Gov. Hogan’s changes for Maryland come with an in-your-face attitude

The Washington Post ^ | August 1, 2015 | Ovetta Wiggins

[doberville]

You left? Well, at least we’re down one.

[trebb]

And although it is thrilling many of his supporters, it is stirring resentment among some Democrats (who believe it is only their side that can act independently and be ass-hats) in the General Assembly...

[hal ogen]

After 30 years of “living” there in monkey county. Free at Last! Thank God, Free at last!!!

[vette6387]

“Ovetta Wiggins is a good fascist.”

Figures! She’s another affirmative hire Holder’s Person at the Washington Compost!

[nd76]

I lived 30 years in Maryland. I really liked the state, but despised the liberals and crooks who ruined it.

The most recent election showed that there actually is some hope; the GOP has the most representation in the House of Delegates that they’ve ever had: 50 seats (out of 141). They flipped two legislative districts in the last election, and ended up with a gain of 2 senators and seven delegates (MD has 47 districts, each one gets 1 senator and 3 House members). The GOP now has to start making breakthroughs in Montgomery County, as well as trying to pick up two districts in Anne Arundel County that are ‘Rat controlled as well as the Bowie area in Prince George’s County and Columbia area in Howard County. They need 71 seats in the House to take over.

Think this is impossible; look next door at West Virginia, where there was a remarkable GOP sweep in the 2014 election.

Governor Hogan is doing a great job, and appears to have popular support. It took some guts for him to close the Baltimore hoosegow, since drug dealers ran the place; the ‘Rats were so clueless on how to run it that Barf Mikulski filed a bill in the federal Senate to permit government jamming of cell phone frequencies in the vicinity of the prison (apparently most prisoners had cell phones smuggled to them).

Hogan also shut down plans to build the east-west “Red Line” light rail project (there is a north-south “Central Line” in existence that serves the two stadiums in downtown Baltimore along with the airport and the I-83 corridor north of town). What he should do is get funds to complete I-70, which Barf Mikulski had a hand in stopping 40 years ago when she was a city council woperit. Instead of preserving whatever community spirit may have existed in West Baltimore, not building I-70 aided in the deterioration of the city, as commerce moved elsewhere in the metropolitan area.

If Hogan beats his cancer, he’s got a solid shot at getting re-elected.

[zot]

Thanks for the Governor Hogan ping. So far, I like what he is doing.

[zot]

Thanks for the Governor Hogan ping. So far, I like what he is doing.

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping*

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The other difference is that Larry’s dictates, as far as I know, are perfectly legal.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

He announced them on his own, deriding inaction by past administrations and acknowledging that he had made little effort to seek Democratic legislative leaders’ input before he acted.

Maryland "Freak State" PING!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Finish I-70 AND I-83. The were both supposed to end at I-95. Also, build the connector from I-70 to the US 40 expressway downtown, thus resurrecting I-170.

[PLMerite]

“Always remember, maryland is THE Freak state. It is hopeless there. Escape while you can. “

I hope to be out soon.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Sounds like one pubbie learned from Obola how to “get things done”. Wish Boner and McTurtle had learned.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Uh uh. 70 would’ve destroyed Leakin Pk and that was a huge sticking point, never mind the great old graveyards that would’ve been hurt. Old St. Paul’s ended up mutilated thanks to the PC MLK as it was. They should have thought it through better before setting the course they did.

[hal ogen]

Escaping out of there was one of our best decisions. There is life after being in that LIB-infested hell.