Posted on 03/18/2015 7:23:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
At a moment when everybody in Washington is talking about e-mails, former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley (D) wants to talk about Wall Street reform.
Indeed, while Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail address at the State Department has created a media frenzy and overshadowed other issues, the past week brought additional news in the Democratic primary: O'Malley is almost certainly running for president.
And he's determined to make his voice heard despite some pundits dismissing his ability to mount a "credible" challenge to Clinton for the party's nomination.
The swirl of controversy surrounding Clinton has not only called her inevitability into question but also given much of the media an excuse to focus on optics rather than policy coverage, which is just one of the reasons O'Malley's emergence is a positive development. A contested Democratic primary will be good for the country, good for the party, good for democracy and good for driving issues that might otherwise be ignored into the election.
Since leaving office in January, O'Malley has been traveling the country and laying the groundwork for a presidential campaign. During recent visits to Kansas, New Hampshire and elsewhere, O'Malley has delivered a progressive populist message. Specifically, he has called for reinstating Glass-Steagall banking regulations, hiking the capital gains tax, increasing the minimum wage, raising the threshold for overtime pay and strengthening collective bargaining rights.
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The author is KATRINA SPEWDEN DRIVEL, so you know its good journolism.
Exactly right. So you can count out Jim Webb from that list too.
Another Irish fake Catholic.
As my grandmother would have said....the devil take his soul...
lol. Ezra Klein is even trying to dust off Al Gore.
popcorn futures rising..
No blacks in that picture.
ALL suites.
Two females?
He taxed rain.
“I’ll make the whole country just like Maryland.”
Yeah, good luck with THAT!
She probably is, but they have the Castro brothers waiting in the wings, and of course Fauxcahontas will step up if the beast steps aside.
The Democrat Party is NOT going to nominate a white Irish guy.
Never ever ever ever again in their history.
Feminazis and Minoroities now believe that nomination is THEIRS!
:: The other dude I selected is a Sen from Ct. ::
Joe Leibermann?
/snark
next stop is for him to tax air.
Exactly. To many on the left, Hillary is a DINO. They share the same contempt for her that we hold towards Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush.
:: next stop is for him to tax air. ::
Too late! EPA has already done that...
“O’Malley has delivered a progressive populist message. Specifically, he has called for reinstating Glass-Steagall banking regulations, hiking the capital gains tax, increasing the minimum wage, raising the threshold for overtime pay and strengthening collective bargaining rights.”
AND ALL THESE THINGS ARE EXACTLY WHAT AMERICA DOES NOT NEED. IN FACT, WE NEED THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING HE JUST SAID. ALL HIS PLANS ARE AN ATTACK UPON COMPANY OWNERS - WHILE HE THINKS HE’S HELPING THE WORKER.
Geeeeeee, didn’t they just try this stuff in Seattle; and what happened - several restaurants have closed their doors and plan to move to a friendlier location. And now, all those workers are looking for another job.
Dem party KNOWS Hillary! is damaged goods and is
scrambling to come up with an alternative.
Same failed policies, New Improved tm. Package.
Thinking the same thing. John Edwards Redux.
Guy behind O'Malley: Dang, what the hell?! Must be a Democrat fundraiser, this beer tastes like s*#%....
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