What is wrong with MOCO politicans?

[Anonymous]

i one week they proposed a bill, renamed Montrose Parkway and put up the signs. for 15 months we have requested a new street sign that was stolen in our area and nothing has happened.

They are all about the spotlight. Hucker tweeted yesterday about the explosion in SS that he and his team were on their way there to check things out and will report back, glad they were able to take charge of the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i one week they proposed a bill, renamed Montrose Parkway and put up the signs. for 15 months we have requested a new street sign that was stolen in our area and nothing has happened.

They are all about the spotlight. Hucker tweeted yesterday about the explosion in SS that he and his team were on their way there to check things out and will report back, glad they were able to take charge of the situation.

They really do first responders and victims a disservice by demanding to be seen, and getting in the way. They could have staged their political comments elsewhere. They really could. They have no say in disaster response, and shouldn't. Opportunists.

[Anonymous]

MoCo is the Blanche Devereaux (from 'Golden Girls') of the DC area: Thinks she still has her looks--great schools, good government--but lost them some time ago.

DC is steadily on its way there, with our ridiculous crop of far-left crazy council members who love homeless tent camps in downtown, as they stay home and Zoom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not all of that is “wrong”. Maybe you’d be happier in Virginia?

The “aging demographic “ has been paying taxes for years — and paying for services that only minimally benefit them as part of a larger community. Were you thinking that they should pay taxes for schools and other services that they don’t use — without getting anything beneficial from their investment?

I stopped reading after that. The run-on ranting was a major turn-off.

Completely agree. OP's post is simplistic, ageist, and full of stereotypes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is something really wrong with politics in MOCO. After living here for 10 years I think it’s a mixture of:

Aging demographic preoccupied with naval gazing and focused on needs of older residents

Democratic majority that isn’t responsive to electorate as they don’t really fear being voted out from the center or right

Lots NIMBYism when it comes to development

Lots of families over extended on expensive housing looking to get a decent school for their kids. Bitterly opposing any change.

The hypocrisy of wealthy liberals who support progressive causes but won’t give up any of their privileges.


As a result:

Net jobs losses

Politics over constructive problem solving

Kids come last in any conversation - schools, masking etc

Suppression of real political debate

No actual progress on equity issues

Money down the drain on purple line- costs spiral due to selfish Chevy Chase residents


Eventually all the old rich white folks will die off or move to Florida- until then it’s gonna suck.

OK Man (woman) child, why don't YOU move to Florida?

[Anonymous]

For all the MoCo taxpayers at home bashing OP, have you been to "downtown" Silver Spring lately??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have lived in MoCo for 30+ years. I think different council members have different problems, but developer funding re-elections of those who do their bidding is the biggest problem. They are about to get huge tax breaks to build more dense housing, and yet our infrastructure (roads for cars and pedestrians, schools, public safety and more) is a disaster.

Rice changes his mind constantly, whoever has his ear last is the direction he goes. Reimer tells whoever he is talking to whatever they want to hear (true slimy politician, who changes directions with the wind), Friendson is bound by what his developer friends want (actually, developers fund most of their council members re-elections), Katz is actually a decent guy - consistent in his values, Jawando is too self-interested, Albornoz knows what he knows about but hasn't delved into what he doesn't and isn't interested, Glass is a decent guy but not great, Hucker is a mouth piece for Jill O-F, and Navarro's time is just about up with is a good thing.

This liberal lefty says it is time to clean house.

I think Friedson is the most level-headed of them all, followed by Katz. For example, Friedson was the only No vote on the new law passed this week to require all restaurants to offer a healthy kids meal option. It's bad for business in general, and espeically small business. Let teh consumer decide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a progressive and I think they are crazy. I don't think I can bring myself to vote for any of them. They pass useless bills that harm small businesses, they bow down to the teachers' union no matter what, they think racial equity means listening to White people and doing what they want in most cases but calling them "privileged" anytime they want to flex their progressive cred or go on a power trip. They have no idea how to gather real input from communities of color. They don't know how to use common sense, unlike most communities that recognized that the CDC's recommendation to require toddlers and preschoolers to mask was dumb and likely harmful to their development.

Yeah there is a zero chance I’m voting for anyone in the primary who doesn’t push back on the recommendation to keep masking toddlers. Zero.

I hate to disappoint but I can pretty guarantee this issue will not be discussed by any candidate. It is not politically important for the candidates. Only parents with toddlers in daycare care about it unfortunately. And Democract non-parent voters are probably fearful of taking masks off toddlers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is something really wrong with politics in MOCO. After living here for 10 years I think it’s a mixture of:

Aging demographic preoccupied with naval gazing and focused on needs of older residents

Democratic majority that isn’t responsive to electorate as they don’t really fear being voted out from the center or right

Lots NIMBYism when it comes to development

Lots of families over extended on expensive housing looking to get a decent school for their kids. Bitterly opposing any change.

The hypocrisy of wealthy liberals who support progressive causes but won’t give up any of their privileges.


As a result:

Net jobs losses

Politics over constructive problem solving

Kids come last in any conversation - schools, masking etc

Suppression of real political debate

No actual progress on equity issues

Money down the drain on purple line- costs spiral due to selfish Chevy Chase residents


Eventually all the old rich white folks will die off or move to Florida- until then it’s gonna suck.

This is very true. How many UMC people zoned for W schools who in public appear to care about equity, antiracist curriculum, etc. would support a major change in school boundaries that brought many more black and brown kids into their schools and brought their house value down or slowed its appreciation? Very few. It's called defacto segregation.

But the rick folks won't move out. I see the county just becoming more and more segregated--about 2/3 of the schools becoming predominantly poor/FARM and minority, and the other 1/3 or maybe fewer being insulated white/Asian UMC. The true middle class will have moved to other counties because they stomach the schools that they get for the house price that they can afford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a progressive and I think they are crazy. I don't think I can bring myself to vote for any of them. They pass useless bills that harm small businesses, they bow down to the teachers' union no matter what, they think racial equity means listening to White people and doing what they want in most cases but calling them "privileged" anytime they want to flex their progressive cred or go on a power trip. They have no idea how to gather real input from communities of color. They don't know how to use common sense, unlike most communities that recognized that the CDC's recommendation to require toddlers and preschoolers to mask was dumb and likely harmful to their development.

Yeah there is a zero chance I’m voting for anyone in the primary who doesn’t push back on the recommendation to keep masking toddlers. Zero.

I hate to disappoint but I can pretty guarantee this issue will not be discussed by any candidate. It is not politically important for the candidates. Only parents with toddlers in daycare care about it unfortunately. And Democract non-parent voters are probably fearful of taking masks off toddlers.

Yup- this county has really shown its colors with this pandemic. It may have the facade of being a family-friendly place to live, but how it’s treated kids during the pandemic shows that it’s not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For all the MoCo taxpayers at home bashing OP, have you been to "downtown" Silver Spring lately??

It’s sad. It was already heading in that direction before the pandemic hit with the moving of Discovery but I just don’t see how it rebounds from this. So much of the office crowd will never return en masse. I have friends who work at NOAA and when they return it may only be one day per week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i one week they proposed a bill, renamed Montrose Parkway and put up the signs. for 15 months we have requested a new street sign that was stolen in our area and nothing has happened.

They are all about the spotlight. Hucker tweeted yesterday about the explosion in SS that he and his team were on their way there to check things out and will report back, glad they were able to take charge of the situation.

They really do first responders and victims a disservice by demanding to be seen, and getting in the way. They could have staged their political comments elsewhere. They really could. They have no say in disaster response, and shouldn't. Opportunists.

It’s pretty gross. Honestly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lived in MoCo for 30+ years. I think different council members have different problems, but developer funding re-elections of those who do their bidding is the biggest problem. They are about to get huge tax breaks to build more dense housing, and yet our infrastructure (roads for cars and pedestrians, schools, public safety and more) is a disaster.

Rice changes his mind constantly, whoever has his ear last is the direction he goes. Reimer tells whoever he is talking to whatever they want to hear (true slimy politician, who changes directions with the wind), Friendson is bound by what his developer friends want (actually, developers fund most of their council members re-elections), Katz is actually a decent guy - consistent in his values, Jawando is too self-interested, Albornoz knows what he knows about but hasn't delved into what he doesn't and isn't interested, Glass is a decent guy but not great, Hucker is a mouth piece for Jill O-F, and Navarro's time is just about up with is a good thing.

This liberal lefty says it is time to clean house.

I think Friedson is the most level-headed of them all, followed by Katz. For example, Friedson was the only No vote on the new law passed this week to require all restaurants to offer a healthy kids meal option. It's bad for business in general, and espeically small business. Let teh consumer decide.

Friedson is a classic case of immaturity. He should never have been elected. He spends more time mugging for the TPSS crowd than representing his constituents interests like a true adult. He’s also fully beholden to developers and a sock puppet to his mentor Franchot. Just absolutely worthless. An average D1 resident would do a better job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For all the MoCo taxpayers at home bashing OP, have you been to "downtown" Silver Spring lately??

Why would you go there? It is a never ending string of shootings, assaults, and mayhem.

What is appealing about this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For all the MoCo taxpayers at home bashing OP, have you been to "downtown" Silver Spring lately??

If I understand the OPs point, they think the whole county should be like DTSS? And no where else in the county can be different.

That’s the only conclusion I can draw from someone who professes to be pro-density and angry at old, rich white people. DTSS has lots of big apartments, it’s diverse and it’s not rich.

It also has a good bit of crime and cannot sustain retail businesses, aside from restaurants and bars.