And now for the monthly round up of things you should know about, things you haven’t heard about yet or things you already know but I’m going to tell you what I feel about it anyway, it’s time for Burns-pourri to wrap up June.
Conservative GOP activist and blogger Brian Griffiths has thrown his hat in the ring of those seeking to become the executive director of the Maryland Republican Party.
Brian GriffithsConservative blogger Brian Griffiths has been on a roll lately. In the past three weeks, he has broken the stories of E.J. Pipkin's candidacy Jennifer Dougherty's candidacy and GOP complaints over adjournment votes in the Special Session - all ahead of major media outlets that went on to write about them later.
Do my eyes deceive me? Is a newly minted leader among Maryland Republican lawmakers now slamming the sort of budget cuts he’s been demanding? Is he ... >
"I am calling on Governor O'Malley to order his campaign to cease and desist with the negative attacks. It is my bet that the people of this great state are sick of the empty promises, tired of the lies, and ready to fight back against the corrosive influences of tainted money and Karl Rove-style politics."
- Comptroller Peter Franchot, speaking out against "swift-boat" style ads concerning the Maryland slots initiative.