The Quinnipiac University National Thermometer, just published, shows that Americans love Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama, and John McCain. On the other hand, it would appear that support for NY Senator Hillary Clinton is waining.
Of the 20 politicians named, President Bush comes in 15th, and residential hopeful (past and present) John Kerry comes in dead last.
As […]

CNN.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Fresh from a defeat in her bid to appoint a controversial congressman as House majority leader, incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she will not appoint Rep. Alcee Hastings to head the House intelligence committee.Hastings, elected to his seventh term from Florida earlier this month, was considered next in line for the […]

Matt Lauer has arbitrarily decided that Iraq is engaged in a civil war. The White House says he’s nuts. It may be bias, but we can’t deny that Iraq is a mess.
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Each day it seems the news out of Iraq is grimmer and grimmer. The infighting between Sunnis, Kurds and Shiites, Iraqis killing Iraqis, has […]

With this past week’s in-house elections, the Dems have proven that they at least want to appear to be a moderate voice in Washington. House Speaker Nancy was thwarted handily as MD’s own Steny Hoyer, perceived by many insiders as a moderate, defeated the far-left and anti-war John Murtha for House Majority leader. As we […]

From the Chicago Tribune:
There’s excitement on Capitol Hill. It’s just been announced that Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) won the House Majority Leader’s post and it wasn’t even close. He had 149 votes while Rep. Jack Murtha (D-Pa.) had less than 90.
This is a big loss for Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.,) the House Speaker designate, who […]

The Dems just ran on “ethics”, saying that they would have the most ethical Congress in history. Well, Jack Murtha has been involved in a bribery scandal, and SHOULD NOT be promoted to House Majority Leader. Murtha is running against MD’s own Steny Hoyer. Regular readers of The HON know that we’re not fans […]

WCBM morning team Sean & Frank, as well as midday host Tom Marr, are pushing the rumor that current comptroller Don Schaefer will run for Mayor of Baltimore.
The field for Mayor is growing by the second, with up to 15 or more Dems vieing for the office. If there’s a Repub running, we haven’t heard. […]

Presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is apparantly turning her back on the current #2 Dem, MD’s own Steny Hoyer. Hoyer is running for House Majority Leader, but Pelosi is backing vehemantly anti-war Congressman Jack Murtha. Insiders are saying that if Pelosi attempts to alter the outcome of the hotly contested seat of Majority Leader, it […]

From the Examiner:
BALTIMORE - As mayor, Sheila Dixon will inherit in January a city school system rife with problems and a frosty relationship between city police and the state’s attorney’s office, among other problems.
Mayor Martin O’Malley’s gubernatorial win means Dixon will finish his term.
Finding a way to fix the 11 failing schools that State Superintendent […]

Friday morning, Gov. Ehrlich called into a few different radio shows to talk about his loss. On WCBM, the morning show asked Ehrlich what’s next for his political career. The Gov. said that there’s really nothing else for him to run for, and claimed that his days of running for office were essentially over.
The Gov. […]