Rep. Roscoe Bartlett is the sole co-sponsor of Alaska Rep. Don Young's bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil exploration and drilling. The push for drilling is a reversal of position for Bartlett, who acknowledged that circumstances have forced him to flip-flop on the issue.
Do my eyes deceive me? Is a newly minted leader among Maryland Republican lawmakers now slamming the sort of budget cuts he’s been demanding? Is he ... >
"I am calling on Governor O'Malley to order his campaign to cease and desist with the negative attacks. It is my bet that the people of this great state are sick of the empty promises, tired of the lies, and ready to fight back against the corrosive influences of tainted money and Karl Rove-style politics."
- Comptroller Peter Franchot, speaking out against "swift-boat" style ads concerning the Maryland slots initiative.