Maryland Politics News

Crossposted from Flopping Aces
Happy 4th of July!

photo by Mike’s America

I’m so thankful I was born here!
You know how some people celebrate Christmas in July. I like to celebrate Thanksgiving on the 4th of July.
It’s a day to be truly thankful to be an American. It’s such an amazing country that millions around the world will [...]

Crossposted from Flopping Aces
Remember the CBO warning that Obama’s plan was worse than doing nothing? They were right!
Thursday news that employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.

I’ve updated this chart:

The original chart (minus the actual unemployment figures in red) is from the [...]

By Barry Rubin
Washington’s decision to return its ambassador to Syria is the latest stage in the present administration’s policy of engagement with Damascus. It relates most importantly to the US desire to secure Syrian cooperation in the build-up to the departure of American combat troops from urban areas in Iraq.
The decision is related to the [...]

WIND ENERGY AT GREENBURY POINT

Delegate Ron George is giving Annapolis Green an update on his proposal for wind energy at Greenbury Point.

"Everything is moving forward very smoothly. However it is a slow process as the Navy has a method that needs to be adhered to" said Delegate George. With most of the research steps done for the project, the process now turns to the formal testing of the wind for 6 months to a year as required by the Navy. However, other steps can proceed after we have just 3 months of official readings.