Is The Baltimore Sun’s editorial board psychic?

On September 5, 2010, in Bob Ehrlich, by Isaac Salazar

Is the Baltimore Sun’s Editorial Board psychic, or are Bob Ehrlich’s empty promises just that predictable? Days before Ehrlich released his first TV ad, in which Ehrlich makes four separate promises with zero details about how he plans to carry them out, the Sun wrote this:

With the fall election campaign about to take off, Marylanders should on be guard for dubious claims from politicians of all varieties. Some will be so laughable, you’d think candidates would be ashamed to trot them out. One of our favorites is the promise to simultaneously cut taxes, boost spending and plug a $1.5 billion budget hole (We’re eagerly awaiting the details of Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s plan. No fuzzy math, please).

In case you forgot, Ehrlich left a $1.7 billion deficit; raised property taxes by 58 percent; raised the car tax by 58 percent; and tripled corporate filing fees. Bob Ehrlich also failed to fully-fund our schools and created a crisis in public school construction when he was governor.

If voters were holding their breath for the details of Bob Ehrlich’s plan and not just more empty promises, it looks like they’re going to have to wait some more.

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Maryland’s Democratic executives are staying on top of “Snowmageddon” vers. 2010 as Marylanders continue to dig out while snow removal continued around the clock through Monday.

Newly sworn-in Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman took to Twitter among other channels to keep residents informed about plowed streets, road closures and closings. Follow them on Twitter @MayorSRB and @KenUlman.

Governor O’Malley signs emergency declaration, urges residents to stay off the roads and discusses remaining challenges on WBAL TV.

The Baltimore Sun recap of the 2010 blizzard. Also reports about the forecast for more snow on Tuesday.

The Maryland General Assembly canceled Monday evening’s session due to dangerous road conditions.

The Presiding Officers have decided that the 8pm session of the Maryland General Assembly is cancelled for Monday, February 8, 2010, due to potential icy conditions.

All Legislative Services and General Assembly employees are on liberal leave.

This announcement includes the cancellation of all meetings and hearings of General Assembly committees, task forces and workgroups.

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