PSC, Senate, Hypocrite, Elections

Public Service Commission Ruling
Yesterday, the Maryland Court of Appeals struck down a lawsuit from the Maryland General Assembly (imagine the legislature of a state suing the Governor - remember, this is Maryland!).

The General Assembly wanted to fire the members of the Public Service Commission, 5 of 6 which were appointed by Bob Ehrlich. The Governor said that the General Assembly could not fire his appointees. Mike Miller and Michael Busch disagreed. Fortunately for the Republican Governor, the Court of Appeals sided with him, 6-1.

The lone dissenting vote was by Lynne A. Battaglia. This is the same judge that decided that illegal aliens are allowed to collect unemployment compensation due to job related injuries, compliments of the hard-working LEGAL citizens of the state of Maryland. She failed to see the logic that the illegal aliens were working ILLEGALLY! Therefore, their injuries are illegal, too. Thought I'd throw that out there.

On the other hand, the employers of illegal aliens also should be severely punished. And I'm talking to you, Brickman.

SENATE RACE
A friend of mine in Florida asked if Michael Steele has a chance to win as the Senate race against Ben Cardin. I said that he probably does not have much of a chance. Ben Cardin is a well-liked politician in Maryland. In my quest to dig up dirt on the guy, the only thing that I could find was that he is in favor or giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens. So his logic is, you can't legally be in the country, but you can drive a car to your illegal job at Brickman.

So other than his love of el senioros, Ben Cardin is a likable guy. And in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1, Democrats will vote for him because he is a Democrat.

I told my friend that if Mfume, whom many call Mfassa, had won the primary, Michael Steele would have a better chance of winning. Mfume, the former leader of the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP, both organizations whose actions contradict efforts to rid our country of racism, would not get many votes from the white majority of both the Democrats and the Republicans. Michael Steele, the Oreo black, comes off a little softer and appeals to people of all backgrounds. However, Mfassa lost and Cardin won.

Governor Debate
Governor Bob Ehrlich and Martin O'Malley, who grew up in Montgomery County in a family of a prominent and wealthy family, squared off in a debate hosted by the AARP yesterday. Some highlights of the event:

Bob Ehrlich's response to O'Malley who called all situations priority, "If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority. You don't govern through speeches. You don't govern through euphemism."

O'Malley then criticized Ehrlich for being a pawn to special interests. Ehrlich responded, "AARP is a special interest. Every plumber in this room, every teacher in this room, every lawyer in this room - you're a special interest. And if you don't want me to represent your special interests, please leave now."

Later in the debate, O'Malley spoke of many of the social programs that he wanted to create for seniors, which received a roaring applause. Ehrlich quickly fired back that social programs are fine, but how are you going to fund them? Who's taxes are you going to raise or who's programs are you going to cut? This was succeeded by confused silence. Old Lady Esther was heard saying, "I don't get it. Can't they just print more money?"

Election Day
On election day, Kristen Cox, candidate for Lt. Governor, who is legally blind, requested the appropriate peripherals for the disabled when she went to vote. However, the machines were not equipped to assist her. She had to have her son read the choices to her and make the selections. Governor Bob Ehrlich has demanded that Linda Lamone, the Administrator for the Maryland Election Board show up a meeting today with an answer as to why this happened.

Linda Lamone, an appointee by former Maryland Governor, Parris Glendening, a New York native, has received much criticism from Bob Ehrlich and many think she is incompetent. The failures of the voting system on Tuesday, which also included machines being lost in Montgomery County, and stupid election judges not showing up in Baltimore City, reinforces this opinion.

Governor Ehrlich has demanded her resignation. T.V. Mike Miller clearly stated that she cannot be fired. This contradicts his other actions, as mentioned previously, to fire different Governor-appointed officials. This is different because Linda Lamone was appointed by a Democrat. I think the law says that appointees made by Republicans can be fired. Appointees made by Democrats cannot be fired.