Bob Ehrlich
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Bob Ehrlich is the epitome of what is wrong with the Republican Party. I have met the man and I have heard deliver several speechs. He is a man with incredible arrogance. He is better than everyone else in his mind. He does not care about the average man, instead he only cares about himself and the affluent. Mr. Ehrlich is also incredibly disagreeable, something we do not need in the statehouse. The legislature is dominated by Democrats and how could a uncompromising Republican ever get serious legislation passed through the statehouse? He cannot. Mrs. Townsend offers a much better alternative. I have met her as well and she is charismatic and compassionate towards the average Joes in our state. She will lead this state into the next generation much more efficiently than her arrogant, self-centered opponent.
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giggles04
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I swear... I think it'd be cool if Maryland ended up with a Governor like Minnesota? did with Jesse Ventura... maybe that's what we need.
Tonio
Asperger's Poster Child
giggles, I'd love to see more independent politicians too. Here are some ideas for lessening the power of political parties and special interest groups:
1. No consecutive terms. President and Senate, one 6-year term and they're out; House, one 3-year term and they're out.
2. Public financing of campaigns. Each candidate puts up a deposit, and they lose the depost if they don't get at least, say, 10 percent of the vote.
3. Require the broadcast networks, as a condition of their FCC licenses, to give each candidate a half-hour of free air time in the last month of the election. The candidate could do the Ross Perot thing, or could take the half-hour as chunks of advertising time. They would still be able to purchase other advertising time.
1. No consecutive terms. President and Senate, one 6-year term and they're out; House, one 3-year term and they're out.
2. Public financing of campaigns. Each candidate puts up a deposit, and they lose the depost if they don't get at least, say, 10 percent of the vote.
3. Require the broadcast networks, as a condition of their FCC licenses, to give each candidate a half-hour of free air time in the last month of the election. The candidate could do the Ross Perot thing, or could take the half-hour as chunks of advertising time. They would still be able to purchase other advertising time.
Oh OK. As opposed to such humble and amicable Democraps such as Mr. Albert ("I took the inititive in creating the internet") Gore, Hillary ("We are the President") Clinton, Bonior, Paris (I only serve the counties that elected me) Spendenning, William Donald (Eastern Shore is the Outhouse of MD) Schafer.... And the list goes on and on. Oh yeah. Demorats aren't arrogant!
See above mentioned list and add to it! And what about "uncompromising" Democrats? Again see above list and feel free to add more Socialist miscreants.
Mrs. Townsend has likely never been seen with an "average Joe" unless it was a photo-op. She certainly has never been one of the "average Joes". And KKT is just as much a self-serving politician as any other that has ever sought the Governors mansion in MD. Perhaps more so since she comes from such talented stock!
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Dems, why don't you save yourself some time and just write "I loathe all Republicans and worship all Democrats as Gods"? We DO get the message, you know.
Democratic Ticket
That's the ticket-yes the demos rule!
Actually, have you met Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend?
Do you know anything personal about Erlich/Steele?
Like Steele represents Wall Street and he's really not much of a local?
At least Kathleen was raised in the circuit of politics-even so-we do lead the country in the "most" progressive bills in the nation.
:bandit: By the way~~if you write to them they do respond and things are achieved.
That's the ticket-yes the demos rule!
Actually, have you met Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend?
Do you know anything personal about Erlich/Steele?
Like Steele represents Wall Street and he's really not much of a local?
At least Kathleen was raised in the circuit of politics-even so-we do lead the country in the "most" progressive bills in the nation.
:bandit: By the way~~if you write to them they do respond and things are achieved.
Republican
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I was interested in noting that several of you have met one or the other of the candidates. I have met both and had discussions concerning Maryland. Townsend is as dumb as a doorknob and has no voting record. Ehrlich has a voting record and you can check it out. Maryland has a lot of problems and the next Governor has a big challege in setting things right. I do not think Townsend has the smarts to accomplish this job.
Okay, we won't.
That's simple for me, she has the Kennedy gene. What more needs to be said? She can't remember where she is, who she is with, or what she is doing. Next she’ll be swimming like Uncle Teddy did. No way can I see this person as our next Governor.
Oz
You're all F'in Mad...
It doesn't seem fair to question KKT's intelligence. She's nobody's dummy.
Unfortunately, she has been part of the administration that blew through a budget surplus and created this Billion dollar deficit we now face. That is enough reason to remove her. She tries to distance herself from some of these policies, but then claims to be the most active Lt Gov in the country. You can't have it both ways!
To say that there are too many Democrats in Maryland for a Republican governor to be effective is on par with a typical Democratic party scare tactic of threatening the social security and medicare of our seniors. Democrats have controlled Maryland for a long time now. Let's see what a Republican can do. If our elected officials are true professionals, and I believe they are, will the Democrats handcuff government for 4 years to get rid of the Republican governor, or will they just buckle down and get to work for the citizens who elected them?
I'm willing to vote for Erlich and find out! I think you're afraid that is Maryland elects a Republican for Governor, that we might like his policies too much and elect some more Republicans to the State House in a few years (just to make Gov Erlich's job a little friendlier during the legislative session.)
Unfortunately, she has been part of the administration that blew through a budget surplus and created this Billion dollar deficit we now face. That is enough reason to remove her. She tries to distance herself from some of these policies, but then claims to be the most active Lt Gov in the country. You can't have it both ways!
To say that there are too many Democrats in Maryland for a Republican governor to be effective is on par with a typical Democratic party scare tactic of threatening the social security and medicare of our seniors. Democrats have controlled Maryland for a long time now. Let's see what a Republican can do. If our elected officials are true professionals, and I believe they are, will the Democrats handcuff government for 4 years to get rid of the Republican governor, or will they just buckle down and get to work for the citizens who elected them?
I'm willing to vote for Erlich and find out! I think you're afraid that is Maryland elects a Republican for Governor, that we might like his policies too much and elect some more Republicans to the State House in a few years (just to make Gov Erlich's job a little friendlier during the legislative session.)