The debt ceiling, locally
Gee, that Jim Messina from the Barack Obama recoronation campaign – always telling me what to do. Now he wants me to call Andy Harris: The President spoke last night about the need for Congress to come...
View Article‘Here are my colors, bold and clear’
I thought about adding this item to my ‘odds and ends’ last night but decided it was worth more in commentary than that. At this time last year Jim Rutledge was a barely known contender for a U.S....
View ArticleHarris sets me to thinking
They’re a little longer than a radio commercial, yet not long enough to allow attention to wander. The latest “update” from Andy Harris concerns President Obama’s Stimulus II. Clocking in at 1:38, it...
View Article“You’re not defeated as long as you never stop fighting.”
The title of this post came from the first line of an e-mail I received from what I guess would now be considered The Cain Solutions. It was his explanation to supporters about his next steps in a...
View ArticleOdds and ends number 43
More of the small stuff you love! Let’s begin with this. Up in the Second Congressional District, GOP candidate Larry Smith is challenging his four rivals to eight hour-long debates on various issues....
View ArticleWhat Bongino doesn’t do – and what he does
I thought this was worth some comment on, but decided it didn’t belong on my Examiner page at this time – I may refer back to it in the future. Earlier today U.S. Senate candidate Dan Bongino had this...
View ArticleThe next Rule 11?
If you’ve been reading here awhile, you probably know I was one of the most vocal opponents of the adoption of Rule 11 in favor of both Andy Harris and Bob Ehrlich two years ago. (If you have not been...
View ArticleThe new year
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am not a big fan of the holidays. Perhaps it’s because of other tasks I have to do in my life, but nearly seven weeks out of the year between Thanksgiving and...
View ArticleTen Question Tuesday: January 15, 2013
Today’s guest comes from a perspective which might surprise you. Jonathan Bydlak comes from a political background as the Director of Fundraising for Ron Paul’s 2008 Presidential campaign, but has...
View Article‘A bullet in the back’
I probably gave Jackie Wellfonder short shrift late last night in updating my post on the Wicomico County Republican Club meeting. She did her own take on what was said by MDGOP First Vice-Chair Diana...
View ArticleThe legal fight against guns
As a means of getting back into things political after my weekend away, I found this chart – compiled by newly reinstalled Senate Minority Leader David Brinkley – quite instructive. It’s meant to be an...
View ArticleI love form letters!
The other day I got an interesting note from onetime Maryland Senate candidate turned campaign director Chris Cavey. I’ll just start with it and comment later. Michael, Just wanted to write you a quick...
View ArticleA doable goal?
Yesterday we received word that the unemployment rate dropped again, with another month of job growth in the 200,000 range. It’s not the Reagan recovery of the 1980s – when we had 15 straight months of...
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A full-court press for support
Last Saturday I received this pamphlet in the mail, something I could only describe as a full-court press to make Dr. Ben Carson into a viable Presidential candidate for 2016. To those who didn’t...
View ArticleWho’s out may be as important as who’s in
Recently I’ve posted about three likely entrants into the 2016 Presidential race – Jeb Bush and Dr. Ben Carson on the Republican side and Jim Webb representing the Democrats. Naturally with an open...
View ArticleA Palin problem?
As the 2016 Republican presidential field begins to expand rapidly, there is one name that evokes equal parts devotion and disgust: Sarah Palin. The question of whether or not she would run in 2012...
View ArticleTaking the queen
The news cycle today was dominated by the reports that Hillary Clinton would make her 2016 plans official on Sunday – and she would be doing it via social media and in small groups because she’s...
View ArticleIrrelevant?
As I relaxed after a long Mother’s Day weekend with family, this story from the Washington Times piqued my interest. Here’s Jeb Bush, who most consider the “establishment” Republican candidate, trying...
View ArticleGaining interest
On a Friday night in Alabama, it’s probably not unheard of to have 20,000 people in a football stadium. But the only game going on was a political one, for Donald Trump was holding a campaign event in...
View ArticleAbout that TEA Party…
My “10 from 10″ post this morning regarding the 9/12 Rally back in 2009 got me to pondering where the movement has gone in the intervening years. If you’ve been a reader around here for a long time,...
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