Following Gov. Martin O'Malley's $454 million budget adjustment, House Speaker Mike Busch lamented Maryland was "down to bone and gristle." Singing the same sad song, O'Malley claimed he had "reduced the state workforce and cut the budget by $4 billion since 2007."
The numbers say otherwise. According to the nonpartisan Department of Legislative Services 90 Day Report, Maryland had 79,729 state employees in 2006. Currently, we have 80,196. The...
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O'Malley - 2009-10-13 14:32:24
Is a tax and spend democrat. It also does not surprise me that his numbers are not matching up to the facts.
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Well Said! - 2009-10-13 13:20:07
DO NOT FORGET FELLOW MARLANDERS!!!
O'Malley and his cronies passed HUGE tax increases last year in the dark of night and continue to increase spending. He hopes that you forget about those things by the time his re-election campaign comes up. DON'T FORGET!
Maryland is lucky to be so close to the center of the Federal government. Were it not for the jobs the Fed's provide, we would be in the same boat as California.
We have to stop wasting money in this state. Shrink the government, start taking care of yourself Maryland.
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