From former Delegate and Councilwoman Barbara Osborn Kreamer:
Statement on the passing of Representative Elijah Cummings
There have been so many eloquent statements about Congressman Elijah Cummings on the sad day of his passing. I have been grieving the loss of my friend and former colleague. He was a great man, who held high office, affected public policy, and monitored the federal executive branch from his leadership perch. But he started out in MD’s House of Delegates in 1982 as a newcomer with potential. While the child of sharecroppers, he was a city boy. He was interested to learn about MD’s diversity from the Delegates who personified their districts. He participated in and came to lead caucuses for which he had an affinity, but he didn’t let the associations become blocs. He reached out to colleagues of all areas and worked to understand their issues.
Elijah was always an inspiring speaker. With the sensibility of a novelist he selected images from his life to lift up his listeners.
He told about his hardworking father bringing home a Baby Ruth to his beloved wife Ruth at the end of a work week. He carried MD’s harsh history, but he looked to brighter days ahead. He worked for paths of equal opportunity, head starts, internships and jobs that would let the children and young people he represented have a better, freer life. He recalled his father taking his family to the airport, not to board a plane but to promise, “In your life, you will fly.”
Fourteen years he served in the House of Delegates and 23 in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was no flash in the pan. But challenged by his grandmother not to be too patient and not to wait too long, he made it to greatness. He was the courageous voice from the chairman’s seat, the right person for our time of crisis. His example challenges the House and Senate not to accept wrongdoing and not to dawdle in their duty.
Rest in peace, my friend.
Oh Barbara! You again? You really should be working more on your derelict house and yard instead of writing this letter regarding a man who sold out his own district. We are not sad to see this man go. We see his death as an opportunity for his community to grow and prosper now that’s he’s gone. They’ve been waiting for a better day for too long. You know like the citizens of Aberdeen have been waiting for you to take care of your personal property. Disqusting! How are you not embarrassed?
Chris as usual in a time like this you are again one of the low life’s in this county and country. Shame on you.
Rep. Elijah Cummings was universally praised by both Democrats and Republicans
A criminal should never be glorified just because he died. What’s shameful is the conditions his constituents lived in because he was a do nothing for WAY too long!! That’s just facts!!
Shameful conditions? District 7 covers some of the richest neighborhoods in the Baltimore area..
I will never forget the quote made during the Freddie Gray riots when the city of Baltimore was being destroyed. You know the one about being so proud of how the “demonstrators “ not criminals were expressing themselves. Unlike most of those so called “demonstrators” I work for a living and had to pay for that damage through my taxes
If you pay Baltimore city taxes why are you posting on a Harford county site.
Hey Einstein I never said I paid Baltimore City taxes. If you are of the working class paying state and federal taxes and not a freeloading sponge you would know that some of your taxes end up in the hands of Baltimore City government. By the way there may be several of the aforementioned freeloaders dwelling for many years in US Congressional District #7 in MD.
Apparently one of us is clueless how county/city taxes work and it isn’t me.
If you pay Baltimore city taxes why are you posting on a Harford county site.
Anyone with an internet connection can post here. And more importantly, who cares?
Is there some restriction where the “comments” have to be from people who are “From Harford County?”
Please enlighten me besides your own worthless personal opinion of who “should” post here.
Just when the heck have senators and congresspeople been held accountable for city corruption. That’s like covering for the corrupt president by saying all dictators do it.
Republican dies hards can’t see the forest for the trees. plus they lie like heck.
Live in Harford County. And yes I pay taxes to the State, Federal and county for the corruption in Harford County..
Shame the irresponsible Republican citizens keep putting the trash back in power.
Of course this presidents actions show just far the corrupt republicans in this county will go to protect their corrupt representatives.
Never have I seen such a large group of people who think a president can murder someone and he can’t be prosecuted while in office. Of course when corrupt politicians hold back teaching and learning skills it just show what the county produces. Low level minds and intelligence.
Why all this. I will not allow you to change the subject of where corruption in this country lies. The President and his entire administration.
GK, I am so glad to hear that you too pay taxes. The damage that Elijah’s constituents caused during the Freddie Gray riots was incredibly expensive. I know that he was proud of the way they were expressing themselves but it is one heck of an expense. The sad thing is I wonder how many of those folks that he is so proud of pay any taxes at all. For the record GK city of Baltimore has voted for and been run by Democrats for 50 years. Ponder that one liberal
Best political analysis of the day!
“Trump is unique. Like a snowflake. White. Fragile .
And with any luck he will be gone by Spring.”-
Stephen Colbert
Love how my comment disappeared .. I’m sure she had it removed because someone told the truth about her disgrace of a property ..
Yes, blame someone else for your inappropriate comment. Always attack the messenger when the haven’t the brains to figure out who really removes comments.
Thanks for the reminder, Trash goes out tonight,
Bernie Sanders says “Trump is the most corrupt President in American history!”
Must be true, if Bernie said it!
Bernie dont lie like Trump!
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/04/16/bernie-sanders-fox-news-taxes-question-ebof-vpx.cnn
Mr. Cummings seems to be at best a once dedicated civil servant who sold his soul for money. Tax payer money at that. Disgraceful.