Fox in the Dem House

Some may think that being the lone Republican on the fiveperson county council is an exercise in futility. Being one against four would seem to make it easy to be ignored, unless that lone Repub is afox, as in Greg Fox. The fifth district council person has managed to make hisrole larger than the odd man out. This particular councils preference foranonymous consent on most issues gives Greg an opportunity to exert influencebeyond his minority stature. That speaks well for both parties and gives countypolitics more balance that you might expect from a Dem dominated council.
It helps of course that Greg is no career politician. He hasa real job with Constellation Energy in addition to his part time council job.I marvel at how it handles it. For example, before appearing on our podcastyesterday afternoon, Greg began his day at a LeadershipHoward Countykick off breakfast before heading to work in Baltimore. He then he came back to HoCo forour podcast, followed by a meeting with his boss back in Baltimore, then backto HoCo for his son’s soccer game, followed by an off tape appearance onPolitics Unplugged with Bob & Kendall Ehrlich which airs tomorrow morningat 10 on WMAR Channel 2.
I got tired just writing all that!
We talked with Greg about the latest HoCo loco news, theloco GOP political scene and his recent stint as a delegate to the RepublicanNational Convention in Tampa.He told us he did not wear a silly hat, though he did hesitate for a moment when asked the question.
You can listen to this weeks episode of “and then there’sthat…” here.