Maryland: John Mccain

by Regina Sztajer
On the subject of terrorism congress should have asked that question of McCain’s amendment to ban “cruel, inhuman, or degrading” treatment of any prisoners by an agent of the United States which the Senate voted in favor of 30-9. (www.weeklystandard.com Charles Krauthammer, 5/7/09.)
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Laslo Boyd really doesn’t know his head from his ass when it comes to conservatives or Republicans. Sure he may know polls and power politics, but his latest column is littered with many straw men and sand pounding ignorance of what conservatism is.

The modern Republican Party, exemplified by the hyper-partisanship of Newt Gingrich, Tom Delay and Bob Ehrlich, the Ronald Reagan and George Bush philosophy that government regulation is always the problem and the private sector is always the solution, and the long-held belief that the answer to any question is to cut taxes, has been thoroughly discredited by the last eight years.

SALISBURY -- With just hours until Election Day, Republican Andy Harris is spending the little time he has left campaigning to get out the vote.

Harris spent Monday phone banking and waving signs throughout the district. He said he made roughly 100 phone calls and was flattered when people asked, "Is this really you?"

However, the process does have its low points. "Sometimes I think they think it's a robocall and they hang up," Harris told PolitickerMD.com at the Salisbury state GOP HQ.  

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Baltimore) will fly to Ohio on Thursday to speak on behalf of Barack Obama in a representational presidential debate.

Cardin will spar against Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (R), who will represent John McCain. The debate will be held at Park Synagogue Main in Cleveland Heights.