it's well worth it! from the Concord, NH Monitor!

and I HOPE DUers are listening (those with open minds, at least.)

He is not a flash in the pan.

2 interesting aspects of the situation, 'invisible' to those not into subtlety and complexity but NOT a flash in the pan, will be around!

I imagine that the primary debates will be billed as the battle between "two giants," Hillary and Bernie. Then Martin -- calm, rational, and genuinely presidential -- will enter the scene.

The buses stop at a house on a river where Gov. Martin O’Malley is having dinner with the friends of a long career. Green plastic tablecloths and cheap fold-up chairs crowd under a tent. Rain stops. Martin joyfully anticipates the fight ahead; gives thanks. Then he surprises with a poem, “These Chesapeake Men” – about fishers who selflessly brave the storm-tossed sea for those they love.

Shades of Robert Kennedy; politics and grace. With Martin, there is a poetry of greater purpose. Just the day prior, Martin gave a landmark foreign policy address, then joined the marriage celebration at the steps of the Supreme Court. A day of boldness of heart and leadership; to which he is no stranger. Passing marriage equality. Defending it at the ballot box. Fifteen years of hands-on executive experience. Data-driven governance. A Maryland DREAM Act. In a phrase, New Leadership.

Martin doesn’t need to “evolve” – he has led; never has that been more clear. On equality, terrorism, gun violence, racism, immigration, climate change, rebuilding our cities, economic rebirth – O’Malley comes out swinging. There are big ideas and there are those who achieve them.

this is LOVEly, as is he.

Thanks to you & everyone else in this group.

I'm exploring around the group and posting what impresses me.

It's clear that Martin O'Malley listens, he's a fighter and gets results.

'Martin O'Malley listens, he's a fighter and gets results.'

Martin O'Malley.
He listens.
He's a fighter.
He gets results.