How "progressive" is the state of Maryland?

[mapmd]

Originally Posted by bufflove

To the OP's question: I think MD is relatively progressive, but certainly lags behind states that truly pushing forward...

Pushing "forward" with....what exactly?

That's the one thing liberals fail to mention. The "narrative" suggests that democrats/liberals are somehow "progressive" which makes the "other team" somehow "regressive". Funny how that works. It's all language manipulation. Fox News does it too. As a Libertarian minded person I don't kowtow to that Neocon crap.

And the party of "fairness" and "tolerance"? Fair and Tolerant of what exactly? Is it "fair" that I have to pay for someone else's mistakes, or for an able bodied person who doesn't want to work?

How tolerant are the MSNBC crowd of people who have religious beliefs? Islam is ok. Judaism is NEVER wrong (according to either party, because even while committing murder against their neighbors the Israeli Wehrmacht is not to be questioned), and Wiccanism seems to be tolerated....but Christianity? Not hardly. By the way I'm fairly agnostic, but if you watch CNN or especially MSNBC anyone can see the constant bashing of Christianity and Christians.

Does the MSNBC crowd understand that people in rural and suburban areas are not just interested in defending their home from criminals (who overwhelmingly seem to have rather "liberal" and "diverse" backgrounds), but also their farms/ranches from wild animals, and who may hunt at least in part to survive?

So what exactly are you "pushing forward" with?

[bufflove]

Originally Posted by mapmd

Pushing "forward" with....what exactly?

That's the one thing liberals fail to mention. The "narrative" suggests that democrats/liberals are somehow "progressive" which makes the "other team" somehow "regressive". Funny how that works. It's all language manipulation. Fox News does it too. As a Libertarian minded person I don't kowtow to that Neocon crap.

And the party of "fairness" and "tolerance"? Fair and Tolerant of what exactly? Is it "fair" that I have to pay for someone else's mistakes, or for an able bodied person who doesn't want to work?

How tolerant are the MSNBC crowd of people who have religious beliefs? Islam is ok. Judaism is NEVER wrong (according to either party, because even while committing murder against their neighbors the Israeli Wehrmacht is not to be questioned), and Wiccanism seems to be tolerated....but Christianity? Not hardly. By the way I'm fairly agnostic, but if you watch CNN or especially MSNBC anyone can see the constant bashing of Christianity and Christians.

Does the MSNBC crowd understand that people in rural and suburban areas are not just interested in defending their home from criminals (who overwhelmingly seem to have rather "liberal" and "diverse" backgrounds), but also their farms/ranches from wild animals, and who may hunt at least in part to survive?

So what exactly are you "pushing forward" with?

...uh, okay. Hope it felt good to get all that off your chest!

[Woodlands]

I am somewhat surprised that Omalley is not going to run for Barbs Senate seat (atleast that what he said yesterday... who knows what tomorrow will bring) I doubt he goes far in the Presidential Primary and Hillary, assuming she gets it for the Dems would not benefit from having him on the ticket when she likely needs a southerner to balance it out... So... I would have thought it would have been a Plan B for him unless he licked his finger and placed it in the political winds and feels that his time has passed based on the Brown defeat.....

[bufflove]

Originally Posted by Woodlands

I am somewhat surprised that Omalley is not going to run for Barbs Senate seat (atleast that what he said yesterday... who knows what tomorrow will bring) I doubt he goes far in the Presidential Primary and Hillary, assuming she gets it for the Dems would not benefit from having him on the ticket when she likely needs a southerner to balance it out... So... I would have thought it would have been a Plan B for him unless he licked his finger and placed it in the political winds and feels that his time has passed based on the Brown defeat.....

I think he probably just doesn't want Barb's job. Going from being a governor - where you wield a huge amount of influence, set the state's agenda, budget, etc. - to joining the clusterfudge that is the U.S. Congress, especially as the most junior guy on committees, likely sounds terrible to him.

I'd think he knows he doesn't have a shot at beating out Hillary or Biden, but 1. they might not run and 2. even if they do run, he might think he has a solid chance at VP or a cabinet-level position. Or, heck, maybe he just wants to sit out 2016 and jump in 2020 if the Democrats fail to keep the presidency and subsequently turn to a new face. Either way, I definitely believe him that he's not interested in joining Congress.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by bufflove

I think he probably just doesn't want Barb's job. Going from being a governor - where you wield a huge amount of influence, set the state's agenda, budget, etc. - to joining the clusterfudge that is the U.S. Congress, especially as the most junior guy on committees, likely sounds terrible to him.

I'd think he knows he doesn't have a shot at beating out Hillary or Biden, but 1. they might not run and 2. even if they do run, he might think he has a solid chance at VP or a cabinet-level position. Or, heck, maybe he just wants to sit out 2016 and jump in 2020 if the Democrats fail to keep the presidency and subsequently turn to a new face. Either way, I definitely believe him that he's not interested in joining Congress.

You nailed it. He's running for Vice President, not President. Not this time.

[Infinite_heights77]

*You make some interesting points.

Originally Posted by mapmd

Pushing "forward" with....what exactly?

That's the one thing liberals fail to mention. The "narrative" suggests that democrats/liberals are somehow "progressive" which makes the "other team" somehow "regressive". Funny how that works. It's all language manipulation. Fox News does it too. As a Libertarian minded person I don't kowtow to that Neocon crap.

And the party of "fairness" and "tolerance"? Fair and Tolerant of what exactly? Is it "fair" that I have to pay for someone else's mistakes, or for an able bodied person who doesn't want to work?

How tolerant are the MSNBC crowd of people who have religious beliefs? Islam is ok. Judaism is NEVER wrong (according to either party, because even while committing murder against their neighbors the Israeli Wehrmacht is not to be questioned), and Wiccanism seems to be tolerated....but Christianity? Not hardly. By the way I'm fairly agnostic, but if you watch CNN or especially MSNBC anyone can see the constant bashing of Christianity and Christians.

Does the MSNBC crowd understand that people in rural and suburban areas are not just interested in defending their home from criminals (who overwhelmingly seem to have rather "liberal" and "diverse" backgrounds), but also their farms/ranches from wild animals, and who may hunt at least in part to survive?

So what exactly are you "pushing forward" with?

[Infinite_heights77]

I'm glad Barb is retiring!!! There should be term limits for serving. That is one major problem with Baltimore and Maryland electoral politics, these fools serve way too long. I feel 30+ plus years is way too long serve their constituency. No wonder some people are jaded with the current US political system.