Rumors are swirling that Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown is under consideration by the Obama administration for a cabinet job. If he leaves, what happens next?Governor Martin O’Malley will have to…
Ike Leggett
A Footnote on Ambulance Fees
The Washington Post reports that the County Council’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to block County Executive Ike Leggett’s proposal to impose ambulance fees. Marc Korman explained the proposal in…
Ike, We Need You at Home
Ike Leggett is a good man and I have written favorably about him in the past. But someone is seriously leading him astray in advising him that now is a…
Tonight, Montgomery County’s Democratic precinct captains gathered to cast their votes on whether to recommend slots on the party’s sample ballot. Their overwhelming recommendation: NO.Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC)…
On Ike Leggett and Slots
And so it has finally come to pass: County Executive Ike Leggett has announced his intention to vote in favor of the slots referendum. This may not have a huge…
Ike Leggett Poll
Eric Luedtke and I disagree over County Executive Ike Leggett’s re-election prospects. So let the readers settle this! Below are two Internet polls: one on your approval of Mr. Leggett’s…
On Vacation with Big Daddy and Uncle Ike
Greetings from Cape Charles, Virginia! Yes, yes, I am supposed to be on vacation and the missus has forbidden blogging. But nothing can come between myself and my beloved readers!…
Guest Post: Is Ike Leggett Vulnerable?
By Eric Luedtke of Free State Politics. The endless election continues in Montgomery County, and lately I’ve been hearing a lot more chatter about the 2010 local elections. It seems…
Mike vs. Ike
Council Member Mike Knapp’s harshly-worded press release targeting County Executive Ike Leggett and resulting coverage from the Examiner and the Gazette have created a bit of speculation. Will the Gentle…
MPW Banned by Federal Agency
One of our long-time readers has reported that a federal agency, the reader’s employer, has blocked Maryland Politics Watch blog. The reader has asked us not to publicly name the…