Listen Up Maryland GOP!

Looking to find a way to win in the next decade or two? Wanting to break into the Democrats' stranglehold on the poor state of Maryland?

Read this article about Latinas growing up in Montgomery County. If we as Republicans can't target this group we have failed as a party.

These people are cultural conservative and work hard. The message of limited government and patriotism should win them over. But we have to make an effort!

From the article:

Marina didn’t speak English when she immigrated to the U.S. in 2005 to live with her father.

‘‘It was hard for me when I came to the U.S. because I had never been here before and I had not lived with him in a long time and for me it was going to be a new life,” Marina said.

Marina’s story is similar to that of other Latino teenagers whose families came to the U.S. in search of a better life.

In just a few years, the bubbly teenager has learned to speak fluent English with the rapid clip of an American high schooler and she has embraced her new country.

Obama's New Music Video

Well, okay not really. But who doesn't like a good music video?

What's With The Ron Paul Hatred?

Red Maryland is a great blog.

However, last Friday Red Maryland fell into the nationwide pattern of Ron Paul bashing by the GOP.

If you check out Townhall any given day you will find plenty of commentators mocking Mr. Paul.

So what gives? Mr. Paul wants to limit the size of government and limit our interventions overseas. Seems like tradition Republican ideas to me.

Look, the rising support for Ron Paul is a symptom of the cancer of overseas intervention in the Republican party. So if you folks dislike Ron Paul change our overseas policy. It is as simple as that.

Leaks Galore?

Now, I am relatively new to this blogging thing. But I am a long time reader of blogs. Think of me as a "long time reader, first time blogger."

One of my favorite blogs is The Monoblogue (catchy title eh?). Monoblogue is a great one concerning politics here in the Old Line state. Right now they are blogging about the Republican state convention.

The post is fascinating behind the scenes look and has some great pictures.

However, the line that really stood out is the following:

My thought on the RWB dinner aside, there was some animosity shown by (Jim) Pelura about what he termed “leaks galore” to the blogs, who were putting out “garbage.” To him it was “unacceptable,” and he threatened to withhold word about meetings and the budget until he was gently reminded that the by-laws didn’t allow that. Still, he felt his “trust (had been) betrayed.”

Wow, the Republican leadership just doesn't get it! Get used to it folks. If you guys are having trouble managing the party than people are going to complain about it.

And perhaps I might blog a little bit about it.

A cult not a party

(Okay, so the song doesn't EXACTLY relate to this post. But check out Arsenio!)

The GOP is not really a political party in Maryland... it is more like a little cult.But then again... with our "Republican" representatives acting like liberals it is not a very well disciplined cult.

The GOP in Maryland needs to have substantial painful changes.

The bad news is with this nation's changing demographics the Republican party nationally could look like the Republican party in Maryland.

The good news is that Maryland can be a great state for starting with steering the GOP ship to victory in the future.

And how do we do that? Bottom line is that we have to go into communities that we are usually afraid to go into... minority and poor areas of the state. There is no reason we should just allow more than 90% of blacks to vote for the Democratic candidate.

We need to fight for those votes.

1.) Emphasive school choice.

2.) Fight inner city crime. Black on black crime. (In the recent Republican presidential debate I felt that most candidates punted on this question).

3.) Show how government programs such as social security are racist and benefit whites over blacks (whites live longer than blacks on average and thus take more out of social security in the long run).

4.) Fight for Faith Based Initiatives.

We need to get real in the state of Maryland. If we don't start the changes now the future of the GOP will be rough. But we can do it!

Red Maryland's Facebook Group

Anyone who uses facebook should check out Red Maryland's group.

Starkman For Congress

I have recently come across a website for Michael Starkman. He is running for Congress for the 4th District.




The 4th District... hmm....where is that exactly? Let's look at our handy map.

Damn! That has to be a tough district for a traditional Republican (ones not following EMT principles).

But at least we have someone running. A lot of times theGOP doesn't even have a warm body occupying a space in the election.

Then again this doesn't look very encouraging (from the FAQ on Starkman's website):

Didn't you run in 2006? What is different now?

In 2006 I was the campaign manager for someone running in Maryland's 8th district. Meanwhile, because no candidate had filed in the fourth district, Montgomery and Prince George's County Central Committees asked me to be their nominee for the upcoming election.

I was neither prepared or ready to run a competitive campaign but accepted the nomination to give voters a choice and begin the long fight to keep what is working in place and bring meaningful changes where we can do better.

Wait, what the hell? "I was neither prepared or ready to run a competitive campaign"?

Now look, this isn't Starkman's fault. He was... in essence, drafted by the GOP to fill that district spot.

But the fact that Starkman is running does point to the fact that the GOP in Maryland is completely leaderless and without a game plan.

I wish Mr. Starkman the best and I am impressed by his guts. However, real change in Maryland won't occur until the GOP leadership gets a clue.