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Md. GOP urged to stick together
The Washington Times ^ | December 3, 2006 | S.A. Miller

Posted on 12/03/2006 8:25:57 AM PST by Norman Bates

ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. called for Republican unity yesterday at the state convention, where the selection of party chairman revealed divisions within the party after last month's widespread election defeats.

"The hard left is in firm control of the state, and we don't have the votes to stop them," Mr. Ehrlich told party leaders in a ballroom at the Doubletree Hotel in Annapolis. "That's not the fate of Maryland in the long term. It's just where we are today."

His remarks were more upbeat than those he made earlier in the day during his last appearance on the "Stateline" program on WBAL-AM radio in Baltimore.

"You just have to ask yourself a really frank, blunt question: Do your views really comport with the majority views in the state of Maryland?" he said. "In this case, clearly at this time, the answer is no, because we got fired."

Mr. Ehrlich also predicted that legislation to legalize slot-machine gambling -- one of his chief goals rejected by Democratic lawmakers -- will pass the General Assembly either next year or in 2008, but that it likely would be tied to a package of tax increases.

(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: ehrlich; mdgop; pelura; steele
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Steele-backed Jim Pelura will be the new chairman of the MD GOP, defeating Anne Arundel county businessman and former U.S. House candidate John White. Pelura, a veterinarian, was the state campaign manager for Bush-Cheney '04.
1 posted on 12/03/2006 8:26:01 AM PST by Norman Bates
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Steele is back. :-)


2 posted on 12/03/2006 8:29:09 AM PST by Norman Bates
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To: Norman Bates

The hard left is in control at least partly because, when given the mandate to lead, Ehrlich and other GOP'ers turned into the soft left. And yet Bob, you still didn't get Michael J. Fox's endorsement.

Enjoy retirement.


3 posted on 12/03/2006 8:34:21 AM PST by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Norman Bates
We're screwed. I wonder what the results would have been if he had picked a decent running mate, cut taxes with the money he created, and allowed his staff to speak against homosexuality.
4 posted on 12/03/2006 8:37:31 AM PST by Vision ("As a man thinks...so is he." Proverbs 23:7)
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To: Norman Bates
Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. called for Republican unity yesterday at the state convention,...

Then stop spitting on the base's conservative values. Grow a backbone and stand up for America and her biblically based moral values.

JMHO!!!

5 posted on 12/03/2006 8:38:06 AM PST by EndWelfareToday (Live free and keep what you earn.)
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To: silverleaf

One of Ehrlich's problems is overconfidence.


6 posted on 12/03/2006 8:38:42 AM PST by Vision ("As a man thinks...so is he." Proverbs 23:7)
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To: Norman Bates

It is kind of suprising that Ehrlich lost, considering that he had favourable job approval ratings. But this is a blue state where voters are not known for their intelligence.


7 posted on 12/03/2006 8:41:37 AM PST by GregH
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To: Norman Bates; Lil'freeper; sauropod

The near future looks pretty dismal for Marylanders.


8 posted on 12/03/2006 8:43:48 AM PST by big'ol_freeper (It looks like one of those days when one nuke is just not enough-- Lt. Col. Mitchell, SG-1)
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To: Vision
I wonder what the results would have been if he had picked a decent running mate

When Ehrlich picked Michael Steele for a running mate, my first reaction was "picked a token black man". Later I met Steele in person and I changed my mind.

Then when Ehrlich picked Kirsten Cox, I thought "picked a token blind woman". I met her last October, and I WAS WRONG. She is an intelligent capable, articulate young woman who might have taken a shot at Milkulski later had she and Ehrlich been elected this time.

9 posted on 12/03/2006 8:57:08 AM PST by staytrue
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To: Vision

One more thing. If you look back at the campaign, O'Malley picked a black guy and never let him out of his sight. That is, his pick never campaigned alone.

Kirsten Cox campaigned alone over half the time.

She would have been a fabulouse lt. gov or even gov.


10 posted on 12/03/2006 9:00:25 AM PST by staytrue
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To: silverleaf
Ehrlich and other GOP'ers turned into the soft left.

Yep, we need to get a real conservative like Alan Keyes back to Maryland to run Statewide.

11 posted on 12/03/2006 9:14:46 AM PST by staytrue
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You seem to be a big fan of hers. 'She would have made a fantastic Lt Governor, Governor, or even threatening to take Mikulski's seat.' huh? Wow. Pretty good for a lady who had never run for election before and never headed anything other than handicapped agencies.
12 posted on 12/03/2006 9:24:06 AM PST by Vision ("As a man thinks...so is he." Proverbs 23:7)
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To: Vision

You have obviously never met her. You do a pretty good job of character assasination on someone you never met.


13 posted on 12/03/2006 9:30:45 AM PST by staytrue
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To: staytrue

HAHAHA, are you for real?


14 posted on 12/03/2006 9:32:13 AM PST by Vision ("As a man thinks...so is he." Proverbs 23:7)
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To: Vision

YOU HAVE NEVER MET HER IN PERSON, HAVE YOU ?


15 posted on 12/03/2006 9:46:14 AM PST by staytrue
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To: staytrue

What does this have to do with her personally?

Haven't we talked about this before, like before the election?


16 posted on 12/03/2006 9:50:36 AM PST by Vision ("As a man thinks...so is he." Proverbs 23:7)
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To: EndWelfareToday

(I agree End- They're the ones who bit their noses off to spite their faces & now they want to chummy up to the conservative base? Day late dollar short in my opinion. http://sacredscoop.com


17 posted on 12/03/2006 9:53:11 AM PST by CottShop
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To: big'ol_freeper

It's sure that we have a lot of work to do, but I think we can get back on course. Let's carry the ball, organize, grassroots, and get behind Steele, Pelura, White, and other capable people to take this state back.


18 posted on 12/03/2006 10:21:45 AM PST by Norman Bates
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To: Norman Bates

Republicans should just abandon Maryland and move to the South.


19 posted on 12/03/2006 10:46:56 AM PST by MinorityRepublican (Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
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No way. We ought to work hard to make Maryland - that "assured blue state" of theirs - to be a thorn in the democrats' side.


20 posted on 12/03/2006 11:03:22 AM PST by Norman Bates
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