The Primaries

The primaries have started, and it appears that there is no definite winner.

Although the Democratic Party appears to have two front runners- do not count John Edwards out.Obama has little experience, Hillary has a lot of baggage and they may end up duking it out and creating enough mayhem , that the voters may very well say --"Enough is enough-I will vote for Edwards".
John Edwards had provided most of the beef in the campaign so far- he has used less flowery slogans and more concrete ideas- 'Listen up people!"

Meanwhile--on the Republican side it is still a mishmash with no apparent winner.MaCain is on thr rise, Huckabee is a surprise-he is winningor doing better than expected- Romney is a surprise- he is doing worse than expected.

The big surprise is that Fred Thompson may surprise everyone and win South Carolina, and Guelianni may win Florida.

I think Romney will lose Michigan- and Super Tuesday may winnow the fields of both parties.

Meanwhile-- the US Congress has done nothing to benefit the working man or women-the Democrats are just as big of a failure as the Republicans were- giving more proof that we should pay our elected representatives less and give them smaller staff budgets to work with.

There should be no longterm financial incentive to stay in office- a fresh coat of paint is needed every few years.

Locally, Maryland is still facing massive deficits as is Montgomery County.

I do not know what the answer is- taxes have been raised, budget cuts are being suggested and there are still some crazies who think we should develop more land in order to increase population in order to increase our tax base. Hmmmm
The logic here is kind of scary.

It is getting more expensive to live in this state for many people- I have had three neighbors and a number of friends- who have left the state for cheaper living- I would like to join them but I have family in the area and I do not think my health insurance will follow me.

Another reason- I love Maryland and I hate to leave friends behind and I hate the thought of packing and moving.

So... I will stay and hope for the best for all of us who live in this great state- lets be nice to each other and help each other and keep an open mind.