I found out this week that MoCo is an outlier. Yes, it’s big on the far left and the Democrat side to tax their residents through the roof, spread the money around to supporters and fund Democrat races with tax money, and elect the same Democrat Socialists over and over using taxes, taxes and more taxes.
What I didn’t know was that even in the biggest Blue Bastions, the law says that folks who take public money MUST engage in debates with the other folks running. You see they don’t do that in MoCo. Our best example is Councilman Will Jawando’s refusal to debate his top opponent, CPA and Taxpayers League President Esther Wells. That’s right – taxpayer money shoveled into his campaign but no requirement for him to answer questions or engage in a meaningful dialogue.
Even New York City and Los Angeles, California, bastions of taxpayer funded campaigns, require that.
I was outraged, and sent a note to the County Council demanding a change in the law to require that folks who feast at the taxpayer’s trough must also answer questions at election time and face their opponents. Will it happen? We’ll see.
Usually they only do legislation to prohibit stuff (plastic bags and leaf blowers come to mind) and never institute meaningful laws unless they’re forced to by a voters' petition. Read my letter to the Council President HERE.
This is Maryland – Vote Early and Often!*
That was a great joke by former Republican State Senator and County Councilman Howard Denis, a guy with a great sense of humor. It would be even funnier now – with our three week elections and three weeks of result tabulations.
You need to take it seriously. VOTE, however you can.
- Mail it in? OK.
- Early voting the week before? OK.
- Vote in person on the day of elections? OK too.
We need everyone who is legally allowed to - to vote – as if your future depended on it. It does.
Higher taxes, open borders, boys in girls' sports, boys in girls' bathrooms, Trans books taught in first grade, overregulation, equity and inequality…it’s all your choice. Let’s have some Diversity of Thought, some Diversity of Party and a better future for ALL citizens. Vote like it matters…cause it does.
Time's a’wastin’…help us return sanity, affordability and common sense before it’s too late. More civility, dial back the rhetoric and get a little progress going for ALL our great folks in Montgomery County. Unhappy Democrats, Republicans and Non-Affiliated are all in the same boat. Let's work together. You’ll be pleased with the results…I guarantee it.
Dennis Melby
2026 Republican Chairman
Montgomery County, Maryland
Join my special Chairman's Club HERE.
And thanks for being a Great American.
Hope to see you soon.
*Yes, vote early and often is a joke. Do not vote more than once. Also, don't jump off of the Empire State building. Both actions will not end well.