Sitemap - 2012 - Michael Swartz
Gambling: Maryland's growth industry?
Wishes for a Merry Christmas 2012
A battle won in the 'War on Rural Maryland'
Announcing: the 2012 monoblogue Accountability Project
Data usage (a follow up to yesterday's post)
$4 million could do a lot more good
The Shorebird of the Week Hall of Fame Class of 2012
The understanding of 'trickle down'
2012 Maryland GOP Fall Convention in pictures and text (part 2)
2012 Maryland GOP Fall Convention in pictures and text (part 1)
The seven year itch (monoblogue's anniversary)
Weekend of local rock volume 51
Just 500 supporters may be enough
A sobering look at economic development
Is a conservative, pro-liberty message viable in Maryland?
Black Friday puts consumers in the red
Liberty caucus (and others) set to party
Election Day 2012 in pictures and text
Election watchdog: Cummings remarks "shameful defamation"
Curious: MSEA fails to endorse Question 7
Giving up or (hopefully) expanding the pie?
Poll: DREAM Act, gay marriage too close to call
Early voting could be extended
Dirty tricks on Question 7? (updated)
Bongino holds local fundraisers
An honor to be nominated (again)
Sobhani closes in on $5 million mark
Autumn Wine Festival 2012 in pictures and text
Weekend of local rock volume 50
Bongino outraises remainder of Senate field in third quarter
Republicans swimming against the tide
Backhanded opposition to Question 4
Good Beer Festival 2012 in pictures and text
Obama Colorado campaign office struck by bullet, no one hurt
A friend needs a hand again (and so do I)
Empty lot, empty promise from a state empty of opportunities for business?
Is your Congressman protected?
Marriage group adds endorsement
Illegal alien Question 4 debated at Salisbury University
Study: states drowning in debt, too
More questions on the third man
Wicomico GOP to host debate watching party
Poll results disappointing to MD conservatives
Sons of Liberty punctuate Wicomico MSOP meeting
Layoffs in state resume disturbing trend
Bloggers come to aid of World War II and Korean War vet
WMSOP hosts meeting on ballot questions
Weekend of local rock volume 49
Who really gets the Maryland casino jobs?
Bongino gets another conservative endorsement
As expected, CD1 Dems pick LaFerla for write-in bid
Small business survey shows mixed results
Harris withdraws from 1st CD debates
Picks and pans from a Shorebird fan - 2012 edition
Rosen out of 1st CD race - or is she?
Aggressive 'No on 7' campaign continues with pair of ads
Shorebird of the Year - a 2012 season wrapup
The Dwyer affair: all it's cracked up to be?
Book review: Resurrecting The Street: Overcoming the Greatest Operational Crisis in History
Friday night videos episode 80
Shorebird of the Week - August 30, 2012
WCRC Crab Feast 2012 in pictures and text
Weekend of local rock volume 48
Friday night videos episode 79
Shorebird of the Week - August 23, 2012
The jobs governor? Must be Bob McDonnell (or Rick Snyder)
Wicomico County opens GOP headquarters
Restating the case for an elected Wicomico Board of Education
Third Friday August in pictures and text
Friday night videos episode 78
Shorebird of the Week - August 16, 2012
Low-key event for a rising challenger
'So We May Breathe Free' now available in NOOK!
Will Maryland have its own Proposition 8-style fallout?
Friday night videos - episode 77
Shorebird of the Week - August 9, 2012
Conservative Victory PAC picks Bongino
Wicomico County could be going through changes
Friday night videos - episode 76
Shorebird of the Week - August 2, 2012
A new beginning: 'So We May Breathe Free: Avoiding Ineptocracy'
A statement of Christian support
The end of a bad O'Malley month
Friday night videos - episode 75
Troopathon blog results are in - sort of
Shorebird of the Week - July 26, 2012
More depressing Maryland employment news
Election watchdog challenges more names, offers online training
Democrats: Maryland is in the bag for Obama
Maryland keeps leading the way - in losing jobs
Friday night videos - episode 74
Shorebird of the Week - July 19, 2012
Conservative Victory PAC latest to endorse Timmerman
36th Annual Tawes Crab and Clam Bake in pictures and text
Cardin: Senate inaction an "accomplishment"
Putting O'Malley on the ballot
O'Malley keeps shooting his foot
Friday night videos - episode 73
Troopathon falls a little short of goal (update: they made it!)
Shorebird of the Week - July 12, 2012
Redistricting petition: the end is in sight
Obama's cynical election-year tax ploy
A close shave for redistricting petition
A Shore method of hearing from the Left
Friday night videos - episode 72
Shocker: capital leaves a high-tax state
Shorebird of the Week - July 5, 2012
Troopathon 2012 set to go, and I'm a small part
Book review: The 7% Solution: You Can Afford A Comfortable Retirement
Conservative and Republican reaction to SCOTUS decision predictable
Shorebird of the Week - June 28, 2012
"The days of political assumptions and bureaucratic neglect are over."
Voter roll watchdog group shifts focus to Prince George’s County
Shorebird of the Week - June 21, 2012
Maryland gambling expansion may be nixed after all
Where the boom is allowed to happen
Conservative reaction to Obama’s amnesty predictably outraged
2012 Delmarva Chicken Festival in pictures and text
Political perspective on poultry
Shorebird of the Week - June 14, 2012
Wicomico GOP submits three names for school board
Republicans respond to Obama Maryland visit
Andy Harris among signatories to anti-SWATting letter urging DOJ probe
Cardin: I'll talk up same-sex marriage
Interview: U.S. Senate candidate Dan Bongino
It's official: Same-sex marriage to be on Maryland ballot
Shorebird of the Week - June 7, 2012
A struggling author's tale - and no, it's not mine
Election watchdog taking hard look at voter registration
What Bongino doesn't do - and what he does
Gary Johnson endorses two Maryland Libertarians
President Obama slates fundraisers in Maryland
First obstacle overcome for redistricting vote
Shorebird of the Week - May 31, 2012
Marriage petition all but assured of success
Field for 2014 Maryland Governor expands
Redistricting petition could fall short
Same-sex marriage opponents closing in on signature goal
Shorebird of the Week - May 24, 2012
Coalition to Reduce Spending looks for candidates to endorse
McDonough challenges Baltimore mayor to improve safety or resign
A chance to meet two Presidents
Dock Daze 2012 in pictures and text
Union picketers engage in 'shame' campaign
Does Ben Cardin have to worry?
Moving forward in the wrong direction
Maryland budget fixed - for now
Shorebird of the Week - May 17, 2012
Maryland Delegate: Baltimore harbor should be 'no travel zone'
Doomsday rally quotables from notables
Small but feisty gathering rallies against 'doomsday session'
'Eviction notice' symbol of Maryland Republican resurgence
Picket line and dueling rallies to punctuate Maryland Special Session
Resign yourself to paying more taxes, Maryland
Shorebird of the Week - May 10, 2012
Good for Indiana (and North Carolina, too)
Small business: it's not just taxes, but regulations and training too
What to expect from next week's Special Session
Senate hopeful Bongino calls incumbent Cardin Maryland's 'blind date'
Campbell first 2010 GOP hopeful to try again
Shorebird of the Week - May 3, 2012
MDGOP 2012 Spring Convention in pictures and text (part 2)
MDGOP 2012 Spring Convention in pictures and text (part 1)
Weekend of local rock volume 47
Pork in the Park: the other side
Shorebird of the Week - April 26, 2012
Pork in the Park 2012 in pictures and text
More observations on the RNC races
Shorebird of the Week - April 19, 2012
Free (if politically incorrect) speech
Colombia scandal closer to home
Another legislative wrap-up (or two)
Tolerance: the Left doesn't practice what it preaches
Shorebird of the Week - April 12, 2012
Weekend of local rock volume 46
Shorebird of the Week - April 5, 2012
Where I went wrong (and right)
McDermott urges elected school board action
Primary crystal ball predictions
Pipkin relives 2008 campaign in Cecil County
Newt to push for Delaware votes
The McDermott notes: weeks 11 and 12
Next up: a chicken in every pot?
Senate and early voting updates
Environmentalist doesn't tell the whole story
2012 campaign comes to Salisbury as Gingrich gives a 'different' speech
Gingrich to make SU appearance
Trayvon Martin is dead. Did a colorblind society die with him?
Controversy erupts in U.S. Senate race
Anti-tax rally in Annapolis March 22
Weekend of local rock volume 45
'I can't lose this...I gave up everything'
Trouble brewing; will likely be handled with CAIR
He's number 22: Harris tops Maryland delegation on Club for Growth scorecard
A potpourri of political events
Limbaugh 'slut' controversy no Fluke
Senate candidates in person or on video (or online)
A sneak attack (on our county taxpayers)
2012 Wicomico County Lincoln Day Dinner in pictures and text (updated)
Charity begins at home, but continues onstage
Another Republican splits the Presidential scene
Harris hosts Lower Shore townhall
Delegates: Gay marriage "O'Malley's path to the White House"
Activists ram gay marriage bill through House
Harris doesn't fall into trap - too bad so many others did
Maryland marriage safe for another day
Supporting the 'insurance' of voter photo ID (HB113)
Gay marriage one step closer to referendum
Tubman National Historical Park closer to reality. But is it something we want?
Romney wins Maine - another blow for Ron Paul
Wicomico school board bill now in House of Delegates
A tourist's view of CPAC (from an insider)
Message to Ron Paul: prove fraud or drop out
Six Senate candidates, one forum
Weekend of local rock volume 44
Maryland GOP: home for interesting electoral action?
The State of the State is light-years away from what our governor thinks it is
Four bits a gallon (or more) for a state gas tax?
Endorsements and other fun stuff in the Maryland U.S. Senate race
An update on the Audrey Scott flap
Is this the way to win an election?
A caving on Bennett Middle School?
Who will fund the resistance? (updated)
Obama kills Keystone jobs, reaction is as expected
Report: Huntsman to drop out, endorse Romney
Disrupting the obesity narrative
A heart-to-heart talk with the electorate
Blog poll finals set (and other good news)
The votes are finally cast, and the filings nigh
The Maryland Model (part three)
A second look before he leaps?
Selling minority voters down the river
Nasty infighting in the Second
Bachmann's turn is over (but Perry's isn't after all)