The survivalist: Roscoe Bartlett prepares for a threatened future
ALIPAC NOTE: Roscoe Bartlett is one of our endorsed candidates because of his strong stances against illegal immigration.
The survivalist: Roscoe Bartlett prepares for a threatened future Melina Mara/The Washington Post - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) in his Capitol Hill office, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Deep in the West Virginia woods, in a small cabin powered by the sun and the wind, a bespectacled, white-haired man is giving a video tour of his basement, describing techniques for the long-term preservation of food in case of an emergency. We dont really think of those today, because its so convenient to go to the supermarket, he cautions. But you know, youre planning because the supermarket may not always be there.
Last yearâs replacement of disgraced Baltimore state delegate Cheryl Glenn with the House Majority Whipâs daughter was so egregious it might understandably leave the impression that the insiders club process is a city phenomenon, a Maryland Democratic Party thing.
First, the press was kicked out of the room, then the committee installed Chanel Branch as the 45th Districtâs representative, with Ms. Branch casting the deciding vote for herself. âIâm a daddyâs girl,â she quipped.
But itâs not just Baltimore lawmakers who get their ticket to Annapolis punched by a couple of party officials rather than a vote by the people. Thanks to the âcentral committeeâ selection system, voters in District 2A, in far Western Maryland, havenât had a choice for three terms.
Last yearâs replacement of disgraced Baltimore state delegate Cheryl Glenn with the House Majority Whipâs daughter was so egregious it might understandably leave the impression that the insiders club process is a city phenomenon, a Maryland Democratic Party thing.
First, the press was kicked out of the room, then the committee installed Chanel Branch as the 45th Districtâs representative, with Ms. Branch casting the deciding vote for herself. âIâm a daddyâs girl,â she quipped.
But itâs not just Baltimore lawmakers who get their ticket to Annapolis punched by a couple of party officials rather than a vote by the people. Thanks to the âcentral committeeâ selection system, voters in District 2A, in far Western Maryland, havenât had a choice for three terms.
Opinions | The Army can’t repeat the mistakes of the 1990s if it wants to end sexual assault David Fitzgerald Candles and flowers decorate a makeshift memorial for U.S. Army Spec. Vanessa Guillen at Power House Gym in Houston on Aug. 14. (Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images) Last week, the independent review committee investigating the murder of Spec. Vanessa Guillén by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood issued its final report. The report detailed systematic leadership failures that produced a permissive environment for sexual harassment and assault at the sprawling Texas army post. It also detailed the shocking lapses on the part of the Army’s Criminal Investigative Division (CID) that led to it taking over two months to establish what had happened to Guillén. As a result, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy fired or suspended 14 commanders, including two major generals.