From his first days as Baltimore mayor more than a decade ago, Democrat Martin O’Malley has been discussed as a future presidential contender.
Now in his second and final term as Maryland’s governor, O’Malley has built a base-pleasing resume to assist that political ascension if he gets into the 2016 presidential primary -- although it risks being a drag in a general election.
O’Malley, 50, this year passed some of the country’s strictest gun controls, repealed the death penalty, crafted an offshore wind project and raised gas taxes to pay for transportation improvements. He began signing those bills, including the wind project, into law today and will hold additional signing ceremonies in the coming weeks, adding to his record of helping pass gay marriage and securing in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants.
“If you needed to put a bumper-sticker label to it, I suppose you could call us the performance-driven progressives,” O’Malley said in an interview in his Annapolis office yesterday, hours before the year’s legislative session closed. “It’s a fundamentally different way of governing than the ideological and ultra-bureaucratic approach of our parents.”
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Never gonna happen...democrats will be creamed in the next election....omally is a communist..he has done nothing but left this a future generations a bad taste in thier mouths
ReplyDeleteO'Malley hasn't won squat on guns yet. It's a lot of fluff but will be deemed unconstitutional.
ReplyDeletefundamentally different in that you can't afford to live here anymore.
ReplyDeletehe is going to give hilary a challenge however, he will not stop
ReplyDelete"undocumented immigrants?"
ReplyDeleteSo the media caves in and conveniently changes the terminology from illegal aliens!
He is no challenge to Hillary, she can wipe him out on her worst day. This country is done with anything "O". That O immediately brings to mind "O SH!& another one". Owe'Malley did not pass a gay marriage law, he passed a civil union law. Read the text of the bill he signed, not one word about marriage it's all about civil union. Yep, he screwed the gays in Maryland too. His gun ban will go nowhere but to court. What he did pass is 37 tax increases and that's about it.
ReplyDeleteBy doing what he's done he just forged a win for hill dog.
ReplyDeleteOweMalley and his 37 TAX INCREASES thats what get you qualified to run for president? Performace Driven Progressive by his own admission. RAIN TAX, is that part of the Progressive Performance? These croocked liberals in Annapolis will stop at nothing. Tax, Tax and Tax some more.
ReplyDeleteBut I tell you they will understand this - General Strike. When the Taxpayers Shut It Down and say Enough Is Enough!!!
God help us if he becomes president
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ReplyDeleteGod help us if he becomes president
April 11, 2013 at 9:29 AM
Why? God didn't help us when obammy was elected OR re-elected. God doesn't help His enemies.