Greg Visscher
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Nobody Can Predict the Future — But MoCo’s Trends, Under These Politicians / Ideologues, Seem Clear
Read more: Nobody Can Predict the Future — But MoCo’s Trends, Under These Politicians / Ideologues, Seem ClearNobody can precisely predict the future. But, with a basic understanding of history, economics, business cycles, interest rates and public policy (oh, and political ideology), one can pretty confidently spot and analyze trends. Trends are a fairly constant thing until they “aren’t” of course — but for a clear economic trend to stop, it generally…
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The Inconsistencies, Incoherence in CM Friedson’s Statement on Becoming Council President Are Glaring
Read more: The Inconsistencies, Incoherence in CM Friedson’s Statement on Becoming Council President Are GlaringCouncilmember Andrew Friedson (Democrat, representing mostly Bethesda and points West in MoCo) is sometimes the most “grounded” in reality on the Montgomery County Council. Not exactly the highest bar. But now, Mr. Friedson has “ascended the throne” and moved up to become the Montgomery County Council President for the 2024 term. The position was recently…
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The Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” Recommendations Distilled
Read more: The Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” Recommendations DistilledThe recommendations of the Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” are out. Well, they’ve been out for a few weeks now… but it isn’t clear that local media even bothered to actually read it before issuing press releases about the task force’s work. In short, “they” (the people on the task force, mainly individuals on taxpayer…
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Wannabe Congress “Squad” Member? MoCo Councilmember (“At-Large”) and US Congressional Candidate Laurie-Ann Sayles Employees a Rabid Anti-Israel “Progressive” Who Loves a Far Left Rant
Read more: Wannabe Congress “Squad” Member? MoCo Councilmember (“At-Large”) and US Congressional Candidate Laurie-Ann Sayles Employees a Rabid Anti-Israel “Progressive” Who Loves a Far Left RantCouncilmember Laurie-Ann Sayles (also a current candidate in the Democrat primary for a US House District in Maryland) is supposed to be a Councilmember “At-Large”, meaning she represents the entirety of Montgomery County, population estimated to about 1.13 million residents in 2022. But it seems like CM Sayles really think she was elected to represent…
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The Ubiquitous Nanny State Pushed by CMs Jawando, Glass and Others Somehow Misses the Damage Done by State-Run Lotteries
Read more: The Ubiquitous Nanny State Pushed by CMs Jawando, Glass and Others Somehow Misses the Damage Done by State-Run Lotteries“Give the gift of Maryland Scratchers from the Maryland Lottery”. That’s usually how the radio spot ad goes. It sounds pretty innocent and “fun” — who doesn’t like giving a small gift to co-workers or friends and family – especially when that $2 scratcher gift could yield the recipient $5,000 or more? For the average…
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Impasta LLC? Dollface Beauty Inc? Let’s Peek Into What Montgomery County’s “Economic Development Fund” Grants Your Tax Dollars To
Read more: Impasta LLC? Dollface Beauty Inc? Let’s Peek Into What Montgomery County’s “Economic Development Fund” Grants Your Tax Dollars ToEyelash extensions. Botox and dysport injections. Gluten-free pasta and baked goods. A company that sells “Virtual Reality simulations”, including “Implicit Bias Training” via something called HarmonyVR™. What do they all have in common? Companies selling these diverse services and wares received your tax dollars in 2020 via the Montgomery County “Economic Development Fund Grants” for…
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Montgomery County Paid Something Called “Energy Audits and Green Solutions, LLC” $3.31 Million in 2020: What Exactly Was It For?
Read more: Montgomery County Paid Something Called “Energy Audits and Green Solutions, LLC” $3.31 Million in 2020: What Exactly Was It For?Montgomery County appears to have a transparency issue with how it discloses its vendor information to the general public or those seeking more details from the data and county spending source(s) housed at spending.data.montgomerycountymd.gov. As Mr. Reardon “Sully” Sullivan (a former candidate for Montgomery County Executive) has documented, “as all organizations must do, the Montgomery County…
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County Exec Elrich Cuts Issue Advocacy Ad for Large “Non-Profit” Run by Huge Donor to the Maryland Democrat Machine
Read more: County Exec Elrich Cuts Issue Advocacy Ad for Large “Non-Profit” Run by Huge Donor to the Maryland Democrat MachineLocal “democracy” dying in darkness? Where is the correct attribution by CE Elrich to local Democrat mega-donor Mr. Vincent DeMarco? Browsing on YouTube.com, if the Google goblins are tracking you, you might be greeted by an advertisement that looks like a semi-official Marc Elrich / Montgomery County government proclamation or communication. In fact, it uses the…
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CM Jawando Attends Taxpayer-Funded “Action Youth Media Season Showcase” at AFI Theater
Read more: CM Jawando Attends Taxpayer-Funded “Action Youth Media Season Showcase” at AFI TheaterShowcase featured a short, very one-sided film about “Alrowwad Arts Org”, led by virulent anti-Israel director, who seems to chastise those condemning the October 7th attack in Israel on civilians. CM Jawando glosses over this fact. Councilmember Will Jawando informed his constituents (all 1.1 million of us, as he is an “At Large” Councilmember) via…