Where does Democrat Martin O'Malley stand?

[cali]

Martin O'Malley, a former governor of Maryland and a possible presidential candidate in 2016, shared some thoughts with The Des Moines Register on Saturday.

Q: Why are you opposed to the Keystone pipeline?

A: "I believe that it's not enough jobs and it's too much damage to the climate."

Q: Best way to address climate change?

A: "I think we need an American jobs agenda for the climate challenge which means American renewable grid, more renewable energy."

Q: What's the best way to deal with the threat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria?

A: "We have to work in collaboration and in coalition with the other nations who are on the front line of this battle."

Q: U.S. boots on the ground to deal with ISIS?

A: "I think that will turn out to be counter-productive. The two big recruitment tools that we have given violent extremists are Guantanamo Bay and American boots on the ground. I believe that we should work instead in collaboration with and in cooperation with the other nations, especially of that region. That's when we're strongest as a country. Not when we go it alone as if we're some sort of cowboy movie. We do need to confront evil in this world, but we do need to work with the other nations and the other governments who are on the front lines. People like Jordan."

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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/22/democrat-martin-omalley/25198063/

[cali]

1. O'Malley also supports reinstituting Glass-Steagall

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/pat-garofalo/2015/03/12/martin-omalley-places-2016-bet-on-glass-steagall-and-reining-in-wall-street

[Autumn]

2. Sounds good to me. I think I may like him.

Rec

[HappyMe]

3. All sounds really good to me.

[Recursion]

4. Thank you. I'm a big O'Malley fan

Glad to see this interview getting some coverage here.

[djean111]

5. All of those positions seem to run counter to Hillary.

So it is difficult to believe he would be considered as VP for Hillary, unless doing so would be a ploy to get liberal votes, and then sideline O'Malley if she runs and wins. Same goes for Warren being considered for VP.

[KittyWampus]

6. -American boots on the ground- he avoids mentioning drones?

just making a note.

I hope he runs, runs to the Left of Hillary whatever his past positions and makes her squirm.

[FSogol]

7. K & R. n/t

[bettyellen]

8. I am curious if he has regrets about allowing the police force to terrorize the African American

community when he was mayor there. I like him otherwise, but that is hard to walk back from.

[cali]

11. why don't you post some links?

It's good to know everything about a prospective candidate.

[bettyellen]

12. I can't find the one from the last thread talking about him, but it was literally the first I'd

heard of it. The prosecutor turned mayor who implements Giuliani' "quality of life" strategy sounds a little unsettling to me.
But the article does go one to say the NAACP "no longer believe O'Malley should be held responsible- and that they have a "solid relationship" with him. Not sure what to think, just putting it out there, as it;s an issue that has since gained national interest.
There are plenty more links, but this one covers the basics. Thanks for starting this thread!

" In 2005, police made more than 100,000 arrests in a city of 636,000. They included tens of thousands arrested for nuisance crimes, such as loitering or drinking alcohol in public, on which prosecutors declined to take action, and which now are more likely to be addressed with tickets.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP sued the city in 2006 on behalf of 14 people who alleged their arrests indicated a broad pattern of abuse. O'Malley was running for his first term as governor at the time.

The city settled four years later, and agreed to retrain officers and allow an outside auditor to monitor "quality of life" arrests."


http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-police-omalley-politics-20141007-story.html#page=1

[whatthehey]

9. Good answers. Hope he keeps it up

He obviously faces a huge financial and name recognition hurdle without Obama's charisma or news value to help him, but if the wildly varying measures of dissatisfaction with HRC have even modest impact, he should start getting left-leaning money and support. Rather a Democrat who wants to run than a couple of potentials who lack one of those key attributes.

[geek tragedy]

10. I agree with almost all of O'Malley's positions, and I'm very glad he's out there making

the case for our values and policies.

A primary campaign is good for us in that our beliefs get air time.

[angrychair]

13. for the record

I don't dislike him. I have concerns with some of the things he has done in Maryland. He spearheaded the whole effort to bring casinos to Maryland in an effort to overcome state revenue gaps.
Casinos prey on the poor and lower-income and exacerbate an already dramatically awful income inequality issue. Not to mention crime, pawn shops, payday lending and increased domestic violence.
You don't get into bed with Big Gambling and not wake up with an STD.