Mary Kay Sigaty should be happy with the turnout she received for her fundraiser in Wilde Lake tonight. With the notable exception of one local elected Dem, she was heartily embraced by her HoCo colleagues in the State Senate and the House of Delegates. Senators Kasemeyer and Robey were in attendance as well as Delegates Guzzone, Turner, and Pendergrass. Fellow council Dems, Calvin Ball and Jen Terassa were there and Courtney sent her regrets for her absence. Jim Robey offered up a glowing endorsement of Mary Kay on behalf of the Senate and House delegations.
Ken Ulman did his part too. Not only did he strongly endorse her reelection bid he also promised to actively work to help her keep her seat.Not surprisingly, Liz was the only fellow elected Dem who didn’t post. Then again she did say that she was remaining neutral in this contest.
While I was talking to Guy Guzzone about the reelection prospects of Jen Terrasa, Jen herself came over to join the discussion. Needless to say she disagrees with my assessment that the job isn’t right for her and proceeded to make her case. We’ve agreed to get together for coffee and I told her that I would write a post about our meeting.
I also met Larry Walker, a candidate for the Board of Education. Larry is a fellow Wilde Lake High School alum so I liked the guy immediately.
And speaking of Larry, Larry Carson was there dutifully taking notes while the politicos sang. It struck me that this is the key difference between a real journalist and a blogger. While he was taking notes I was knocking back a couple of glasses of wine. I’ll link to his more studied piece of the event once it’s available online.
And speaking of wine. With the price of admittance to Councilperson Sigaty’s gathering at the Melting Pot restaurant you received two drink coupons. I used my first one right off but when I went back to the bar later for a reload I couldn’t find the second one. As I was fumbling in my pockets looking for it, Jon Weinstein came over and handed me his two tickets. He said he had to leave soon and hadn’t used them. I told him that the surest way to buy an Irishman’s vote is to buy him a drink. He then informed me that his wife was Irish. That makes him not half bad in my book.
And speaking of Larry, Larry Carson was there dutifully taking notes while the politicos sang. It struck me that this is the key difference between a real journalist and a blogger. While he was taking notes I was knocking back a couple of glasses of wine. I’ll link to his more studied piece of the event once it’s available online.
And speaking of wine. With the price of admittance to Councilperson Sigaty’s gathering at the Melting Pot restaurant you received two drink coupons. I used my first one right off but when I went back to the bar later for a reload I couldn’t find the second one. As I was fumbling in my pockets looking for it, Jon Weinstein came over and handed me his two tickets. He said he had to leave soon and hadn’t used them. I told him that the surest way to buy an Irishman’s vote is to buy him a drink. He then informed me that his wife was Irish. That makes him not half bad in my book.
