He's a "burly man" with "rhetorical punch" from Catholic, blue collar roots in Baltimore who trekked a "remarkable rise" to become "one of Maryland's most powerful public officials." But today former state senator Thomas Bromwell (D-Md.) finds himself facing a judge and entering a guilty plea in a federal racketeering case that's been years in the marking. Reporting the story, the Washington Post's Philip Rucker calls Bromwell's saga "one of the state's largest public corruption investigations in years." Yet nowhere in Rucker's Metro section front pager "Bromwell Says He Accepts His Fate," is any mention of the politician's party affiliation, Democratic.
Bromwell left the state Senate in 2002 but two of his Democratic colleagues still serving in the Maryland General Assembly, Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller and state Sen. Brian Frosh were quoted in Rucker's article with their party label. Michael Collins, a friend of Bromwell's and also a former Democratic state senator from Baltimore was also quoted in Rucker's story, without a party label.
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In Maryland, especially
July 24, 2007 - 12:43 ET by KC MulvilleIn Maryland, especially Baltimore, there is no need to identify one's party affiliation -- they're all Democrat. It would be like someone in Moscow mentioning that they were Russian: no need to mention it, since it's so completely taken for granted.
Still, a national audience
July 24, 2007 - 13:51 ET by Ken ShepherdStill, a national audience might not necessarily know that. Besides, there are some Republican politicians in the state's suburban and rural legislative districts.
But it is a largely Democratic state, that is correct.
The Left sees everything the
July 24, 2007 - 12:46 ET by mattmThe Left sees everything the Republicans do as corruption, and they don't see corruption at all when the perp is a Dem. i.e. favoring tax cuts is corruption, whereas using family money to buy off witnesses in a negligent homocide case (Chappaquiddick) or lying in court (Clinton) is A-O. K.
Birds of the same
July 24, 2007 - 13:29 ET by Senior ChiefBirds of the same feather...flock together. Corruption doesn't have a political affiliation. Corruption is corruption anyway you look at it. The difference is that, democracks can choose when and how to use it to their advantage. I wouldn't be surprise if leftoids protects one of their own- its their basic modus operandi.