David Reel

2 weeks ago | talbotspy.org | David Reel

Few places in America outside of the political arena are more likely to affirm the timeless observation — always expect the unexpected. This was certainly the case with regard to the 2024 Presidential election. Relatively few people expected Joe Biden would perform so poorly in a debate with Donald Trump, and that his performance marked the beginning of the end of Biden’s re-election campaign.

3 weeks ago | stardem.com | David Reel

In today’s 24-7 media coverage of current events in the political world, stories are regularly introduced as “breaking news with more details to follow.”That will most certainly be the case after the recent release of the book “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” coauthored by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson. Not surprisingly in today’s deeply divided society, the reaction to the book has been mixed.

3 weeks ago | talbotspy.org | David Reel

In today’s 24-7 media coverage of current events in the political world, stories are regularly introduced as “breaking news with more details to follow.”That will most certainly be the case after the recent release of the book “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” coauthored by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson. Not surprisingly, in today’s deeply divided society, the reaction to the book has been mixed.

4 weeks ago | stardem.com | David Reel

In a recent column, I wrote about the following three thought-provoking news reports on Maryland’s bond ratings and fiscal policies that merit immediate attention of Gov. Moore and the leadership of the General Assembly:Decisions by Moody’s to downgrade Maryland’s fiscal outlook from stable to negative for the first time since 2011. Unanswered questions on how to address structural state budget deficits driven in large part by state funding obligations for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.

4 weeks ago | stardem.com | David Reel

In the U.S. Congress, there are 461 “support a cause” caucuses for members to join, ranging from the Appalachian National Scenic Trail Caucus to the Zoo and Aquarium Caucus. Most are so little known; one would be challenged to name five without a search on Google. One that is well known is the House Republican Freedom Caucus based on their historical adversarial relationship with the House Republican Caucus aka the Republican Conference.