Congressman Wexler from Florida is doing the same thing. He did not even OWN a home in Florida.

I wonder if this man voted in local and state elections. what would the sunpaper say if roscoe bartlett did something this.

Hey, Scott, let's not make this partisan. The Congresscritters of both parties do things like this. And, not just Congs cheat. Years ago the head of the IRS in Maryland was nailed for living here but claiming his Florida home as his primary residence. Not a bad deal since Florida has no state income tax. Too many of the elites are crooks. Paying taxes is for the little people.

Good, start with the out of towners then move on to all the suburbanites (famous Orioles shortstops) who receive agricultural tax breaks on their residential properties. This story has been ripe for a decade, at least, maybe in a recession it will get done.

I am so tired of politicians using their office to obtain benefits for themselves and their families, particularly illegal benefits. These people are our lawmakers, yet they don't follow the laws. Congress should censure Rep Stark. If he is living in Maryland 2/3 of the year, he shouldn't be representing California. I guess he couldn't afford waterfront property in his home State.

Well, at least if he lives here most of the time, maybe he looks out for the interests of the whole nation and not just his his home state. The guy's almost 80 -- I'm not surprised he doesn't fly weekly redeyes. There was a time when most in Congress lived back here. Now it's politically dangerous to do that, and you open yourself to criticism of being tainted by big-bad-corrupt Washington. I kind of wish more of them lived around here. Maybe there would be fewer earmarks, less parochialism, a little cameraderie, and more concern about the greater good of the country as a whole. We could kinda use it these days.

This is not about which member of which party did what. My post concerns the reaction of the media. The Sunpapers has different standards for liberal and conservatives. I want the Sun to treat both ideologies fairly.

I live in Mr. Stark's district in California. He stops by a couple times a year to pick up his mail.

I'm sure this is being done by both Dems and Republicans, as well as many others, which is why the GA changed the law and requires each homeowner to re-apply for the homestead tax break. What MD revenuers should do, though, is ACCEPT that these homes are principal residences, and then subject their owners to state income taxes at resident rates. I think they would make out much better in revenue that way.