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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many voters -in fact I'd guess most beyond areas in TP and close in Silver Spring are more of the middle of the road Democrats. Even in Silver Spring people are more moderate they just keep it quiet since there are so many loud mouths on either extreme. Jealous is too far left and Hogan has been relatively harmless for a Republican. Its not different than the moderate Republicans in Virginia voting for a moderate Democrat for their Gov over a far right conservative.

I have neighbors that very supportive of the proposal and the sections on improving Baltimore schools by redirecting money that now goes back to MoCo. They are convinced that are either Amazon is coming to White Flint or that there will be a special Montgomery County tax collected only from Potomac and Bethesda residents to refund the rest of the schools. I'm not banking on either of those things happening.  I have not seen one supporter of Kirwan give any plausible alternative to what has been discussed in Annapolis about changing the distribution of state funds for education. Heck even Ike Legget who is pretty liberal opposed the Kirwan plan.

The ONLY people up in arms about the school calendar change seem to be MCPS employees. I don't care whether school starts after or before labor day. Most everyone that I know is more angry about all the random one day and half day holidays/professional days/whatever. We could have a normal length spring break if MCPS wouldn't cling to all the constant mini days off. [/quote]

Half days count as full instructional days, so that has nothing to do with spring break. And there is exactly one professional day this year, at the end of the first semester. The rest of it is all mandated state holidays and then the two Jewish holidays, neither of which fell on a weekend this year, unfortunately. Complain about that if you want but the survey results from last year seemed to indicate high absenteeism was likely so their decision is at least based in fact. Unlike Hogan's calendar mandate, which goes against literally every study about summer brain drain, costs families extra $$$ for child care, deprives FARMS kids of meals, and the list goes on. Fine, make school start after Labor Day OR finish by June 15, but not both. Nonsensical.

Other than that issue, I have no problems with Hogan. He's been fine. I won't mind when he gets reelected. But that one issue REALLY bugs me because it's a blot of idiocy and pandering and possibly trying to stick it to MCEA out of sheer pettiness, on an otherwise good record.[/quote]

LOL at a "special Bethesda/Potomac only tax"

That's not happening.   And make no mistake the Kirwin Commision WILL reccomended cutting state funding to Moco, Howard, and AA- to move it to Baltimore and PG.   Then the shortfall from the state contribution is mandated to be made up at the local level.  (Either by cuts to other programs, or taxes.  Those are the facts.  Check seventhstate for more specifics, not exactly a conservative blog...[/quote]

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