DELAWARE WATCH
The interesting thing about the coverage of this is that you have to read the Maryland papers to learn that it was Lt. Governor John Carney who really got the ball rolling with Maryland.
It was Carney who approached O'Malley and engaged him about the Bluewater Wind project.
He's also talked with Corzine in NJ (although I take it - again, from a non-Delaware paper) that they aren't as excited as Maryland.
What's up with the blind spot the DE media has for Carney's efforts on this?
Ugh, Mark. Just checked your blog this morning and it's full-on Carney adoration, isn't it. Should we keep applauding Carney for this one shining moment and just not bring him to account for the blind eye he's turned during the rest of this disastrous Minner Administration?
"Ugh, Mark. Just checked your blog this morning and it's full-on Carney adoration, isn't it."
That's an interesting criticism from someone whose own blog could fairly be characterized as full-on Markell adoration. Keep on reading my stuff big boy. You'll learn something.
"Should we keep applauding Carney for this one shining moment and just not bring him to account for the blind eye he's turned during the rest of this disastrous Minner Administration?"
I'll tell you what - from you I'd be willing to accept some applause for this shining moment. Even you've got to admit Carney has worked very hard on this and that his efforts have borne fruit that will pay dividends for years to come. Give me a clap and then we can move on.
Mark,
The difference between my site and yours is that I've made public comments supporting Markell. I've already been "outed," so to speak. And the point still remains. What of the abject failure on Carney's part to admonish the Minner administration. That's the biggest piece of the puzzle you Carney-lovers fail to respond to. It's much like John McCain at the national level -- why hasn't he been more forceful in rebuking the president? Carney can't just sit by and continue to take credit for Bluewater (the capital of which he's pretty much worn out now that we know he's with the developers in the eminent domain debate) when there's a dozen other fuck-ups on Minner's menu that he shouls answer about.
I could make the exact same observation of Jack Markell.
I like Jack, but he really is all talk. I challenge you to name one issue over the past year -- just one -- where Jack has *taken action* to affect the outcome on a piece of legislation or important issue.
You'll note the emphasis on *action* - I'm not talking about issuing a press release, or writing a letter or issuing a study. Talk isn't action.
I'm talking about picking up the phone and reaching out to someone. I'm talking about bringing people who may not agree (or even like each other) into a room to work out an issue. Hell, I'm talking about walking up to the Governor of a neighboring state and telling them that we have some wind turbines going up in a few years and that his state should get in on it.
You've been in legislative hall enough to know that this is how things get done.
I used to think that Jack only talked and didn't back it up with action of any sort because it was lower risk. Why stick your neck out if you don't have to? Action requires that you have some skin in the game.
But honestly, and I say this as a person who knows Jack and has worked with him in the past, I think that this point escapes him. It does not fit into his leadership paradigm. I honestly do not think that he knows how to get things done when there are deeply entrenched differences of opinion, or when the solution requires risk or expenditure of political capital.
That's precisely why he makes a very good State Treasurer, and why he would make a very ineffective Governor.
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