also claims that, "State government should be lean, effective, pragmatic and affordable,"  This is interesting given his own party’s overwhelming lock on the legislature and the fact that only one Republican has been elected governor in his lifetime (Jakubiak was born after Spiro Agnew’s election in 1966).  I guess Jakubiak thinks that Republicans are responsible for Maryland committing to spending more money than it takes in.  How about O’Malley’s 20% hike in the state sales tax?  Did Andy Harris, Lowell Stoltzfus, and the other GOP members of the legislature put O’Govenor up to that one?

.To be fair, Jakubiak has seemed to do an adequate job for the taxpayers of Salisbury.  However, Jakubiak’s work for Salisbury has received an unusual amount of scrutiny .  It should be remembered that Jakubiak received his contract with the city AFTER cozying up to then city councilman Mike Dunn and even purchasing “underwriting” (advertising) on the stations Dunn sells for.  There’s also the question of Jakubiak being paid by the very developers that he’s supposed to be garnering concessions from (technically, the money funnels through the city’s coffers before hitting Jakubiak’s pocket).

Good luck Chris.  It seems like you’re trying to sound like Frank Kratovil circa 2008.  He promised to be “independent” too … right up to when he voted for Pelosi for Speaker and then gave Barack Obama his vote for PORKULUS.

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Holloway Uncovers MORE Wasteful Spending at the BOE

Wicomico County Councilman Joe Holloway isn’t very popular with the bureaucrats over at the Wicomico County Board of Education (WCBOE).  He politely asks for information on their spending habits, they attempt to stonewall him, Holloway keeps fighting for the information, the bureaucrats are embarrassed.  At least the taxpayers get to find out how their dollars are being wasted.

Speaking last night at the monthly meeting of the Wicomico chapter of Americans for Prosperity, Holloway gave a brief re-cap of his term on the county council.  Holloway made one thing crystal clear – despite the protestations of people like Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt and several members of the county council, Wicomico County doesn’t have a REVENUE PROBLEM.  Wicomico County has a SPENDING PROBLEM.

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Kratovil Admits Dems Lied About ObamaCare

Embattled Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD) admitted that both the House version of ObamaCare is not budget neutral and that his own party misrepresented the fiscal effects of the bill.  Appearing this morning on WICO-AM during the Delmarva Talks show with Bill Reddish, Kratovil agreed with Reddish’s assertion that the bill couldn’t possibly be “budget neutral” given that taxes would be levied for the first ten years, but benefits wouldn’t start until after year 4.

Kratovil then admitted that this was only one problem.  He then noted that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) based their fiscal impact model on something that the Democrats clearly weren’t willing to do.  Kratovil noted that one of the CBO’s assumptions (provided by the House Democrats) was that physician reimbursements from the government would decline by 20% over the next ten years.  Kratovil stated that this wasn’t true; proven by the fact that the House passed the so-called “doctor fix” around the same time it passed its version of ObamaCare.

Kudos to Kratovil for honesty.  It’s amazing what a tough re-election battle brings to the fore.  If only he were so honest about his votes on PORKULUS and Cap & Tax.  Perhaps next time Kratovil appears on Reddish’s show, Bill will quiz him on why unemployment isn’t down as Kratovil’s crew promised.

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