By HOWARD ERNST, For The Capital
By HOWARD ERNST, For The Capital
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
11/21/09
When Barack Obama and John McCain addressed their respective supporters on Feb. 11, 2008, the day before the presidential primaries in Maryland and Virginia, both candidates carried on a longstanding tradition - they both pledged their unwavering support to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
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Howard Ernst, Ph.D., teaches at the Naval Academy.
Speaking to a group of more than 17,000 supporters at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland, then-Sen. Obama declared that "we cannot wait to clean up Chesapeake Bay."
Sen. McCain, speaking to a smaller crowd in Annapolis, promised: "I will do everything in my power to make sure we repair and improve one of the great...
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