The Myth of the Well Run State
on May 23, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Over the weekend liberals tried to get the myth going that Maryland was a “well run state.” Well, we took to Twitter to disavow them of that notion, which led to what you see below…
[<a href=”http://storify.com/BrianGriffiths/the-misguided-notion-that-md-is-a-wellrunstate” target=”_blank”>View the story “The Misguided Notion that MD is a #WellRunState” on Storify</a>]<h1>The Misguided Notion that MD is a #WellRunState</h1><h2>Liberals like to think that Maryland is well run, something championed by @JustDaFacts. </h2><p>Storified by Brian Griffiths &middot; Sat, May 19 2012 08:59:15</p><div>Md #1 in education #1 in personal income, low unemployment, strong safety net, tech&amp;med leader @insidecharmcity @Andrew_Langer #WellRunStateSteve Lebowitz</div><div>We took to the Twittesphere to disprove that silly notion…</div><div>Maryland: 40th in business-friendliness according to CEO magazine, May 2012. #WellRunState @justdafactsAndrew_Langer</div><div>Maryland ranked 43rd in &quot;overall freedom&quot; in 2011 Mercatus Center study. #WellRunState @justdafactsAndrew_Langer</div><div>Md #1 in education #1 in personal income, low unemployment, strong safety net, tech&amp;med leader @insidecharmcity @Andrew_Langer #WellRunStateSteve Lebowitz</div><div>Love it when @justdafacts goes into ad hom attacks when he can’t critique substance. Mercatus study confimed others’ findings. #WellRunStateAndrew_Langer</div><div>Maryland ranked 40th in corruption prevention, graded D- by study jointly done by Public Radio International. #WellRunState @justdafactsAndrew_Langer</div><div>Same integrity study gave Gov. O’Malley’s office an F. #WellRunState @justdafactsAndrew_Langer</div><div>I’m not here to read studies for you, @justdafacts . TY for dismissing studies you haven’t read. #AcademicHonesty in a #WellRunStateAndrew_Langer</div><div>MD ranks 40 in ethics &amp; transparency #WellRunState #mdpolitics http://bit.ly/GEMhZ8Mark Newgent</div><div>Maryland’s jobless rate is up. We respond by raising taxes? #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>In trouble with the tax man? In MD that’s no impediment to serving on a politically charged redistricting committee #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Not enough money for &quot;necessary programs&quot; but plenty for in-state tuition for illegal aliens? #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>.@GovernorOMalley 2007 special session tax hikes supposed to slay deficit yet here we are taxed again #WellRunStateMark Newgent</div><div>I mean did you see the end of Session chaos @GovernorOMalley caused? #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Nutball groups like @healthymaryland are allowed to set tax policies that destroy jobs #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Instead of listening to the people, MD General Assembly sets out to neuter right to petition #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>General Assembly proposes strict I’d check to sign petitions, but vigorously opposes voter ID laws #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>MD’s &quot;#1 school system&quot; has worst 8th grade math poverty gap in nation. #WellRunState #mdpoliticsMark Newgent</div><div>The Baltimore Grand Prix; need I say more? #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>60% of grads from MD’s &quot;#1schools&quot; in state colleges need remedial math &amp; English. #WellRunStateMark Newgent</div><div>Deflecting the roving mob violence in the Inner Harbor by saying &quot;crime is down&quot; #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Failing to produce a balanced budget because 50 days were spent on gay marriage #wellrunstate #mdpoliticsBrian Griffiths</div><div>Making the cost of dying higher by doubling the cost of a freaking death certificate #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Sustaining a culture of corruption that allows @GovernorOMalley’s donors the jets to the kingdom #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Turning over state environmental and climate policy over up the Global Warming Industrial Complex? #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Rocky Gap…… #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Despite the multitude of ethics violations, Ulysses Currie is still a State Senator #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>And an education system so productive that elected @MDDems think more spending is less…. #wellrunstateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Fostering a job climate that creates more jobs….in Virginia http://bit.ly/Jdzj32 #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>$5.6 billion in lost revenue thanks to migration out of Maryland? Check http://bit.ly/p0Yvdf #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Did I mention MD Climate Action Report was written by special interests instead of experts? http://bit.ly/H3snTm #MDPolitics #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>State Center overhaul as a payoff to @GovernorOMalley’s donors? Check http://bsun.md/GUZgR3 #MDPolitics #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Illegal arrests of pro-life activists? Check http://bit.ly/JDXZ5y #WellRunState #MDPoliticsBrian Griffiths</div><div>Delegates steering taxpayer funds to boards on which they are Board Members? Check http://bit.ly/yFDcbV #MDPolitics #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Shenanigans in DBED Tax Credit programs? Check http://bit.ly/JDZ79g #WellRunState #MDPoliticsBrian Griffiths</div><div>The MD Department of Labor negligent on safety checks? Yup, that too http://bit.ly/zzUdnV #MDPolitics #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>Attempts to keep state research and information out of the hands of citizens? Yup http://bit.ly/AuaY9Y #MDPolitics #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>A sitting judge taking political positions on hotbutton issues? Check http://wapo.st/JDZMrf #MDPOlitics #WellRunStateBrian Griffiths</div><div>The point of course is this: there is no earthly way that Maryland is a #WellRunState #MDPolitics #NewsYouCanUse #CaringBrian Griffiths</div><div>Apparently not, @justdafacts , since a study by PUBLIC RADIO INTL gave them a failing grade, 2 years into their 2nd term. #WellRunStateAndrew_Langer</div><div>Join the fun, @stephenmengland . Let @justdafacts know.just what a #WellRunState Maryland REALLY is!Andrew_Langer</div><div>#Maryland is ‘moving forward’ in the wrong direction http://www.examiner.com/node/47453861/friends_family via @sharethis #MDGOP #mdcons #WellRunStateMichael Swartz</div><div>#WellRunState? RT @MDMRN: Really? After tax hikes this year, the MD legislature is not ruling our more next year? http://bit.ly/J3G0RXBrian Griffiths</div><div>But we’re such a #WellRunState RT @MDMRN: Maryland in 1st place! In job losses in April. http://bsun.md/Jp9f1i #mdcons #mdpoliticsBrian Griffiths</div><div>I guess the Sun is now trashing @JustDaFacts #WellRunState now, too! Maryland sees biggest job loss in nation in April http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-bz-maryland-jobs-april-20120518,0,324315.storyAndrew_Langer</div>
Brian Griffiths is the Editor-in-Chief of RedMaryland.com, Maryland’s leading news conservative news source. He is also a host of Red Maryland Radio and The Air Raid on The Red Maryland Network, Maryland’s only podcast network of political content. In 2004, Brian became Maryland’s first political blogger, earning him the nickname “The Dean of Maryland Bloggers.”
Brian has been involved in Maryland conservative politics since 1998 when he became involved in his College Republicans chapter. Since then he has been involved in numerous local, state, and federal-level campaigns. He was twice elected Chairman of the Maryland Young Republicans, the only person to be twice elected to that position unanimously. He also served as the Assistant Secretary and the Northeast Regional Vice-Chairman of the Young Republican National Federation. Additionally, he served four years as a member of the Maryland Republican Party Executive Committee from 2011-2015.
In addition to his duties with Red Maryland, Brian is also a columnist for The Capital in Annapolis, where he writes about state and local issues. His writing has also been featured in the Baltimore Sun, Maryland Reporter, the Pasadena Voice, and Camden Chat. Brian is also a frequent commentator on local politics for WBAL Radio in Baltimore and WMAL Radio in Washington.
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