Comments on: In Which I Offer My Support To My Friend The Speaker

By: Chris Slavens

Chris Slavens — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:29:53 +0000

The SEED scholarship program should be eliminated in its entirety. Obviously, resolving these issues will require thorough discussion, but this sounds like a good start.

By: Jason330

Jason330 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:14:08 +0000

For the record. The first four words of what smitty wrote were spot on. I can’t speak to the rest of his comment.

By: pandora

pandora — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:41:24 +0000

True, but that’s sorta silly. If they can’t park there – and the town has also banned being dropped off by buses, etc – how public is it, really?

By: mike w.

mike w. — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:23:38 +0000

The only people allowed to park anywhere on our street must have a resident parking sticker. Not very public.

Just because someone can’t park on the street doesn’t mean the beach isn’t public.

By: Jason330

Jason330 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:15:27 +0000

You write?

By: RSmitty

RSmitty — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:15:14 +0000

J — Do you pretend not to read what I write, or do you actually not read what I write?
LOL. Dave, sort of none of the above. He pretends that he does read it, but doesn’t get much past the third or fourth word.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:56:01 +0000

Pan — It’s all public parking at public beaches. Now, you have to pay for it at a lot of those places, but that becomes public money.

J — Do you pretend not to read what I write, or do you actually not read what I write?

By: jason330

jason330 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:06:18 +0000

Dave’s (never far from the surface) GOP scoundrel comes out when he starts phrase parsing. Budget process? Hmmm…You mean taxes. Go ahead and admit that you don’t mind taxes that help out rich folks.

Yes. I’m a scoffer at your claims to be a budget hawk. So educate me.

Please let me know which corporate welfare programs (such as Tom Carper’s ongoing tariff abatement program that robs the state and national treasury) and tax breaks and subsidies for the rich (such as federally subsidized flood insurance and middle class tax payer funded beach re-nourishment) you’d like to see scaled back. Maybe you can assure me that you think Disney should pay a fair price for the …uh…services… it gets here in Delaware. Then I’ll know if you are really for “fixing the budget problem” or just for the usual GOP upward wealth redistribution agenda.

By: pandora

pandora — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:00:06 +0000

Fine with me, Dave.

BTW, how public are most of these “public” beaches? Be honest – because you and I both know, other than a block or two at the state line (complete with two (2!) porta-potties) and State “Parks” (Fenwick, Indian River and Dewy) there really aren’t “public” beaches.

The only people allowed to park anywhere on our street must have a resident parking sticker. Not very public.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:46:38 +0000

Funny that you guys would advocate Keynsian plans like paying someone to dig a ditch and then fill it, but not see the value of rebuilding public beaches that generate huge economic benefits.

It should be done through the normal budget process and not through earmarks, and I wouldn’t be able to complain if it had to come from a higher % of state & local funds.