Dellinger

The Wilmington Star-News endorsed Hampton Dellinger today. Interesting that they've rolled out all their other endorsements (other council of state offices, governor, local race) in the preceding days, but saved Barack Obama and Hampton Dellinger till the big Sunday reading day right before Election Day. I think they feel strongly about Hampton...and Obama, of course :-)

Qualifications matter, because in the unlikely event that something happens to the governor, the lieutenant is first in line to step in.

Debate postponed!

Last minute organizer complications resulted in postponement of the debate among Democratic Lt. Gov. Candidates previously scheduled for last night, Saturday April 12, 2008.

No new date has been set. It looks as if we may, as I post, have some kind of clock error on the site, as I am posting a little before six on Sunday April 12, 2008.

Rob Schofield in the Progressive Pulse posted an interesting piece about the recent US Supreme Court's hearing on the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Exxon was hit with a $5 billion punitive award after being held liable for creating the worst environmental disaster to hit this country. Exxon is asking the Supreme Court to eliminate the punitive award. Their lawyer, notes Schofield, is North Carolina's own . . .

Mr. Dellinger,

Could you please submit a statement regarding the recent to-do on this blog regarding Womble Carlyle and the idea that it should be denounced for representing Blackwater?

Lt. Gov. hopeful comes out against Duke Power's latest plan to harm the environment.