A Closer Look at the Election

Thanksgiving is over, Christmas shopping has begun, the hunters are out in full force and it's cold here on the Eastern Shore.  So I guess this is as good a time as any to take a closer look at results of the recent election, particularly here on The Shore.

The Eastern Shore has, for the past [...]

Stimulus That Will Benefit Us

It's good to hear that President-Elect Obama is planning on more fiscal stimulus for the American economy and even better to hear that he plans to stimulate the economy by investing in infrastructure rather than just sending out checks to everyone.  We have been ignoring our infrastructure requirements in this country for some time and [...]

Don’t Cut My Stuff!

The opening of the 2009 session of the Maryland General Assembly is less than two months away and, of course, the maneuvering has already started.  As expected, the early action is all about money.

Over at the Maryland Politics Watch, Adam Pagnucco reports that Rich Madaleno has become chairman of the Montgomery County State Senate delegation.  [...]

Going Down?

As the national and global economies continue to deteriorate, we're fortunate that Maryland is in a better position than most states.  We're relatively wealthy, our economy is largely service based and a steady stream of Federal government expenditures supports much of the state economy. 

Nevertheless, we're definitely going to feel the effects.  A glance at [...]

Sidetracked

Well, it looks as thought the bid by the Club For Growth to put their man, Andy Harris, into Congress, may have been sidetracked.  After the first round of counting absentee ballots, Democrat Frank Kratovil's lead has increased to 2,003 votes.  Tomorrow the election boards will look at provisional ballots and then go on to [...]

The Voters Have Decided

It was an exhausting campaign that seemed to go on forever, but the voters have spoken (although it's not clear in some cases what they say) and it's time to look ahead.

Slots

After many years there is finally a clear decision that we will have slot machines in Maryland.  The vote was not close; slots won [...]