Sequestration is the direct result of an ineffective president - and a profoundly cynical White House - foolishly deciding to play chicken with a Congress that they neither control, nor seem to have even established a working relationship with. Sequestration was at the administration's impetus; it survived the doubt and disbelief of most rational observers of the scene that it could actually occur; and now we find ourselves collectively poised at the edge of one of the most unthinking, foolish legislative endeavors in the history of the republic. Surely this will result in yet another short term "deal" that will kick the can down the road again, but that does not mitigate the sheer stupidity of the leaders of our legislative and executive branches at the moment.

I find it ironic that on the same day our Governor issues Part3 of how good this administration has been to Maryland, we get these expressions of sequestration-fear from our local leaders. There is in Maryland, and especially in this DC Metro area, such disconnect between federal actions and local reactions, between the effect of legislative actions and those legislators who put the pinch on us, between our life on the street and those we elect.

I had dinner last night with a lib friend who votes as she is told, or, as she puts it, the union puts the bread on the table, and she expressed the same disgust with both parties but for entirely different reasons. She has been sucked into this tit-for-tat interpretation, while I was disgusted with the Dems for their game-playing and the GOP's reluctance to call them out on it. It was as if we lived in separate worlds.

I don't know what the solution is but we will all suffer badly from what this President and his minions are doing to us. And, yes, Rep. Van Hollen, Gov. O'Malley and State Sen. Raskin, I blame you! not that you care. I'm sure all 3 of you will come up with some gobbley-mush to fan it off onto others, though.

It is time for the leaders of this country to grow up and start cooperating. They are acting like a bunch of little kids that have to have their own way.

Where I live, in Burtonsville, the County leaders have spent years refusing to revitalize this neglected part of the County, even refusing to allow any residential development. Even when the Rt 29 bypass sent the town into an economic tailspin, they refused to grant the necessary zoning to provide much needed housing next to the struggling shopping center.

www.SaveBurtonsville.Com

So the MoCo leaders have stopped development in this area and then they say they don’t have enough money, jobs, or tax revenue. They are the ones making these costly and wrong decisions. There has been much development to the north, in Howard County, and to the East, with Konterra and Laurel, but nothing is allowed in Burtonsville. Why is this? Because the County Executive lives nearby?

Why did he not step forward and do the right thing? Why did the County Council members refuse to do the right thing? The County leaders want another useless park, when Burtonsville is dying for lack of a residential core.

What kind of a town prohibits residential development? This is absurd. It is outrageous what has taken place. The County politicians should be ashamed of themselves for refusing to embrace much needed Smart Growth in Burtonsville. Something is very wrong.

Tom Norris, for the Committee to Save Burtonsville

The democratic party came up with this idea, Obama himself came up with it, so Mr. Baker go give the President a piece of your mind if you have the nerve.

I say a max of 2 terms for senators and representatives and that no more than their combined terms in annual salary be allowed in a campaign financing and upon departure from office they may not ever represent a lobby group whatsoever.

Not so not so all lies from the left. Just hype to try to scare the working class. All Dems. lie to keep their jobs. Cut some of the free crap in County not raise taxes on working stuffs. I hate you leftwingers you are killing this country. Have you no consensus or self respect?