The box we could be stuck in
After re-reading last night’s post, I think the time has come to explore a couple “what-if” scenarios. But first let’s consider the scene that is being set over the next couple weeks. First, the...
View ArticleSo long to MOM and Huck
The lack of results in the Iowa caucuses have seen two candidates for President exit the race. On the Democratic side, the rest of America found out what Marylanders already knew: in a race of any...
View ArticleOdds and ends number 80
For awhile I wasn’t sure I would ever make it to the 80th edition of this longtime monoblogue series but I have finally arrived with more tidbits that require only a few dozen words to deal with. Since...
View ArticleSenate candidate Wallace speaks before Somerset audience
By Cathy Keim Editor’s note: While inclement weather kept U.S. Senate hopeful Dave Wallace from making his formal announcement in Salisbury, nicer weather on Saturday allowed him to make an appearance...
View ArticleAndy Harris endorses Ben Carson: too little too late?
Multiple reports today revealed that our Congressman, Andy Harris, became the first member of Congress to endorse Dr. Ben Carson for President, taking time to join Carson on the campaign trail in South...
View ArticleCarson runs out of path
After a disappointing Super Tuesday round of fourth- and fifth-place finishes, Ben Carson saw the writing on the wall and, while not officially suspending his campaign, promised a different way...
View ArticleSome thoughts on tomorrow’s election
For Maryland’s election six weeks hence to have any national significance, it’s very likely that Donald Trump would have to lose Ohio and at least one other state. We’re now getting to the point where...
View ArticleThe road forward
Well, we are on from Wisconsin and Ted Cruz’s smashing victory over John Kasich and some other guy, you know, the orange-toned one with the bad hair and little hands. Yet those who back Donald Trump...
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2016 Maryland GOP Spring Convention in pictures and text (part 2)
When I last left you, I was commenting on having to get up at 6:45 for breakfast. Given that this was our election day and the polls were yet to open, this was the scene around the hotel on available...
View ArticleRegarding the First District Congressional race
This is the first of a few overview posts I plan on writing for local Maryland and Delaware races of importance. The reason I selected this race first is that there are only three candidates in the...
View ArticleOdds and ends number 88
As you might guess, the mailbox groans with new items when it’s election time. So this is a fresh edition of stuff I can deal with in a sentence to a few paragraphs. I regret not bringing one of these...
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Thoughts on Ben Carson
You may wonder why the name of the onetime Obama nemesis and 2016 Presidential candidate is popping up on this website after a lengthy hiatus, but wonder no more. Last Friday night I was one of...
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