We just found this in the mailbox here at The HON World Headquarters, so we decided to share the info with you (just in case you threw it out). According to the BGE mailer, the “Rate Stabilization Plan” will take 21 months to pay off, and YOU MUST OPT IN if you want to defer […]

From The Sun:
Parren J. Mitchell, the first African-American elected to Congress from Maryland and a lifelong crusader for social justice for the nation’s minorities, died yesterday of complications from pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
He was 85 and had lived in a nursing home since a series of strokes several years ago.
A founding member of […]

Anti War activist Cindy Sheehan had two big time announcements over the last few days, and they’ve gotten little coverage thus far. Last Thursday, after the Democrats caved in and gave President Bush the war spending bill he wanted from the beginning, Ms. Sheehan, in an open letter, renounced her Democrat party affiliation.
For the most […]

Dems promised to end the war in Iraq if elected.
Democrats cave in and drop withdrawal timeline from Iraq spending bill
Dems promised to lower gas prices if elected.
Record gas prices strike by surprise
Even our very own Democrat Governor Martin O’Malley is breaking his campaign promises. Here’s one of his campaign ads, promising to stop a BGE […]

After promising to stop the proposed BGE rate hike in last year’s election (and winning), Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has failed to make that happen. O’Malley’s hand picked Public Service Commision (PSC), has approveda 50% increase in YOUR (and our) BGE bill. From WJZ:
The Maryland Public Service Commission said Wednesday it was reluctantly approving an […]

Carnival of Maryland 7 is posted at Monoblouge. This edition has an Eastern Shore theme. As usual, it’s a great read. Have a look, won’t you?

From WBAL TV:
Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law Thursday a measure increasing penalties for child sex offenders in Maryland. The law strengthens a statute known as "Jessica’s Law," named for a Florida girl who was sexually abused and murdered by a convicted child sex offender. The new law eliminates parole for adult sex offenders […]

In what can only be considered to be the theatre of the absurd, the good Gov. Martin O’Malley has sunk to a new low in political stunting. From the Examiner:
Would you buy a used car from this governor?
No matter. Gov. Martin O’Malley didn’t really want anyone to buy all 10 of the state cars parked […]

A billboard featuring righty blowhard Rush Limbaugh, located alongside 83, just before you enter Baltimore City, was vandalizedwith globs of paint. It’s one thing for a wild group of liberal, college age punks, yes, they’re just punks, to deface private property for no legitimate reason, but it’s quite another for Baltimore City officials to condone […]

Imus makes an insulting comment about the Rutgers Women’s basketball team, and is quickly villainized by the press, and Rev. Al Sharpton. Imus appears on the Al Sharpton radio show to apologize for his thoughtless comments. Sharpton refuses to accept, and instead calls for Imus to be fired. Sharpton, along with Jesse Jackson, then threaten […]