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• Pull Up A Chair

  —Carroll Standard

  

  In anticipation of Senate Democrats' introduction of an $849 billion dollar plan to overhaul the nation's health care system, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn last week announced his intention to press for a full reading of the 2,074 page bill on the floor of the Senate, a process' [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:10am EST
  

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• Local Businessman Throws His Hat Into Ring for Cohen's Seat

  —Capital Punishment

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  A local businessman and political activist has expressed his official interest in being appointed to Josh Cohen's soon-to-be-vacant seat on the County Council. Chuck Ferrar, the long-time owner of Bay Ridge Wine and Spirits now joins the ranks of other county Democrats hoping for the District Six Seat. While I [...]

  Posted: November 26, 2009, 3:21pm EST
  by Paul Foer

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• Memo for Democrats

  —Red Maryland

  As we celebrate what we are most thankful for, here's a reminder about the Pilgrims and why they didn't eventually wind up starving to death (H/T Instapundit):
  

  In 1620 Plymouth Plantation was founded with a system of communal property rights. Food and supplies were held in common' [...]

  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:50am EST
  by Brian Griffiths

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• Memo for Democrats

  —Brian Griffiths

  As we celebrate what we are most thankful for, here's a reminder about the Pilgrims and why they didn't eventually wind up starving to death (H/T Instapundit):
  

  In 1620 Plymouth Plantation was founded with a system of communal property rights. Food and supplies were held' [...]

  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:49am EST
  

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• MA: Coakley Leads Dem Primary

  —Hedgehog Report

  Scott Rasmussen released a poll last night for the Special Election to replace Ted Kennedy. Interesting results as all four leading Democrats in the primary reach double digits.US SENATE - MASSACHUSETTS - DEM PRIMARY (Rasmussen) Martha Coakley 36% Michael Capuano 21% Alan Khazei 14% Steve Pagliuca 14%This poll was done November 23rd among ... [...]

  Fetched: November 25, 2009, 8:18am EST
  

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• Birnbaum on Washington

  —Carroll Standard

  Jeff Birnbaum discusses the current political difficulties for the Democrats and President Obama and how they are entering a period of "make or break" for their agenda.

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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:43am EST
  

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• Poll Data

  —Baltimore Reporter

  From Powerline Current poll data are brutal for the Democrats. In the Rasmussen survey, President Obama’s approval index, the difference between those who strongly approve and strongly disapprove of his performance, has hit a record low of -15. Overall, voters disapprove of Obama by 54-45%. That’s no doubt in part because [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:13am EST
  by Robert Farrow

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• Recent Prince George's County News (24 Nov 2009)

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  wtop: Governors [Kaine, O'Malley] blast [Catholic] church [bit.ly]  rt @insidecharmcity Maryland Democrats’ blog debut [bit.ly]  mediabistro.com: Washington Post Closing LA, NYC and Chicago Bureaus [bit.ly]  @ rtpostcrime Greetings from the Pr. George's courthouse, jail (note by reporter Ruben Castaneda) [bit.ly]  rt @wbjsarah Pr. George's County enlisting public health for' [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:59pm EST
  by D. C. Russell

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• Maryland Democrats’ blog debut

  —Inside Charm City: Baltimore, Maryland blog

  

  There was a previous blog post here previewing the Maryland Democratic Party’s new blog, called The Online State. The blog is now live and its contributors include Susan Turnbull and Isaac Salazar.

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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  by Jeff Quinton

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• Support for Health Care Plan Falls to New Low

  —Baltimore Reporter

  By from Rasmussen Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% now oppose the [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:11am EST
  by Robert Farrow

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• As lawmakers focus on divisive policy issues, Democrats’ health bills leave gaps for consumers

  —Delusional Duck

  For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don’t rate close to a perfect 10. The Democratic measures would leave 12 million or more eligible Americans uninsured. Many middle-class families who’d now be required to buy coverage would still find the premiums a stretch, even with government aid. [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:51am EST
  

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• Harris Leads Kratovil In MD -1 Poll 52 To 39%

  —Salisbury News

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  Poll: Dem freshman Kratovil down by double digits in rematch with Harris
  
  Rep. Frank Kratovil (Maryland) would be one of the first Democrats to go if Republicans make significant gains during mid-term elections, and a new poll shows he has reason for concern.
  The Tarrance Group poll, which was [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by joealbero

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• DeMint: Democrats Refuse to Listen to Americans, Vote for $2.5 Trillion Government Takeover of Health Care

  —Carroll Standard

  WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, made the following statement after 60 Democrat senators voted in favor of advancing the Reid-Obama health care takeover bill:

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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 1:24am EST
  

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

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

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  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

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  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
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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
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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.
  
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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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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