The question I have been asked most since taking the position of Executive Vice President of CRI is, “What is the Caesar Rodney Institute’s biggest goal for the coming year.” It is a great question, so let me answer it. CRI’s ultimate goal, for 2010 or any year, is to advance the debate over how [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Let’s Roll…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Delaware, A Better Way to Budget, A Path to Economic Growth
Posted in Government Spending on January 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If we had limited year to year increases in state budgets to cover the twin rising cost drivers of inflation and population growth our current state budget would be 30% lower, about $2.2 billion/yr instead of $3 billion/yr. We would only need one-fifth of the billion dollars a year raised by state income taxes.
Individualism vs. Socialism
Posted in Government Spending, Health Care, tagged individualism on January 27, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Where do we stand on this road to socialism? By 1900 government spending was only 3% of the nations’ income, by 1950, 24% and by 2009, 47%. Now add industries targeted by current government initiatives such as private health care and insurance at 7%, banking at 7%, and energy production at 13%, and we will easily exceed the point where government controls everything.
Apologies for the light blogging…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
CRI is preparing a special report for publication. Please stay tuned. Your patience is appreciated.
Delaware’s latest inmate death
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A 41-year-old Laurel man is the latest inmate to die in Delaware prisons. George J. Dombrosky, was serving 50 years and 20 days for first-degree Unlawful Sexual Intercourse and second-degree Murder at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) near Smyrna. His sentence effective date was 11/10/1997. According to a Department of Correction press release, Dombroskly died “after [...]
BREAKING NEWS: BEAU BIDEN NOT RUNNING FOR SENATE
Posted in Beau Biden on January 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Caesar Rodney Institute has learned Attorney General Beau Biden will not run for his father’s Senate seat. Biden e-mailed his supporters this morning, thanking them for their support: As many of you know, since returning home from Iraq, I have been giving serious consideration to running for the United States Senate. I have received [...]
Capitol Police investigate disturbance in Legislative Hall involving Beau Biden and Brendan O’Neill
Posted in Beau Biden, Criminal Justice Reform, Transparency on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Heated argument over ‘Bail Bill’ included multiple ‘F-Bombs.’ By Lee Williams A meeting between the state’s top cop and its chief public defender became so heated, so loud and so profane Thursday, that a worried Senate staffer called the Capitol Police to intervene, the Caesar Rodney Institute has learned. Attorney General Beau Biden and Delaware [...]
By way of introduction
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Caesar Rodney Institute on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, i just finished my first week as the Executive Vice President of the Caesar Rodney Institute. It was a week of immersed orientation, multiple meetings and information overload. It was a week dominated by change. There was a change of routine, a change of career, and a change of organizational structure. All in all, [...]
House moves to support dredging
Posted in Economy, Jobs, Unemployment, Wilmington on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A bipartisan group of state representatives has sponsored House Resolution #32 supporting the Army Corps of Engineers Channel Deepening Project. It’s primary sponsor is Rep. J. Johnson. Representatives Brady, Keeley, D. Short and D.P. Williams are additional sponsors. It is co-sponsored by Representatives BriggsKing, Carey, Hocker, Lee and Longhurst. WHEREAS, the Port of Wilmington is [...]
Delaware’s latest inmate death
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on January 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Joseph Birowski, of Hartley, is the most recent inmate to die in Delaware’s prison system. Birowsky, 53, was serving a 20 year sentence at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) for Continuous Sexual Abuse and Unlawful Sexual Intercourse. According to a Department of Correction press release, Birowsky died in the JTVCC infirmary Sunday night at [...]
