Martin O'Malley for Maryland Governor
from Greater Greater Washington
by Cavan Wilk
Because of his firm stances on major issues that will shape Maryland's future, Greater Greater Washington is happy to endorse Governor Martin O'Malley for a second term.
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Governor O'Malley has been a consistent champion of the Purple Line and the Baltimore Red Line. Both projects would provide acres and acres of smart-growth formatted economic development opportunities. Those opportunities will include places that are currently economically vibrant and ones that are desperately in need of new investment.
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During the current 2010 election, Mr. Ehrlich has gone on record opposing the Purple Line. During debates in Baltimore, he expressed similar opposition to the Baltimore Red Line.
Finally, Mr. Ehrlich was a huge proponent of the ICC. Little good will come out of this project, except the unintended sticker shock (i.e. the highest toll rate per mile <a href="http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3645">http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3645</a> ) that is leading to Marylanders realizing the actual costs of expensive new highways.
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