'Liberal' Democrats bend until they resemble RepublicansBy AL MASCITTI 03/10/2005
Delaware, as anyone who follows politics can tell you, has voted increasingly Democratic in recent years. But that doesn't mean its voters, or the people they elect, have gotten more liberal.
The truth is, too much of the state's prosperity is built on its indulgent attitude toward big business for liberalism or populism to ever gain the upper hand. From incorporation laws that shield the identities of owners, to corporate courts that favor business executives over stockholders, to banking laws that legalized usury, much of Delaware's sound financial footing comes from looking the other way for corporate interests. And nobody in our three-person congressional delegation, whichever party they belong to, is about to forget that.
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"In plainer terms, they were protecting Delaware's pole position in the race to the bottom.
So next time you hear some talk-radio blowhard going on about how liberal our elected officials are, the proper response is, "Compared to what?" http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/mascitti/03102005.html