“It’s where many of the government workers live, so is insulated from the consequences of liberal policies.”
I beg to differ; it is FUNDED BY liberal policies. Those government workers are simply drawing incomes from 49 other states and spending it in Maryland.
I would argue that being funded by liberal policies is different than being subject to the effects of liberal policies.
I only have to look back at my home state of CA to see the effects of liberal policies. They are driving the state into the ground. When I retire from my government job, I may not go back to CA...