Politics
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As Montgomery County Faces Recession Pressures and Uncertainty, Marc Elrich Departs for Taiwan with Member of County Council
Read more: As Montgomery County Faces Recession Pressures and Uncertainty, Marc Elrich Departs for Taiwan with Member of County CouncilTen days after revealing his “recommended” fiscal year 2024 budget for Montgomery County, Maryland, that includes big tax hikes via property tax rates, County Executive Marc Elrich is departing for business and “international smart city” representation in Taiwan. Does it reflect someone concerned about County finances? On March 15, 2023, CE Marc Elrich put out a…
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Marc Elrich’s “Core 19th Century Beliefs”: Seeds of Stagnation Part 3
Read more: Marc Elrich’s “Core 19th Century Beliefs”: Seeds of Stagnation Part 3You can view Part 1 of the series here, and Part 2 here. “Maybe we need a formalized format that brings labor and others into an active discussion on what principles we might agree on – heaven knows that Republicans coalesce around their core 19th century beliefs.” The above “zinger” towards ‘Republicans’ was excerpted from…
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Who is Pillaging the Taxpayers Faster: MoCo vs Fairfax Edition
Read more: Who is Pillaging the Taxpayers Faster: MoCo vs Fairfax EditionLocal ABC7 News Affiliate WJLA reporter Nick Minock did some actual investigative journalism yesterday and revealed some pretty stunning facts about the state of our neighbor to the south, Fairfax County, Virginia, and their own local politician’s perks and taxpayer pillaging. Let’s see how Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors stack up to Montgomery County’s Councilmembers…
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3 Urgent Voting Reforms for MoCo
Read more: 3 Urgent Voting Reforms for MoCo1. Special elections – to replace representatives Four (and counting) Montgomery County representatives in the state senate and house of delegates left their positions this year. Their replacements are selected by a tiny group of 2 dozen Democratic Central Committee (DCC) members. The DCC has appointed a whopping 12 of 34 (35%) of the current…
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Leave the congratulations to us
Read more: Leave the congratulations to usNot a day goes by one of your state elected officials doesn’t find it absolutely necessary to show you what it looks life for them to work hard. From pictures of what the voting buttons look like, to congratulating each other on introducing or defending a bill, to the infamous iPhone picture of the voting…
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Seeds of Stagnation & Decline (Part 2): Marc Elrich’s Early Years in Takoma Park City Government
Read more: Seeds of Stagnation & Decline (Part 2): Marc Elrich’s Early Years in Takoma Park City GovernmentIn Part 1 of this series, we went through some past Takoma Park City Council meeting notes and discovered that current Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Marc Elrich has always had a general distaste for how people and “developers” (aka entrepreneurs or homeowners seeking better and more profitable use of scarce land) use their private property. …
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Book Banning is Alive and Well at Montgomery County Public Libraries
Read more: Book Banning is Alive and Well at Montgomery County Public LibrariesLocal author, and general thorn in the side of Montgomery County COVID lockdown fanatics, co-authored a book that was published in 2023 titled, “Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation”. If you haven’t purchased a copy yet, you can do so via Amazon, here. The book summary on Amazon: The kids…
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Seeds of Stagnation & Decline: County Executive Marc Elrich’s Early Years in Government
Read more: Seeds of Stagnation & Decline: County Executive Marc Elrich’s Early Years in GovernmentMontgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has been in public office, in either Takoma Park, MD city government or Montgomery County government, a staggering 35-plus years. That’s thirty-five, all in a row. In 2006, Elrich began his ascent in local politics, finally winning a seat on the Montgomery County Council after three previous attempts had come…
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Will Jawando Doubles Down on Conflating His Family History with Black Foundational American History
Read more: Will Jawando Doubles Down on Conflating His Family History with Black Foundational American HistoryCouncilmember Will Jawando (Democrat, At-Large) continues to use misleading language in his proclamations about America’s Black History month. As Clean Slate MoCo documented last month, the Councilmember made an obvious error in February 2022 in stating that “our ancestors” were brought “here in bondage” through the middle passage. As we noted then: His [Jawando’s] mother is…
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CM Kristin Mink’s “Masks 4 America” Nonprofit Likely Contributed to Staggering Litter Problem with “COVID Trash”
Read more: CM Kristin Mink’s “Masks 4 America” Nonprofit Likely Contributed to Staggering Litter Problem with “COVID Trash”Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink (Democrat, District 5) gained local and national notoriety as an “activist” and self-described “outspoken advocate for climate, immigration rights, and social justice.” In March 2020, CM Mink wrote on her blog that she “while still teaching middle school (virtually), I co-founded Masks For America, a volunteer-run nonprofit that crowdfunded, sourced,…