The Vince Gardina Soap Opera continues.

Baltimore County Republican Party Chairman Chris Cavey sent out a press release that voiced what tens of thousands of Baltimore Countians are probably wondering this week...couldn't the county be doing a better job with its response to this historic snowstorm?

Is the Towson Chamber of Commerce playing favorites in the Fifth County Council district? You might draw that conclusion by looking at its upcoming “Fifth District County Council Candidates Forum,” which will be held on February 4--more than five months before the filing deadline, and featuring only two Democrat candidates.

Those aren't words from a Republican.  It's a quote from Democrat County Councilman Joseph Bartenfelder, remarking on the Baltimore County Council's passage of a weaker pension "reform" bill.   The bill still allows longtime County Councilmembers, such as Democrat Vince Gardina, to walk away with hefty sweetheart pensions that are way beyond those of police officers, firefighters, and other county employees.

Have you gotten your recycling postcard?

The one side features a couple dumping items into their recycling bins.  The other side features a few--and we emphasize a few--details about the county's new recycling policy...but that side is dominated by a big photo of County Executive Jim Smith and a message from Smith that amounts to a pep talk on solid waste management.

Maryland political commentator Richard Cross has an excellent piece in the Baltimore Sun about how Baltimore County might be fertile ground for a Republican resurgence in 2010:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.countygop03jan03,0,6664340.story

Democrat misdeeds dominated the top five political stories of 2009 in Baltimore County, as picked by Patuxent Publishing newspapers.

The top political story was the effort by Democrat developer lawyers, including the County Executive's son, to handpick members of the Baltimore County Council.  Most noteworthy was how Bryan Sears, political editor for Patuxent Publishing, described the three Democrats annointed by these developer lawyers:  they are "unknown and untested" (in other words, people the developers can control).

Leading newspapers have now condemned the attempt by Democrat development attorneys to stack the Baltimore County Council after the 2010 elections.

It's been over a week since news broke of the effort by Democrat developers to stack the next Baltimore County Council with their supporters, and so far...radio silence from some of our Democrat politicians who claim to stand for good government.

The Baltimore County Republican Party denounced efforts by two prominent Democrat powerbrokers, Michael Paul Smith and David Gildea, in their efforts to pack the next Baltimore County Council with politicians sympathetic to over development of our County.  The story was first reported by Bryan Sears of Patuxent Publishing.