Fiscal Policy
Frank Kratovil’s Buddy is One of Top Congressional Porkers
Maryland 1st District congressional candidate Frank Kratovil has been crowing about his campaign’s designation as a DCCC-targeted race. His buddy, DCCC chair Chris Van Hollen is promising to pour all kinds of special interest money into Kratovil’s race.
We shouldn’t be surprised that Van Hollen is capable of funneling cash into Kratovil’s campaign coffers. [...]
O’Malley Abolishes Independence Day
July 4th is no longer Independence Day in Maryland. Put away the flag, break out the bait. July 4th is now “Take Me Fishing Day” in the People’s Republic.
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The King of Borrow and Spend
Fiscal restraint means restraint on BOTH the taxing AND spending sides of the ledger… unless you are a member of the appropriating class or (evidently) Americans for Tax Reform. While I have always been an admirer of Grover Norquist, his folks over at ATR must be having a truly blond moment to name [...]
Louise - What Would Uncle John Say?
The following are comments I gave during the debate over the FY2009 Salisbury city budget at Monday night’s City Council meeting:
I had not planned on coming to speak this evening. However, I had a job in Lewes this morning and on my way home I found myself driving on the John J. Williams Highway. [...]
080609 - Salisbury City Council Live Blog Event
Tonight we witness the ceding of all power to the Queen of Barrieland.
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Daily Times on Wicomico Department of Law
The Daily Times’ Susan Parker delivers another well written editorial this morning regarding the newly established Wicomico County Department of Law. While I don’t disagree with her logic, I believe that emphasis was misplaced on two particular points.
The City Council in Salisbury, in its typical fashion of neglecting to
take up issues that really matter [...]
Barrie Tilghman Achieves Goal
In her tenth year in office, Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman has accomplished what most megalomaniacs only dream of. Tonight the Salisbury City Council will formally hand over all governing authority to the Queen of Barrieland.
Not a shot will be fired. Not a stone will be thrown. The only protest will come from [...]
Copeland - “Status Quo is Last Thing Taxpayers Need”
Delaware Sen. Charlie Copeland (R-4) plainly states that Delawareans DO NOT need more of the status quo which has been delivered by 16 years of Democrat rule in Dover. In response to Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn’s announcement to run for Lt. Governor:
“For 16 years, the same politicians have had control of Delaware and the [...]
In Wicomico, Cutting Taxes Is Absurd
During yesterday’s Wicomico County Council meeting one thing was made abundantly clear - the Wicomico County government has little interest in tax relief for its residents and NO desire to cut spending.
I arrived a few minutes late to Tuesday’s meeting. I walked in to find that the agenda had been changed and the vote [...]
Salisbury - All’s Well in the Land of Low Taxes, Toys and Safety
If I didn’t know better I would swear that our own Daily Times had shifted from (supposedly) being a newspaper to becoming a humor mag. Unfortunately not.
This morning we learn that Salisbury Councilwoman Louise Smith WON’T support higher taxes. I haven’t heard anything so humorously absurd since a friend of mine stood before [...]
Nothing But Love in the Wicomico County Government
Perhaps Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt has finally wormed his way into the good graces of the Daily Times. Today’s paper makes no mention of a potential multi-million dollar liability to be taken on at the behest of Pollitt.
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The Once and Future Wicomico County Department of Law
On Friday we ran a post regarding the establishment of a full time legal department in the FY 2009 Wicomico County budget. What we reported then was accurate, but more details have arrived since then.
Note: This is a long post covering a somewhat complicated topic; so please bear with me. Because it [...]
Salisbury’s Cavalier Attitude to Taxpayers’ Money
Looking at the front page of this morning’s Daily Times the average Salisbury taxpayer might believe that the Salisbury City Council, even Mayor Barrie Tilghman’s RUBBER STAMP majority of Louise Smith, Gary Comegys and Shanie Shields, is looking out for the average citizen. This would be a mistake.
Spooning out a few cups from Tilghman’s [...]
The Hidden Bonus in Wicomico’s Budget
On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council will vote whether to approve County Executive Rick Pollitt’s supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2009. This budget will be slightly different from Pollitt’s proposed budget. The Council decided to cut $646,000 from education and suggested that the cut be applied to roads ($300,000), contingency ($206,000) and fire [...]
Louise Smith - Next on “Issues and Answers”
Tuesday’s Salisbury City Council meeting was long and, at times, boring. However Councilwoman Louise Smith made it worth waiting ’til the end by her closing performance.
To set this up we all need to remember that Louise only allows questions to be answered IF it is to her advantage. In other words, IF she [...]
