I just want to say that I can't wait for the full effect of the sequester to really kick in. Maybe then people will start to realize that the federal government is bloated and we don't need all of these lazy, useless federal government workers who are just in it to collect a check and wait until retirement. Im willing to bet that we don't even feel and slight rumble from this sequester. No one will even realize that federal government workers have been laid off or furloughed. I say that the sequester is a good start and that we need to go even further and permanently eliminate no less than 20% of the federal workforce. Working for the federal government is the biggest joke in the world....high pay, cadillac health care and benefits, a ridiculous number of days off, being terminated is virtually impossible, and now you get the day off when it rains. Totally ridiculous stuff...

Sad statistic in the fact that Babs gets a 51% favorable rating and Ben gets a 47%. Neither read the healthcare bill. Both are noted for distributing grant after grant after grant with no thought that each grant is a tick up in the national debt. Both are party to not passing a budget for over four years. They may be your friends, but they are party to destroying my chrildrens financial future.

high pay, cadillac health care and benefits, a ridiculous number of days off, being terminated is virtually impossible, and now you get the day off when it rains.

Sounds just like Congress

Democrats building a tower of financial babble. Polls in Maryland by Goucher College showing only 4% of respondents hold Democrats, who hold both the Presidency and the Senate, which has not passed a budget in more than four years, responsible. Either there is something rotten in Denmark with Goucher polling or the state of education and average intelligence in Maryland has hit an all time low.

The budget originates in the House of Representatives, which is controlled by the GOP. But thanks for playing this round of "Demonize the Democrats."

"White House says Obama plan won’t include balanced budget"
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/12/white-house-says-obama-plan-wont-include-balanced-budget-video/

The Democrats budgets lead us to the same conclusion as seen in Detroit, California and Illinois.

Shocking results! LOL A poll of Maryland residents conducted by an organization on Goucher's campus finding that Republicans are to blame. Did the pollsters stay on campus to do the survey as well? I'm assuming you can't get that far if you aren't wearing shoes.

Bottom line is that if state were not located next to the capital, there would be unemployment that makes Mississippi look like Monte Carlo. An ungodly portion of the population works for the federal government at salaries far higher than they could ever get in the private sector, and yet this state still has above average unemployment. In fact, if the people across this country actually met some of the people working at SSA and knew they were making six figure salaries, they would be in DC the next day with pitchforks. A little dose a reality for federal workers might do this state some good considering those of us in the private sector have to deal with "funding cuts", a.k.a. possible revenue drops, every day when we walk into work. But, of course, it's just the evil Republicans who are to blame when the country is running out of money.

Don't forget, Maryland, we voted for Obama...

The low information voters in Maryland just keep getting lower!

Those who have see it positive and those who don't see it different. It's the half glass full or half glass empty. The results will show in many years to come. Remember Maryland has mostly Democrats so the numbers should not surprise anyone. It doesn't mean they are all right.

Maryland is a highly populated apathetic state....thank the dumb down government school system for the failure....no brainer.

"Obama’s approval drops as Americans take a dimmer view of his economic policies."
"The afterglow of President Obama’s reelection and inauguration appears to have vanished as increasingly negative views among Americans about his stewardship of the economy have forced his public approval rating back down to the 50 percent mark, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

In December, just after he won a second term, Obama held an 18-percentage-point advantage over congressional Republicans on the question of whom the public trusted more to deal with the economy. Now, it’s a far more even split — 44 percent to 40 percent, with a slight edge for the president — but the share of those saying they have confidence in “neither” has ticked up into double digits.
The poll contains ample evidence of the disillusionment voters feel toward both sides amid a sense of continuing dysfunction in Washington, which since December has been grappling with fiscal crises and deadlines of its own making."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-approval-drops-as-americans-take-a-dimmer-view-of-his-economic-policies/2013/03/12/4ddfd240-8a79-11e2-a051-6810d606108d_story.html?hpid=z1

The stupidity of the residents in this state never ceases to amaze me. Holding a college degree btw, doesn't make one smart or sensible, as is evidence by this poll. The people have been conditioned to believe that feeding at the public trough is a birth right and any reduction even in the rate of increase will cause economic ruin. No wonder we elect people such as the dwarft, Cardin and Owe'malley. All career politicians and all perfect examples of why this nation is headed toward insolvency.

Average Maryland believes government spending and "investments" helps the economy. Seventeen trillion in debt? No big deal, just raise taxes some more. Heck the people in MD have watched Owe'malley do that for the last 6 years and think nothing of it. MD is as dependent on the federal govt as any state in the union while our private sector job growth is abysmal. When we are faced with a debt crisis, this state will suffer as much as any in the union.

What gets me is Obama tells Americans to conserve energy, but yet he flies around on Airforce 1 golfing and going on vacations, and has not come off the campaign trail. Michelle Obama takes family members on vacation to a number of countries and a seperate jet. Obama gives millions away to Brazil to drill off shore, however Obama refuses to open up land and refuses the Canada pipeline which would bring jobs and cheaper fuel to Middle class Americans who are footing all these programs. The Obama's are taking what they can from America, and drive us into the ground.
DON'T TAKE ANYTHING FROM OUR TROOPS, these men and women fight for our freedom. There are so many programs, and foreign aid to Egypt and other countries that need to be stopped. Charity begins at home.
Ben Cardin, and these other politicians are full of BS. One reporter told Ben Cardin if he can't do the job then quit. Ben was flustered because no one every talked to him like this. The reporter told Ben the American people are not stupid, they are well informed these days.

President Obama Won’t Balance Budget ‘Just for the Sake of Balance.
"In an exclusive interview with ABC News, President Obama rejected calls to balance the federal budget in the next ten years and instead argued that his primary economic concern was not balancing the budget, but rather growing the economy.

“My goal is not to chase a balanced budget just for the sake of balance. My goal is how do we grow the economy, put people back to work, and if we do that we are going to be bringing in more revenue,” he said."

Translation: "I don't give a crap about the debt or the deficit, I will continue to fundamentally transform the USA as I see it. My goal is to not work with the GOP but to destroy them with the politics of personal destruction that i have used since I first stepped into politics. what is good for the country is not what is good for me."

The Keystone Pipeline only benefits the Texas Oil men. They would control the eventual distribution of the product. Currently, the major pipelines terminate at refineries in Oklahoma. The Keystone would bypass the Oklahoma refineries. It was a nice little bone Bush tried to throw to his buddies.

A Canadian oil company running a pipeline across the US to refineries on the Gulf Coast so that the product can be refined and exported doesn't do anything for the average American's energy needs. By law oil or gas can only be shipped from one American port to another American port on an American flagged vessel. It's cheaper to import it from another country.

What the hell does this Obama regime doing? they are the most incompetent bunch in decades.

"Obama: I Didn't Cancel W.H. Tours, Secret Service and Congress to Blame"
"Carney: White House Cancelled Tours"

No one knew on 9-11 what was going on in Benghazi, they lied about what went on for weeks after. They can't get their lies straight.

"We have to pass the bill before we see whats in it." Speaker Nancy Pelosi

"The author of Senate Democrats’ budget proposal has refused to release specifics on her legislation prior to a Budget Committee markup on Wednesday, a move Republicans say reveals the proposal’s unpopularity even among Democrats.

However, committee Republicans have yet to see any details on how the proposal will reduce the federal budget deficit by $1.85 trillion, Murray’s stated benchmark.

Murray has instead circulated “talking points” that generally outline the proposal, but include few specifics."
http://freebeacon.com/we-waited-four-years-for-this/

These people are FAILING America.

Tax Prof: ObamaCare Tax Increases Are Double Original Estimate
"The Joint Committee on Taxation recently released a 96 page report on the tax provisions associated with Affordable Care Act. The report describes the 21 tax increases included in Obamacare, totaling $1.058 trillion – a steep increase from initial assessment, according to the Tax Prof Blog. The summer 2012 estimate is nearly twice the $569 billion estimate produced at the time of the passage of the law in March 2010. "

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/03/tax-prof-obamacare-tax-increases-are.html

LOL i just noticed the picture of Ole Ben. What's he telling us?

He is indicating how manly he is. Size matters.

According to the CBO Obama entitlements and unfunded liabilities will cost 90 trillion!