Why would folks in Alameda County, California want a Maryland resident representing them in Congress?

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  March 19th at 10:37 AM  | 

Rep. Fortney “Pete” Stark (Democrat-Californyland) has represented California’s 13th Congressional District since January 1973. In 2007 and 2008, though, he claimed Anne Arundel County, Maryland, as his home, filing for tax exemptions on a waterfront house he claims is his only residence. A fact sheet provided by the California secretary of state’s elections division (“Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for Partisan Nomination for the Office | Read More »

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD): ‘Don’t Worry, Obama and Bush are the Same!’

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  February 17th at 08:25 AM  | 

On Iran, that is: Sen. Benjamin Cardin, a Democrat from Maryland, says Obama agrees with George W. Bush: “Iran’s got to stop financing terrorist activity. Iran’s got to give up its desire to become a nuclear weapons power. Its as clear as that.” But what does Ben Cardin (D-MD) really know, anyway? After all, this is the guy who claimed the Patriot Act of 2001 | Read More »