Two short and sweet Kisses of Death… O’Malley’s Folly: Sometimes I wonder if maybe Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has it all figured out. By that, I mean I wonder if he has it figured out in a way that us mere mortals simply cannot understand or comprehend. Why else? Why else would...

If there’s anyone reading this who has any say in the matter, would you please remove my name from any of the papers in the collection of the former Congressman and Former Maryland Governor and nearly Former Man with Dignity, Bob Ehrlich? Thank you. Hey, the last time Bobby Ehrlich did...

Bucolic Solomon’s Island may never be the same… It was there, yesterday, at the Solomons Island Holiday Inn that the race for Maryland National Committeewoman pitting the upstart Nicolee Ambrose against former MD GOP Chairwoman Audrey Scott culminated in a sound 286-247 vote (54% –...

As a prelude to this piece, I’ve got to tell you:  Despite there being  like a total of 300 some Central Committee members having a vote in the National Committeewoman’s race  – I’m actually going to miss it when the votes are done being counted on April 28th – it...

Harford County Executive David Craig Announces He’s Running for Governor in 2014! Well, no, not exactly. However, you may consider this to be David Craig’s “Official Announcement.” No need for a media rollout, a statewide tour or anything else that comes with a statewide campaign...

You know, I always knew this day was coming, the day when a decision had to be made concerning whom was going to get my vote for President this coming November. Thinking about the decision-to-come entered my mind as soon as Rick Sanitarium bowed out of the race a few days ago. And, I’ve got...

I’d originally hoped to write this yesterday, but Lord did Sunday ever get away from me in a big way. But, if I had written this yesterday, I’d have started it off by saying: I’m endorsing Richard Douglas for the Republican nomination for United States Senate! Then… (Wait for it…wait...

Yesterday, the blog, Red Maryland, ran a non-endorsement piece concerning the Maryland National Committeewoman’s race. Said piece may be found here: http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2012/03/from-editors-we-are-not-endorsing-in.html What’s interesting about this piece to me is not the reason...

Idiotic acts, you know what I’m talking about – the type of things perpetrated by folks who leave the rest of us shaking and scratching our heads in wonderment. Not to mention laughing at their idiocy.  Yeah, they’re unique without being so…considering they happen all the...

I have never much liked Rush Limbaugh. Way back in the day, I listened to him a few times – I mean, seriously, all the raging about how GREAT he was on-air just had to be true, right?  Uh, no. I found Rush to be an arrogant, conceited, blowhard who might be dangerous if his intelligence...

Computer screenshots are a good thing. They’re good for proving certain things down the road, such as what was once on a page only to later be removed, for whatever reason – including the occasions when the removed item had no business having ever been on the damned page in the first...

It “ended my career and put my family through Hell, but it was a mistake that I made.” – Paul Schurick at his sentencing, 2/16/12. The “it” Mr. Schurick is referring to is that infamous, racist, makes-no-sense RoboCall he authorized on behalf of former Maryland Governor Bobby...

Sanitarium: An establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness. It’s got to be his collection of rockin’ sweater vests. The damned things must get a certain sector of the GOP all excited and ready to rock into the voting booth or head off to...

Here’s something a little bit different for y’all. Three items, some snark resulting in a combo of me being mildly humorous and a little less than forgiving: 1) Martin “Asks”… This has been getting to me since “he” first asked “it.” The “he” in this case is...

Maybe it’s my past as political operative of a somewhat dark nature that compels me to write this piece. Or, maybe it’s because I simply love pointing out some of the nastier things – politically speaking, and no matter how idiotic they may be – that I come across. Hell, more than...

Every now and again I get asked why – WHY?! – I still write about former MD Governor Bobby Leroy Ehrlich. How bitter am I, the follow-up question inevitably comes, that I must keep pounding on him? Well, the answer’s simple: Bobby makes it way too easy to write about him. Hell, at times...

Well, I can stop looking for Tiger Lilly because I fully realize now that I’m not Peter Pan. And I never was. I know this because Peter Pan died on January 8th 2012. Or rather, my brother, John Christopher Steffen died on that day at the age of 49. And the real shame of it was that John and...

I’m not sure how many of you caught this little gem from a week ago today… “I think He (God) showed me about the next president, but I’m not supposed to talk about that so I’ll leave you in the dark — probably just as well — but I think I know who...

If I may, in addition to chuckling over the fact that the “Andy Harris and the Drunken Intern” story is “all the buzz” at the Maryland Association of Counties (MACO) meeting in Cambridge, I’d like to take this opportunity to give thanks where thanks is due, as well as set a...

As much as I was never a fan of Vernon Wormer, the crotchety Dean of Faber College in the comedy classic, Animal House, Maryland’s 1st District rookie Congressman Andy Harris – the poster boy for social conservatives – could take a lesson from him. I say this because at least Dean...

And so this is Christmas? And what have you done? Come on, you know how the rest of how John Lennon’s song goes… Another year over, and a new one just begun! And, so Happy Christmas…! I don’t know about you, but I’ve done a lot this year – and have had one hell of a lot happen –...

Ron Paul is going to win Iowa. That is becoming more evident every day. What’s not quite so evident is that, when all is said and done, it may not even be that close.  Consider that the most recent Insider Advantage poll (from 12/19) has Paul at 24 percent – a full 6 points higher...

Well, I get the feeling Paul Schurick, the author of the infamous, racist, “The Schurick Doctrine,” is going to find it a little difficult to “relax” these days. I say this in the wake of the jury’s decision today finding Schurick – the 2010 campaign manager for former governor...

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you’ve got to give the Maryland Democrats credit for their redistricting maps. They have caused all manner of rip roaring fun, the kind that promises elections filled with throats ripped out, dreams dashed, and other assorted goodies. Well, they have if the New 6th...