Comments on: Harford County Preliminary “A” List http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/ An "Insider" Look at Harford County Republican Politics Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: GOPerative http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-239 GOPerative Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:10:05 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-239 I'm a little confused by the last post but I will respond anyways. If I had to choose someone right now it would probably be Tritt. This race is quickly getting crowded. We will soon have two democrats and possibly three Republicans. I feel the need for change in many places this election year and sheriff is only one of them. I’m a little confused by the last post but I will respond anyways. If I had to choose someone right now it would probably be Tritt. This race is quickly getting crowded. We will soon have two democrats and possibly three Republicans. I feel the need for change in many places this election year and sheriff is only one of them.

]]> By: The GOP Operative wants Tritt for Sheriff! :: The Second Mouse Gets the Cheese http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-235 The GOP Operative wants Tritt for Sheriff! :: The Second Mouse Gets the Cheese Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:28:27 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-235 [...] From Harford County Preliminary “A” List: “The Aegis recently called the sheriff’s race the most important election this fall. I almost agree with them (for the first time ever). Honestly, I did not know who our sheriff was until about a year ago when Derald Guess was murdered. I was not impressed with Golding back then when he attempted to play down the tragedy by saying that gang activity was in its infancy. Come on man. A family man was just shot in the head in a gang initiation. That is not infancy.” [...] [...] From Harford County Preliminary “A” List: “The Aegis recently called the sheriff’s race the most important election this fall. I almost agree with them (for the first time ever). Honestly, I did not know who our sheriff was until about a year ago when Derald Guess was murdered. I was not impressed with Golding back then when he attempted to play down the tragedy by saying that gang activity was in its infancy. Come on man. A family man was just shot in the head in a gang initiation. That is not infancy.” [...]

]]> By: anonymous http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-89 anonymous Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:16:37 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-89 Why aren't any of the delegates on your 'A' list? I like that McComas is only mentioned once on the entire site, and thats only because you reported the size of her war chest along with everyone else's. Why haven't any Republicans announced to run against her? Why aren’t any of the delegates on your ‘A’ list?

I like that McComas is only mentioned once on the entire site, and thats only because you reported the size of her war chest along with everyone else’s. Why haven’t any Republicans announced to run against her?

]]> By: GOPerative http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-13 GOPerative Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:27:00 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-13 I agree with you 100% that who can get the job done is more important. I would again caution you about presuming knowledge or the lack of knowledge. Just because one does not have experience does not mean that they do not have knowledge. If too many people think that way then we would never be able to get rid of anyone creating a “good old boy” system and an ineffective democracy. Knowledge and experience do not equal leadership. I apply that to every race I evalutate. I think we also have a difference in opinion on the actual role of the sheriff. I view the sheriff as my representative in law enforcement which is one of the reasons why I voted against the creation of a police department under the county executive. I do not view the sheriff as a “super cop.” Golding may be a great cop but I think he is an average, at best, sheriff. Your analogy of a candidate applying for an “appointed head of an agency” is simply inapplicable in Harford County. We do not have an appointed sheriff. The only interview that means anything is Election Day. That is where we will evaluate Tom’s last 3+ years and make the final decision as to who should lead in the next 4 years. I for one find comfort in the fact that I play a role in the safety of my county. About my statements being “far reaching,” the deputies I know work in the Northern Precinct and they say they see Tritt all the time. I am really just going off what they tell me. I am fairly ignorant when it comes to policing matters but I am not ignorant when it comes to performance of leadership. And they tell me it is lacking. I will dedicate more to the sheriff's race as the candidates, including DiStefano, roll out their issues. A three horse race almost never benefits the incumbent, especially when only 1 out of 100 people in the county could tell you the sheriff's name. I agree with you 100% that who can get the job done is more important. I would again caution you about presuming knowledge or the lack of knowledge. Just because one does not have experience does not mean that they do not have knowledge. If too many people think that way then we would never be able to get rid of anyone creating a “good old boy” system and an ineffective democracy. Knowledge and experience do not equal leadership. I apply that to every race I evalutate.
I think we also have a difference in opinion on the actual role of the sheriff. I view the sheriff as my representative in law enforcement which is one of the reasons why I voted against the creation of a police department under the county executive. I do not view the sheriff as a “super cop.” Golding may be a great cop but I think he is an average, at best, sheriff. Your analogy of a candidate applying for an “appointed head of an agency” is simply inapplicable in Harford County. We do not have an appointed sheriff. The only interview that means anything is Election Day. That is where we will evaluate Tom’s last 3+ years and make the final decision as to who should lead in the next 4 years. I for one find comfort in the fact that I play a role in the safety of my county.
About my statements being “far reaching,” the deputies I know work in the Northern Precinct and they say they see Tritt all the time. I am really just going off what they tell me. I am fairly ignorant when it comes to policing matters but I am not ignorant when it comes to performance of leadership. And they tell me it is lacking. I will dedicate more to the sheriff’s race as the candidates, including DiStefano, roll out their issues. A three horse race almost never benefits the incumbent, especially when only 1 out of 100 people in the county could tell you the sheriff’s name.

]]> By: Anonymous http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-12 Anonymous Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:58:00 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-12 Your comment that "I know quite a few deputies and none of them like Golding." seems a little far reaching. I know a lot of deputies and many of them do like Golding. I don't know of any deputies that can say whether they like or dislike Tritt since I don't know any who have ever met him. Regardless of like or dislike, who can get the job done is the important point. In reference to your comment "You said Tritt knows nothing of law enforcement. How do you know that?", I've reviewed every page on Mr. Tritt's web site since this is all he's made available and none of it mentions any Law Enforcment experience. If this is incorrect, I'm waiting for Mr Tritt to correct his ommission. If Mr. Tritt were applying for the job of Police Commissioner, Chief of Police or any other appointed head of agency position based on the information provided on his web site, he wouldn't even make it past the first screening, never mind the final interview. If Mr. Tritt wants to be Sheriff, then perhaps he should come out and spend some time on the front lines, learning what the job is all about with the deputies before he becomes "The Sheriff". Your comment that “I know quite a few deputies and none of them like Golding.” seems a little far reaching. I know a lot of deputies and many of them do like Golding. I don’t know of any deputies that can say whether they like or dislike Tritt since I don’t know any who have ever met him. Regardless of like or dislike, who can get the job done is the important point. In reference to your comment “You said Tritt knows nothing of law enforcement. How do you know that?”, I’ve reviewed every page on Mr. Tritt’s web site since this is all he’s made available and none of it mentions any Law Enforcment experience. If this is incorrect, I’m waiting for Mr Tritt to correct his ommission.
If Mr. Tritt were applying for the job of Police Commissioner, Chief of Police or any other appointed head of agency position based on the information provided on his web site, he wouldn’t even make it past the first screening, never mind the final interview. If Mr. Tritt wants to be Sheriff, then perhaps he should come out and spend some time on the front lines, learning what the job is all about with the deputies before he becomes “The Sheriff”.

]]> By: GOPerative http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-11 GOPerative Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:32:00 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-11 You are the second person to point this out. I am well aware of the fact that he is not a cop. That is one of the reasons I like him. I know quite a few deputies and none of them like Golding. That concerns me. They view him as out of touch. He said so himself that he was thinking of retiring. You said Tritt knows nothing of law enforcement. How do you know that? That is a pretty arrogant thing to say. It is called a "Preliminary A List" for a reason. No one has started talking issues yet. If the only thing Golding offers me is the fact that he has been around since Jesus walked on the earth, then he is in trouble. We have a serious problem in Edgewood and his action has been minimal at best. Who is Dave Tritt? Possibly a better option to Golding. You are the second person to point this out. I am well aware of the fact that he is not a cop. That is one of the reasons I like him. I know quite a few deputies and none of them like Golding. That concerns me. They view him as out of touch. He said so himself that he was thinking of retiring. You said Tritt knows nothing of law enforcement. How do you know that? That is a pretty arrogant thing to say. It is called a “Preliminary A List” for a reason. No one has started talking issues yet. If the only thing Golding offers me is the fact that he has been around since Jesus walked on the earth, then he is in trouble. We have a serious problem in Edgewood and his action has been minimal at best. Who is Dave Tritt? Possibly a better option to Golding.

]]> By: Anonymous http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-10 Anonymous Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:31:00 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-10 Who is David Tritt? Looking at his website, he has no law enforcement experience. He has no background in law, criminal justice or any other related field. If he was a member of the Sheriff'sOffice he would not even be eligible for promotion to the command staff as he has no college degree. Being a family man and an airplane mechanic does not qualify one to head the largest law enforcement agency in Harford County responsible for a multi-million dollar budget, the care and housing of 400 inmates per day. Mr Tritt knows nothing of law enforcment and while the Air Force may believe in on-the-job training, the position of Sheriff is the wrong place for him to do his learning. Who is David Tritt? Looking at his website, he has no law enforcement experience. He has no background in law, criminal justice or any other related field. If he was a member of the Sheriff’sOffice he would not even be eligible for promotion to the command staff as he has no college degree. Being a family man and an airplane mechanic does not qualify one to head the largest law enforcement agency in Harford County responsible for a multi-million dollar budget, the care and housing of 400 inmates per day. Mr Tritt knows nothing of law enforcment and while the Air Force may believe in on-the-job training, the position of Sheriff is the wrong place for him to do his learning.

]]> By: Anonymous http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-9 Anonymous Sun, 05 Feb 2006 11:38:00 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-9 Senator Jacobs is the best and simply an amazing force in Annapolis. I have watched and heard her many times. In Committee just recently, she went after a Public Defender who was opposed to lifetime supervision for sex offenders with the tenacity of a pit bull. She was so unassuming; almost Columbo-like as she took little bites and then went in for the kill - I'm for Nancy. Senator Jacobs is the best and simply an amazing force in Annapolis. I have watched and heard her many times. In Committee just recently, she went after a Public Defender who was opposed to lifetime supervision for sex offenders with the tenacity of a pit bull. She was so unassuming; almost Columbo-like as she took little bites and then went in for the kill – I’m for Nancy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-8 Anonymous Sun, 05 Feb 2006 04:15:00 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-8 I'm glad to see these conversations. Bob Hooper is a man of principle and integrity. Some liberal democrat lobbyists (the ones who were sent the Gazette survey) may consider him ineffective, but that is only because he thinks for himself and doesn't buy everything they say. Regarding Joanne Parrott... at some point every politican should consider retirement. That time has come for her. She should bow out now before she is humiliated in the 2006 election by Donna Stifler. When Parrott speaks on the floor of the House of Delegates, absolutely NO ONE listens....you can see people leaving to take a bathroom break knowing that when they return they will have missed nothing. It is really sad. I almost feel sorry her. She needs to realize it is time to retire. I’m glad to see these conversations. Bob Hooper is a man of principle and integrity. Some liberal democrat lobbyists (the ones who were sent the Gazette survey) may consider him ineffective, but that is only because he thinks for himself and doesn’t buy everything they say.

Regarding Joanne Parrott… at some point every politican should consider retirement. That time has come for her. She should bow out now before she is humiliated in the 2006 election by Donna Stifler. When Parrott speaks on the floor of the House of Delegates, absolutely NO ONE listens….you can see people leaving to take a bathroom break knowing that when they return they will have missed nothing. It is really sad. I almost feel sorry her. She needs to realize it is time to retire.

]]> By: BePublican http://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-7 BePublican Sat, 04 Feb 2006 19:56:00 +0000 https://harfordgop.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/harford-county-preliminary-%e2%80%9ca%e2%80%9d-list/#comment-7 Good stuff. I am involved in the Tritt campaign and certainly like what you have to say. Some people might like to talk to you. You should post an email address or some contact information. Good stuff. I am involved in the Tritt campaign and certainly like what you have to say. Some people might like to talk to you. You should post an email address or some contact information.

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