LOBIANCO ON MARYLAND
Only at The Washington Times: Tom LoBianco blogs on Maryland politics.
Latest Blog Entries
Salazar to nominate Obama
Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to formally nominate Barack Obama as the Democrats' presidential candidate tomorrow.
A Chocolate City for One Week
Maryland blogger speculates whether the influx of black delegates and activists has temporarily turned Denver into, in the words of the funk group Parliament, a Chocolate City.
Webb: Dems should tackle offshore drilling
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb says one of the "great mistakes" the Democratic Congress made before going to recess was letting Republicans lead on the issue offshore drilling.
Webb channels Moynihan
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb told members of the Virginia delegation this morning he'd like to see a better balance of power in the country, by having Congress assert more control.
Try the Obamapolitan
From the Obamapolitan to the Rodham Sockem, Dixon's restaurant has some fairly snarky cocktails for the DNC delegates.
DC Voting Rights Tuesday
DC voting rights activists to air music video at convention before Holmes Norton's speech.
Blogging for Trail Times
Catch my DNC updates at our convention blog - Trail Times
Break out the jams
DNC protesters are counting on big names and free shows to bring out supporters.
DNC "Bunk"
Actor Wendell Pierce, from HBO's The Wire, to be at Franchot party Monday night.
O'Malley's rosey budget scenario
Not all is as it appears in Gov. Martin O'Malley's new political brochure
LoBo at the DNC
I'll be at the Democratic National Convention in Denver next week. Check here for routine updates and colorful bits from inside (and outside) the convention center.
Lawmakers to return in September?
Andy Rosen at The Daily Record has a sharp write-up on the state's looming budget problems.
Slots are for tots
Slots are for children – it's the boiled-down mantra, oft-repeated in Annapolis and among slots supporters. But before they were for the children - in the sense they will pay for public education and school construction - they were for horses.
Feeding the troops at MACO, and budget portensions?
Maryland Association of Counties' crab feast started under dark storm clouds before a quick, yet potent, rainstorm blew through. By the end of the conference, Saturday, the sun was shining bright: a possible metaphor for budget troubles which have blanketed the nation?
Crab rations and budget portensions
Organizers for the Maryland Association of Counties crab feast Friday delivered a whopping 90 bushels of crabs to more than 1,400 hungry pols, staffers and family members.
