February 23, 2012

What’s Fair Isn’t Always Fair

By Kristin Shields In case you did not see it, President Obama gave a speech on Monday in Northern Virginia introducing his “Community College to Career Fund” proposal, which would dedicate $8 billion to expand job training and certification at community colleges. There is nothing shocking about the amount of criticism circulating the election-year rhetoric of the [...]

Rally to inform about transgender bill

A group of concerned citizens in Baltimore County are hosting a rally on Monday February 20th from 8 to 9:30 am, protesting bill 3-12 – Human Relations, the transgender bill. … Catonsville mom Allison Baird, organizer of the rally, said, “Exposing my community to the very existence of this bill is my goal. It seems [...]

Is it Really Protesting if You’re Being Paid?

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The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) Conference convened in DC this weekend, drawing many top conservatives from around the country, including Allen West, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and, rising super star, Marco Rubio. The Occupy Wall Street movement pledged huge protests from the riled up and passionate 99%, calling it OccupyCPAC. [...]

Everybody Loves Reagan

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This week, we celebrated President Ronald Reagan’s 101st birthday. Conservatives around the nation celebrated with blogs and tweets honoring the wonderful icon and role model for right-thinking men and women everywhere. He did wonders for the nation during his 8 years in office, saving the U.S. from the economic doom. President Reagan became president in [...]

Who Does O’Malley Think He’s Fueling?

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I don’t know about you, but I love going to the gas pump every week. The only thing I can think of that would make it more fun would be paying more! Who better to make my day than Governor O’Malley? Not only is the governor raiding your pocket and mine – every time we go [...]

State of the State *Cheers*

It is quite a busy week for folks in Annapolis. Take it from me – I am a legislative assistant – the anxiety and excitement in the air is palpable, the streets are crowded every day, and there are a number of unfamiliar faces milling through the halls of the Senate and House buildings.   [...]

Open Space in Baltimore County

Over the past ten years, business and residential growth has overtaken some of Maryland’s natural forest and other open space. Councilmen David Marks and Tom Quirk have proposed legislation for open-space in Baltimore County that would protect green space. This bill would help maintain the beauty of Catonsville and keep contractors from using the land [...]

What Are They Scared Of? Representative Government?

As I sit here awaiting the final vote on congressional redistricting, I find myself needing to vent.  First of all, my apologies for not being as consistent as I would like to be in the blogosphere.  It’s not that we don’t have subject matter to discuss, it’s just a matter of available time.  It’s like [...]

Introducing UMBC Young Americans for Freedom

And without further adieu, I am pleased to introduce you to one of UMBC’s newest and coolest student organizations…Young Americans for Freedom! For those of you who may be unfamiliar with YAF, it is an organization  of young conservative activists that seeks to reinforce and further certain eternal truths recognized in YAF’s founding document, The [...]

What is Freedom Really?

Nothing in life comes without a price, not even freedom itself. I started thinking about this concept and the irony we face as we send our troops overseas and elect our officials here in the US… Just a few weeks ago, a young man from my church suffered a tragic disaster. While serving in the [...]