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• Senate Candidate Jim Rutledge Calls for Audit of Mikulski Supported Stimulus Program

  —Carroll Standard

  FOREST HILL, Maryland — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Rutledge today called for a comprehensive independent audit of the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ program created and passed earlier this year by Congressional Democrats and demanded heightened accountability for taxpayer dollars spent to date on the government-run program.

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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 1:23am EST
  

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• The Obama administration — ask it no questions, it will tell you some lies

  —Baltimore Reporter

  From Powerline Even congressional Democrats are disgusted with the Obama administration’s phony accounting of what the stimulus plan supposedly is accomplishing. Earlier this week, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey lambasted the government’s flawed data purporting to show that $160 billion in stimulus spending has created or saved at least 640,000 [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:21am EST
  by Robert Farrow

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• 'Bo-Tax' for Health-Care Reform?

  —Salisbury News

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  Plastic surgeons shriek as Democrats consider an excise tax on elective cosmetic procedures to raise funds for health reform
  
  The tax is just one of many ways the Senate bill aims to raise $6 billion to help pay for the $848 billion plan, which [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:55am EST
  by joealbero

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• Jesse Jackson: ‘You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man’

  —Baltimore Reporter

  By Mike Soraghan The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature healthcare bill. “We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill from Alabama,” Jackson said at a reception Wednesday night. “You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man.” The [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:30am EST
  by Robert Farrow

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• ONE SENATOR’S CHOICE: OBAMACARE OR REELECTION

  —Baltimore Reporter

  By Dick Morris A Zogby Poll this week illustrates the stark choice facing Senate Democrats as they have to decide whether or not to vote for ObamaCare. The poll shows that Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, high up on the list of vulnerable Senate Democrats seeking reelection in 2010, literally faces a [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:23am EST
  by Robert Farrow

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• Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for Inquiry

  —Delusional Duck

  Democrats in Congress asked for two separate investigations of drug industry pricing Wednesday as they continue working on legislation to overhaul the nation’s health care system. [...] The price increases could add more than $10 billion to the nation’s drug bill, which is on track to exceed $300 billion this year. [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:53am EST
  

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• Slicing up the Shore

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  Yesterday I posted on the gerrymandering “silver spring” of the Swing State Project proposed to wipe away the GOP from Maryland’s Congressional delegation. He (or she) also did the same for Maryland’s General Assembly.

  At the moment the composition of the House of Delegates is 104 Democrats, 36 Republicans, and [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:33am EST
  by Michael

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• The 10-0 project

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  While I briefly covered what former governor Bob Ehrlich said on Saturday during his introduction of Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, Ehrlich mentioned what he termed the “10-0 project”. It’s an effort to place Democrats completely in charge of the Maryland Congressional delegation by owning all eight Congressional seats along with [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:02pm EST
  by Michael

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• Former ACORN Fund Raiser Gets Obama Judicial Nomination. Yes, You Read That Right

  —Salisbury News

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  Democrats played hardball in filibustering nine of Mr. Bush's appeals court nominees. It is time for Republicans to turn the tables and use the same tough standards to fight one of Mr. Obama's far left appeals court nominees. Here are five reasons David Hamilton would be a disaster on the [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:10am EST
  by joealbero

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• Maryland Democrats prepare to launch new blog

  —Inside Charm City: Baltimore, Maryland blog

  The Maryland Democractic Party has a new blog that has yet to debut. Currently it just has a RSS/Twitter link and a form to sign up for email that notifies you when it is up.

  The blog name is The Online State and it will be at http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/.

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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:46am EST
  by Jeff Quinton

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• Without Life, No Rights

  —Carroll Standard

  "The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing." -Abraham Lincoln House Democrats are [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:47am EST
  

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• Now It's Your Turn: Can Ehrlich win in 2010?

  —Maryland Moment

  Former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) has said he will conduct polls and convene focus groups to help decide whether a rematch against Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) is winnable. Democrats have mocked his efforts. What do you think? Can Ehrlich beat O'Malley in 2010? Please tell us what you [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:23pm EST
  

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• Turnbull Congratulates Scott... Sort of

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  This is about the most backhanded "congratulations" we've ever seen. Somewhere former Maryland Democrats Press Secretary David Paulson is smiling.
  
  Media Contacts: David Sloan
  Office: 410.269.8818
  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
  STATEMENT FROM MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR SUSAN W. TURNBULL
  
  ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 14th, 2009)
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 6:48pm EST
  

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• Obama eyes spending freeze to tackle deficits

  —Delusional Duck

  Record imbalance could endanger economy, Democrats’ political prospects The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a freeze or even a 5 percent cut in their budgets, part of an election-year push to rein in record deficits that threaten the economy and Democrats’ political prospects next fall. China, the [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:22pm EST
  

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• “Washington is doing everything in their manpower, capability, to destroy U.S. manufacturing

  —Red Maryland

  by Robert Farrow at the Baltimore Reporter
  
  
  
  

  Substitute “US Government” for Obama and the Democrats, and you get the truth as Bloomberg reports that Emerson Electric, the massive $21 billion [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:21am EST
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• “Washington is doing everything in their manpower, capability, to destroy U.S. manufacturing

  —Baltimore Reporter

  Substitute “US Government” for Obama and the Democrats, and you get the truth as Bloomberg reports that Emerson Electric, the massive $21 billion manufacturing conglomerate, is raising the white flag and moving offshore. Emerson Electric Co. Chief Executive Officer David Farr said the U.S. government is hurting manufacturers with regulation and [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:17am EST
  by Robert Farrow

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• Democrats don't wait for Ehrlich to enter

  —Maryland Moment

  Former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) has yet to say whether he is running again for governor. But the Democratic campaign against him has apparently already begun. On Thursday, Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Susan W. Turnbull released an "open letter" to the former Republican governor, posing several unflattering questions [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:00pm EST
  

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• Democratic Party Chair has some "friendly" advice for Ehrlich

  —The Sun Maryland Politics

  For the second day in a row, Maryland Democrats are insisting they have nothing to worry about in next year’s elections. The latest comes from Democratic Party Chair Susan Turnbull, who is circulating a letter to former Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich. (See yesterday's take from O'Malley campaign manager [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:45pm EST
  by Laura Smitherman

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• Turnbull Taunts Ehrlich

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  Maryland Democratic Party Chair Susan Turnbull just sent out this delightful open letter taunting former Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich. Game on!
  
  Dear Former Governor Ehrlich,
  
  Running for governor is an intensely personal decision for you and your family, and no one – Republicans or Democrats – should [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:00pm EST
  

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• OH: Portman Leads Dems

  —Hedgehog Report

  On top of the Connecticut poll below, Quinnipiac University released a new poll for the US Senate race in Ohio to replace George Voinovich. Right now, top GOP candidate Rob Portman holds a lead over both top Democrats.US SENATE- OHIO (Quinnipiac)Rob Portman (R) 39% Lee Fisher (D) 36% Rob Portman (R) ... [...]

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• Dems Rejected 11 Amendments Requiring Congress To Enroll In Gov’t-Run Health Plan

  —Salisbury News

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  (CNSNews.com) – More than 200 amendments were rejected by the House Rules Committee ahead of Saturday's vote on the Democrats' health care bill, including 11 that would have required members of Congress and other government officials to be enrolled in the same federal insurance plan' [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:25am EST
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• Democrats Boast Special Funding For Home Districts In Trade for Pelosi/ObamaCare Vote

  —Carroll Standard

  Two last-minute supporters of the House healthcare reform bill boasted of the funds they had won for their districts Monday morning.
  
  California Democratic Reps. Jim Costa and Dennis Cardoza touted new funding for projects and facilities in their districts coming as a result of the House's health legislation.

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:46am EST
  

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• Is Frank being frank?

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  I came across an interesting article in yesterday’s Washington Post regarding some of the media buys which have occurred over the last couple days.

  The piece by Aaron C. Davis and Ben Pershing features a number of House Democrats who voted on both sides of the bill. Obviously groups like [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:08pm EST
  by Michael

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• Mikulski's on her feet again, and in the game

  —The Sun Maryland Politics

  Maryland Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski proclaimed it a "great day" for the world and a "very special day" for herself, not necessarily in that order. Either way, it looked like good news for Democrats, which is something of a turnabout after last week's elections, which gave Republicans something to [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:41am EST
  by Paul West

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• Democrats Already Moving to Ditch Pro-Life Amendment to Pelosi’s Government Takeover of Health Care

  —Carroll Standard

  Appearing on MSNBC yesterday, seditionist Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) declared: “I am confident that the Stupak amendment will not be in the final version of the bill - we will be working very hard to eliminate it.”

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:37am EST
  

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• Problems on the Left for Kratovil

  —Maryland Politics Watch

  Bob Stewart, Executive Director of Montgomery County’s giant public employees union MCGEO, has sent out an open email to the Democrats and the rest of labor blasting Congressman Frank Kratovil for not supporting health care reform. This is a sign of big problems to come for the freshman.
  
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

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• Democrat senators divided on government health insurance, so House’s bill has nowhere to go

  —Delusional Duck

  The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate. Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 5:57pm EST
  

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• Who Do They Think They Are Fooling?

  —Mike's Nether Land

  I am talking about the 39 Democrats who voted NOE last night, one of whom was our own Frank Kratovil. Do they really expect their constituents to believe that they voted against Speaker Peolsi because they considered the bill to be an affront to our Constitutional form of government and [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 1:56pm EST
  

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• Confirmed: Buy Insurance Or Go To Jail

  —Salisbury News

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  'This is ultimate example of Dems command-and-control government'
  
  A Michigan congressman has released a report from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation confirming that the House Democrats' health-care bill could impose penalties of up to $250,000 in fines and five years in jail for failing to buy the' [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:50am EST
  by joealbero

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• 2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes

  —Delusional Duck

  WASHINGTON — Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governors’ races in a cross-country Democratic wave. Now, with most [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

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