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Open Primaries: Ellen Versus Ellen 2 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
The issue of whether or not Republicans should move to an open primary format seems to be dominating the political debate right now, especially since MDGOP Chairman Diana Waterman – correctly, in my v...
Haddaway: What's In a Name, Anyway? 18 Jul 2013 | 09:55 pm
One of my cause celebres has long been for the MDGOP to do a better job recruiting and developing talented women candidates and officeholders. It was the topic of an op-ed piece I had in the Frederick...
'Tis The Season for Political Hubris 15 Jul 2013 | 09:38 pm
Merriam Webster defines hubris as “exaggerated pride or self-confidence.” The ancient Greeks had a far more sinister definition for it, regarding it as a sin so terrible that it required swift and ex...
Justice, the Death Penalty, and Kami Ring 18 Jun 2013 | 01:16 am
Today is probably the first time you’ll ever hear the name Kami Ring. Unfortunately, in all likelihood, it’ll probably also be the last. Ring – 10, of Cecil County – was buried today, the victim of a...
"MDGOP to Bloggers: Drop Dead" 19 Apr 2013 | 09:13 pm
Hey, MDGOP…was it something I said? That’s what my first thought was when I read the party’s policy on credentialing bloggers interested in covering its spring convention this weekend (as reported by...
Ellen Sauerbrey: "Showing Up Counts for Something" 9 Apr 2013 | 09:33 pm
One of the iron laws of MDGOP politics is the fact that, other things being equal, the establishment of the past will always support the establishment of the present. We witnessed this phenomenon las...
Back to the Blogging Barnyard 9 Apr 2013 | 12:40 am
So, I took a brief sabbatical from blogging, but events in the MDGOP chairman’s race have necessitated that I climb back in the arena. So here goes. First, here is my latest op-ed piece in the Freder...
"Healing the Rift" 28 Mar 2013 | 12:38 am
Based on the reaction it got, I took my “MDGOP: The Ins Versus the Outs” blog entry and expanded it into an op-ed which ran in The Sun this morning. Enjoy. And, in related news, there are reports tha...
Pants on Fire? 26 Mar 2013 | 10:28 pm
Interim MDGOP Chair Diana Waterman issued a statement addressing the two recent controversies which have raised questions about her leadership abilities. (Michael Swartz reprints the message in its en...
Pope-A-Dope Politics 24 Mar 2013 | 10:05 pm
Fellow blogger Michael Swartz weighed in on recent GOP missteps on Monoblogue. You can read what he wrote here. Swartz’s piece was especially interesting to me because of the following excerpt: “In ...
