Rand Paul gets13 hours of fame as Dow Jones reaches record high
Last week (Tuesday) the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an all time high — during President Obama’s second term! Holy
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GOP delegates offer annual budget alternative
In an annual exercise in fiscal futility, House Republicans unveiled their alternative to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s 2014 budget Thursday, this time calling for zero growth that would require the governor to cut 2% from his request.
Read moreRepublicans should not be called the ‘party of Lincoln’
Daniel Day-Lewis’s richly deserved Oscar for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln should provoke some more consideration about who Abraham Lincoln’s
Read moreMontgomery Republicans striving to turn county purple in 2014
With the help of state party leaders and a lot of data, the Montgomery County Republican Party – which boasts the largest number of registered Republicans in the state – launched an all out ground game Saturday at their annual convention in Rockville. Their goal in this targeted effort is to change Montgomery County from blue to purple by the 2014 election.
Read moreGOP: Get your act together and find rational alternatives that appeal to all Americans
My boss at a major civil rights coalition once accused me of being willing to work for Republicans. “You’re right,”
Read moreDemocrats consolidate power in Maryland with victories for Obama, Congress, questions
In a state already dominated by Democrats, Maryland voters further consolidated the party’s power Tuesday.
The voters defeated the longest serving Republican congressman, clobbered congressional challengers to six Democratic incumbents, and approved all the ballot measures the great majority of Republican legislators had opposed, including same-sex marriage and expanded gambling.
Read moreThe Race: Obama won, get over it and here’s how he did it
The polls were right: Too close to call. But it went the president’s way in the end. Two weeks ago,
Read moreThe Race: Will Frankenstorm vote Republican?
The question sounds ridiculous but it is a surprisingly substantive one: Major national disasters or exceptional storms often cause profound
Read morePresident Barack Obama already has won
Imagine you’re a Martian visiting the United States to study the presidential election. You don’t speak any human language, so
Read moreWhat binds the Republican party? Faith, guns and Wall Street
Hurricane Isaac will delay today’s opening of the Republican Convention in Tampa. When it does begin, Fox News will surely
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