The brainiacs in charge of party matters, who thought it would be nice to move Maryland’s primary up and be more relevant in the national election obviously aren’t the ones with their butts out here doing party service on the front lines.
It’s f-f-f-f-FREEEEZING out here.
Did nobody notice the weather forecast [...]
Is any attention good attention? The gun lobby may soon find out.
The NRA has been inexplicably trying to get attention this session, and its latest stunt just might succeed.
It started in the afternoon on first day of legislative session: an NRA lobbyist, deep in his cups by all observers, confronted [...]
Look for Rushern Baker to get the nod to fill the senate seat that opened up from Gwendolyn Britt’s passing. Her loss also triggers a major food fight for who will now serve as Senate Chair of the Prince George’s County delegation. That battle is being waged now, and we [...]
The Golden Rule: He who has the gold makes the rules.
Responding to reports that he raised about $400,000 in campaign funds last year (after announcing his supposed retirement) uber-Dem party builder Mike Miller commented to the Post: “A general doesn’t leave the battle without giving his troops the weapons [...]
Today’s observation initially started as a comment “comptroller flunks algebra” because of his recent notice to employees. There, at the bottom of page two, is a silly way to compute the tax for a non-resident.
Then we thought, no, even Franchot couldn’t muff that. For something this obtuse, you need [...]
Wryoak’s editorial board simply loves the study of spin. No matter what position you name, there is an entertaining recharacterization of facts that can place the message in an entirely different light. (”Doug Peters walks on water!” -> “Eh, I knew that SOB couldn’t swim.”)
Try these on for size:
Without notice, [...]
Carroll County’s Circuit Court judge did little to stop finger pointing over procedural matters in 2007’s Great Revenue Grab. You’ve seen the news: The GOP said General Assembly leadership screwed up in handling procedures during the special session, and so concluded that any bills passed - like the tax increases [...]
What a difference a short stay with the Bush administration can make. Ellen Sauerbrey, conservative champion of limited government, announces she will shortly step down (no surprise … another off the ship as it sinks) from the State Department. In doing so she brags on her billion dollar budget and [...]
“A preliminary estimate of the costs of last month’s special session put the tally at about $360,000, although that figure could go up to as much as $462,000 when all the receipts from lawmakers come in, according to Karl Aro, executive director of the Maryland Department of Legislative Services.
The average [...]
Young Tommy Miller is on the list for a possible appointment as District Court Judge in Anne Arundel County. The list closed last night. Officially, the next step is to see who makes it through the commission, though some see this as a simple formality. After all, what’s the point [...]
State funding for stem cell research was preceded by one of the louder debates of yesteryear. It was really just about cash, of course, a way to funnel payola to the usual cast of favorites. After all, anyone interested in medical results wouldn’t lavishly duplicate scientific infrastructure state-to-state, nor rush [...]
At the last Board of Public Works meeting, Governor MOM and Comptroller Franchot (who has always wanted to play Mom himself) collaborated in an effort to pass a mandatory 25% MBE (minority business) Participation on all projects receiving state bond money. Treasurer Kopp had to be the Mom on this [...]
