When to declare?

The Associated Press reports Richard Hug says he believes Ehrlich will run and is “looking at the situation very hard.” Why does Richard “Dick” Hug’s opinion matter? Well, Dick is the single biggest Republican fundraiser in the state of Maryland. He was crucial to Ehrlich raising a record breaking amount in his 2006 campaign. If [...]

Would Maryland government workers threaten a strike?

California’s largest public union authorized a strike last weekend.  Members of SEIU 1000 voiced opposition to furloughs and a failure by California to ratify a new union contract. While California’s public union is standing up for its employees, AFSCME, Maryland state employee’s largest union,  is busy using their union dues to fund commercials about health [...]

Suggest a cut?

On July 21, 2009, Governor Martin O’Malley asked Marylanders for their suggested budget cuts (http://www.gov.state.md.us/budgetcuts.asp). The website description says “In the past two and a half years…we have made some difficult choices to balance our state budget.” Why do WE need to give OUR opinion if WE have already made tough choices? My choice: cheap [...]