the Best Politicians Money Can Buy

 

I have a secret

There was a time when Maryland had a reputation for having the best politicians money can buy.  I was thinking things had gotten better but then along came State Senator Ulysses Currie who had demonstrated the new, modern way of corruption.

Let’s review the facts.  Senator Currie was elected by [...]

The Mosque at Ground Zero - Really?

 

Blue Mosque – Istanbul

I’ve been reading in the newspapers (remember them) and watching on TV the many Republicans warning Americans about the sinister plot to build a mosque at  Ground Zero in NYC.

Apparently, from what the Repubicans say, Islamic extremists are going to build a Triumph Mosque right at Ground Zero.  It will be [...]

It's Your Fault.

It's all your fault!!!

We love our sports here in the United States.  We spend a lot of money and time watching sports, attending sports, reading about sports and talking about sports.  We also participate in sports, and the most wildly popular sport this year is ‘Blaming Politicians for Everything.’

Our politicians can’t balance the budget!  [...]

The Money Race

The race is close!

There’s already a lot of interest on the Shore in the rematch between Frank Kratovil (incumbent) and Andy Harris (challenger) to represent Maryland’s first district in Congress.  But since the election is not until November and there are few reliable polls to let us know who’s ahead, we tend to [...]

Tea

Citizens Exercising their Rights

I’m alternately amazed, amused and appalled by the antics of the ‘Tea Party’.   The ‘members’ (a very loose term) of this confederacy seem to be an odd collection of anti-statists that range from libertarians to gun-rights advocates to anti-tax zealots to ‘birthers’ to militia members and appear to include a fair [...]

Employment Up!

Pulling for Victory

There are some good signs about the economy.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employers in Maryland added 35,000 jobs in March – the most of any state.

To be sure, some of the increase simply reflects people going back to work after the devastating snowstorms of February which reduced employment that [...]