What, this has been up for 22 minutes and not a peep from Rufus or BG or MK or any of the usual wingnut amen chorus?

Well, we know what they'll say, so here goes. . . . .

Rufus: this just shows that all the Democrats really want to do is steal our money.

BG: there must be a homophobic joke to make here somewhere, but I can't think of it right now.

MK: waste and fraud, waste and fraud! We don't need no stinkin' taxes!

It's amazing to me how Republicans have gone from the alleged "party of responsibility" to the "party of big baby whiners" on fiscal issues in less than a decade.

Taxes are the price to be paid for the services we all want from the government, and which can't be provided by anyone else, much less the vaunted "private sector." We're seeing how "efficient" the private sector is in Iraq; that's working REALLY well. But I'm sure we'll hear from all the usual suspects about how tax increases are bad, bad, bad. Well, I'd say this: you get what you pay for.

I really don't care if they legalize gambling. We may as well keep that money in our state.

I think the first poster is a little emotional about these things. Well, that's the Democratic party for you.

Relax, bro.

PS this story isn't about Iraq, no need to pull a drindl on us here

Dear Awaiting, just who do you think increased access to gambling hurts the most? Hmmmm?

And if taxes are what we pay for government services, we are all getting ripped off. My kids private school tuition is HALF what gets spent on public school kids yet they get a better education across the board. While this might make sense to you, I feel sorry for the kids in public school who are getting less for more of our tax money.

The Montgomery County Legislators are seeking to give every Marylander a tax increase every day by increasing the state sales tax while our neighbor, Delaware, has no sales tax. They voted for the very expensive Thornton plan, but no funding plan for it. They vote retirement pay for individuals under the age of 55, which the Federal Government does not do. We should cut the state sales tax to give our economy a boost.

Awaiting the usual suspects-or InMoCo is it?

No need for me to tell a joke, your comment is enough of one. And thanks for confirming that it's OK to stereotype someone-as long as it directed towards a conservative. You sure have the three conservatives on this blog nailed down, don't you? Take off your blinders and you'll find that not everyone (Democrat and Republican alike) agrees with you.

I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say that when I looked at last week's paycheck, I said to myself, "you know, I wish there was some way I could contribute a little more. If there was only some way to give back more for services that I'll never receive in the first place, this state would be much better off." Keep dreaming InMoCo, your vision of some Uptopian paradise where everyone drinks from the same Golden chalice is a pipe dream.

Those of us that live on planet Reality would prefer to keep our money.

I'm still trying to figure out what the hell the first poster is trying to communicate. Maybe he had a rough night.

Or 'she', Curious

Thanks to Robin Ficker and all those who are crusading against high taxes--you guys are the only hope left for Montgomery County citizens. You may want to look into the huge salaries and Ike Leggett's recent appointments, to understand how our tax money is spent.

Now I understand the meaning of "We like Ike". It explains why and how favors that foster "close" relationship with females flourish and jobs continue to be doled out for "cash." No wonder people have begun to chant we "dislike Ike."

The economy has been booming for 5 years. Revenue from real estate taxes has doubled in that time.

If Maryland, which already has high taxes compared to other states, is facing a shortfall, maybe government SPENDING is the problem.

Great, more funding to subsidize public transportation projects that only benefit a mere fraction of Marylanders. Instead of raising the gas tax on everyone in the state, how about making those who use public transportation pay their fair share? Or, if people in PG, Montgomery County and Baltimore want to pay for these projects that they use, then impose the higher gas tax on them. Why should the rest of the state (which has a much lower per capita income than these areas) subsidize their transportation desires?

"We're not going to go forward without the governor," Miller said.

How many times was that said during Ehrlich's term?

And now we have che weighing in with his off-topic cut-and-pastes.

Editorial nuke, please?

And now we have che returned with his off-topic cut-and-pastes.

Editorial nuke, please?

He's like kudzu. I keep killing him out and he comes right back.

There's just one way to handle kudzu, sure enough. It helps if you can come to enjoy applying the RoundUp!