Senate Panel Amends O'Malley Budget Plan
A Senate budget panel yesterday scaled back Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to raise taxes for high-income earners and suggested applying the state sales tax to several services that were not in his proposal.
The actions by the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee occurred during an afternoon of deliberations that ended when the panel signed off on most components of the governor's deficit-reduction package, but only after making several significant changes.
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By Anne Bartlett |
November 7, 2007; 10:28 AM ET
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Posted by: R. Murphy | November 7, 2007 10:26 PM
In response to the MD GOP commentary, I think dissent, checks, and balances in our state government is extremely refreshing. Some lost souls still choose to follow president Bush down the unconstitutional path of unchecked presidential power. I'm proud to see that Maryland rises above that slippery slope and even when a Democratic Governor works with a Democratic majority legislature, dissent, discussion, and dialectics remain civil and productive. In my mind, to have the legislature blindly follow any Governor - even one of the same party would be unamerican. I much prefer the current Maryland Government and hope that through hard work...(this special session is not fun for anyone)...the best, most tested, and argued, solution (sure to be debated) will rise to the top.
A Governor should NOT be a monarch. I think O'Malley understands this fully. Erlich had to learn it the hard way, though I think he learned from the gridlock experience.
Posted by: Donny | November 8, 2007 7:41 AM
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"Senate Panel Amends O'Malley Budget Plan," means that Martin O'Malley is a lame duck Governor even before he finishes his first year in office.
Believe it or not, Martin O'Malley's downfall is imminent. He ignored the advice of Mike Busch and Mike Miller, turned his back on his supporters, and re-appointed the failed cabinet cronies of the Glendening administration that created Maryland's structural deficit. Cheers! This gov's report card is a wash with F's and D's.