Councilmember Kristin Mink (Democrat – District 5) issued a fairly milquetoast but balanced (for her) statement on the ongoing turmoil and hot war in the Middle East last week (via X.com): The statement reads okay, but was likely heavily scrutinized/edited by CM Mink and staff prior to public issuance. Remember, this is the same firebrand…
Montgomery County’s beleaguered taxpayers are asked to fund all kinds of nonsense, as documented frequently at CleanSlateMoCo. At the same time, MoCo politicians talk incessantly about “combating hatred” and bigotry. There has been 18+ years of combatting “hate” through government proclamations and other public acts. Now, more investigations are turning up some really outrageous taxpayer…
Did you know that when it comes to garden and lawn tools, that the leaf blower is the most widely owned tool? Here are the rankings from 2012-2020. I think it is a fair wager that many residential property owners own an electric leaf blower as opposed to a gas one. If you have ever…
Only 4 months after taking office as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 17, Joe Vogel announced his candidacy for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. In the announcement, Joe is quoted as saying: The idea of waiting 15-20 years — waiting my turn as they say — while all these challenges continue…
News today from 2 council members, on two different issues, that despite recent court rulings and legal advice, have decided to proceed not with logic and rational, but a steadfast commitment to their ideology. First up, is CM Gabe Albornoz, who posted this statement on X.com (Twitter) What is most shocking with Gabe’s statement is…
Today, surrounded by other council members and Moms Demand Action representatives, Evan Glass proposed a bill to require gun shops to distribute suicide prevention information to customers that purchase a gun or ammunition. The Suicide Awareness and Firearm Education (SAFE) Act was co-sponsored by several council members, including co-Council Vice President Andrew Friedson (D-Dist. 1)…
Who (or what) is behind “Indivisible Montgomery”? The shadow organization that claims it is “in Montgomery County, MD, in defense of diversity, inclusion, fairness, transparency and the empowering of all Americans. We do what works best: influencing policy through our representatives and senators.” It further claims that it “is a diverse group of nearly 1,700…
Former Maryland State Delegate and Senator Susan C Lee, now Maryland’s Secretary of State under Governor Wes Moore, has made local and national headlines in the past week for her “consideration” of removing current Presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump from the Maryland primary election ballot. Why? For “aiding an insurrection”. Because of…
We love learning about new candidates, and we don’t mean the same names running for new positions. Fitzgerald Mofar is a true newcomer and has recently received official certification as a candidate for the MCPS Board of Education for the upcoming 2024 elections. We sat down and asked him a few questions to learn more…
Last week we provided a counter to Adam Pagnucco’s article “A War for MCPS? Part Three” where he laid out his recommendations for how a non-establishment candidate could win a seat on the MCPS Board of Education (or County Council). This week we want to provide an alternate strategy. Now to be fair, our political expertise…