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It Won't Be Long Before We Have Another Mass Shootingnew

And the same things will happen again: The pro-gun people will say "don't politicize a tragedy," there will be memorials and the president will fly in and say nice things without ever mentioning the word "guns," and things will continue the same way they always have.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  05-01-2007  |  Commentary

Winning Vote$new

Now that it's clear that campaign finance reform has done nothing to decrease the amount of money infiltrating the country's electoral apparatus except create loopholes that politicians and special-interest groups exploit, isn't it time to put this issue to rest?
Baltimore City Paper  |  Russ Smith  |  05-01-2007  |  Commentary

Why Did Gov. Ehrlich Change His Mind on Maryland's Voting Machines?new

Perhaps it's easier to claim "voter fraud" when nobody has confidence in the system in the first place.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  04-24-2007  |  Commentary

On the GOP Attorney Scandal Talking Pointsnew

Claiming "Clinton did it, too" is to confuse the public with facts that the people spouting them know are irrelevant to the issue.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  03-27-2007  |  Commentary

The Song's the Samenew

At the end of last year, the Bushies fired seven U.S. attorneys across the country, using a little-noticed provision snuck into the reauthorization of the Patriot Act.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  03-07-2007  |  Commentary

Age d'Gorenew

When push comes to shove, Al Gore is not a rock star -- he's a politician.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Russ Smith  |  03-07-2007  |  Commentary

Coloring Obamanew

Once it became clear that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama would be making a run for the presidency, you knew it wouldn't be long before the idiocy -- and the slurs -- started coming out.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  02-21-2007  |  Commentary

Ford Tendernew

Perhaps the current crop of Republicans could learn something from Gerald Ford.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  01-03-2007  |  Commentary

Ho Ho Nonew

Dear Santa, for Christmas I'd like to ask for some kindness and tolerance for my fellow man -- especially from foaming-at-the-mouth conservatives.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  12-07-2006  |  Commentary

Tar Babynew

When it comes to the war in Iraq, it's about time somebody finally realized that we're not "in it to win it."
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  11-29-2006  |  Commentary

Honestynew

Robert Ehrlich and Michael Steele will say pretty much anything to get the election out of the way, and then it's four or six more years of the same.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  11-03-2006  |  Commentary

Power to the Peoplenew

The Green candidate wants to give the working class a stronger voice in the Maryland governor's office.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Laura Laing  |  11-03-2006  |  Politics

Old Businessnew

Martin O'Malley's failed promise as Baltimore mayor will stay with him, no matter who wins the governor's race.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Van Smith  |  11-03-2006  |  Politics

Divided We Fallnew

With the support of three minor parties, Maryland's Kevin Zeese hopes to win a U.S. Senate seat.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Chris Landers  |  10-31-2006  |  Politics

The Caricature Issuenew

If Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich isn't who the Baltimore Sun says he is, then who is he?
Baltimore City Paper  |  Edward Ericson Jr.  |  10-31-2006  |  Politics

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