All posts by Brian Griffiths


O’Hubris

You have to love Governor O’Malley’s hubris: The GOP tactic of opposing a special session produces conflict when lawmakers should..

AA GOP Legal Counsel Wrap-up

Reports indicate no fireworks last night’s Anne Arundel County GOP Central Committee meeting, even in the wake of what we..

Straight Tax Talk

Capital columnist Eric Hartley talks straight about the Governor’s tax plan today: “The vast majority of Maryland families will be..

Owing Favors

Former Clinton Apparatchik Lanny Davis must owe someone in the O’Malley Administration a favor for his gushing genuflection over O’Malley’s..

A Gambling Gamble

Senate Republicans today said no to the O’Malley slots plan: Senate Republican leaders said that they do not support a..

Big Fat Zero

I am as big a Maryland basketball fan as anybody, but this is not a good thing to hear: The..

Don’t Believe the Hype

Free State Politics is firing up the hype machine and harping the MSTA talking points in favor of throwing more..

The Beginning?

Comptroller Peter Franchot unleashed this criticism of the O’Malley tax plan this week: State Comptroller Peter Franchot criticized government leaders..

Great Minds Think Alike

Apparently, I’m not the only cat who digs the idea of table games: As Gov. Martin O’Malley makes a pitch..

Beyond Ridiculous

Reports from our Super Secret Annapolis Bureau indicate that Don Dwyer was wearing a Hawaiian shirt during hearings at the..

Why slots won’t work

My esteemed RedMaryland colleague Streiff noted today that Governor O’Malley finally unleashed an expected piece of his budget-gap closing arsenal:..

Asleep at the Switch

It’s been three weeks since the Central Committee banded together to unceremoniously oust Chairman Mike Collins. One of their complaints..

Unconstitutionally Ours

This mysteriously was nowhere to be found in the Sun, but the O’Malley administration got cut off at the pass..

Planning Effects

Usually we wind up complaining the government isn’t doing enough planning. So I suppose it would be hard to fault..

Mark Your Calendars

I’ll be speaking to the Elephant Club on Thursday, October 11 at 7:30 am. I’ll be discussing blogging and some..

Uninspiring

Cicero at Political Insider proposes a rather lackluster list of potential GOP running mates for 2008. Take a look at..

Sense from Stoltzfus

I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out the Sen. Lowell Stoltzfus wrote an op-ed in today’s Sun that’s probably..