Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Debate Questions For Governor O’Malley – Marylander’s Still Deserve The Truth

1.      You have repeatedly said that you do not  plan on raising taxes but with an estimated $6 billion structural deficit facing Maryland, what is your plan to fix the budget?
2.      In the first debate you said that your tactic of arresting thousands of innocent people in Baltimore saved lives.  Do you stand by this statement?
3.      You also referred to illegal immigrants as “new Americans.” Do you believe that people who enter America illegally should be made citizens automatically?
4.      You repeatedly stated in the first debate that you are fighting to protect the Chesapeake Bay. If so, why did you raid $155 million from the Bay restoration fund?
5.      A recent Maryland Chamber of Commerce report ranked Maryland worst for business taxes in two out of three industries in comparison to our neighbors.  Do you think high business taxes are hurting employment here in Maryland?
6.      If 100,000 Marylanders have lost their jobs since you took office, how exactly have you created 33,000 jobs?
7.      In the first debate you admitted there are winners and losers when states compete. Did Maryland win or lose when Northrop Grumman decided to move their headquarters to Virginia and not Maryland?
8.      How do you plan to close the budget gap you created by using one time federal stimulus dollars on mandated programs like education and Medicaid?
9.      You said in the first debate “I’ve made college more affordable.” How is that possible when costs went up 35%?
10. Why did you give your senior staff raises totaling over $600,000 in the middle of a recession?

2 comments:

lmclain said...

So...the current Govenor not only ADMITS he authorized the arrest of (listen up, people) THOUSANDS of (pay close attention now) INNOCENT (listen up) AMERICAN CITIZENS, he DEFENDS IT ,too? And for the idiot who called me "mcveigh", who is the real idiot? I keep telling you and some of ya just can't seem to grasp it --- we are having the rights that we are guaranteed by the Constitution and written in the blood of our fathers and of generations of others before us, trampled and trashed at will by people who have no concern or understanding of what this country stands for....but hey, "as long as you are not doing anything wrong" its' okay, right?

lmclain said...

I've been waiting ALL DAY for one of you guys (just ONE) who ridicule people like me (and there are millions of us) who say we, as citizens, are under assualt by our government and its agents (be them police, county council members, Senators, the President, OUR GOVENOR, etc) who look at our Constitution and LAUGH. When the Govenor of a state that BORDERS THE NATION'S CAPITOL says it's okay to arrest innocent citizens (and does it) to accomplish a government goal, well, its hard to claim citizens are "paranoid" isn't it? And NOT just a couple of citizens, but THOUSANDS. Still cheering? Still merrily skipping down the road convinced that everything is okay in the land of the free? Where you at, "mcveigh" dude? Where you at "when they knock on your door, let your lawyer speak for you" dude? The Govenor might have authorized it, but don't forget the police KNEW they were arresting innocent citizens BUT DID IT ANYWAY! Where you at "as long as you are doing nothing wrong, then you don't have anything to worry about"? dude????? THAT reasoning just went straight to you-know-where. WHERE ARE YOU AT!!!??? I'm waiting!!