Friday June 25th at 7:30pm, I appeared on Maryland Public Television's State Circle Program. Joining me will be Del. Craig Rice (D-Montgomery County).

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I wanted to offer you a sneak peek at what we will be discussing:

• Why has Martin O'Malley made the race for Governor so ugly and so quickly?
• What qualifications should Governor Bob Ehrlich look for in his Lieutenant Governor pick?
• What do we make of the uptick in ethical issues plaguing the state over the last few years?
• What do we make of the continued problems with MARC train and of the recent legislative audit of the State Board of Elections?

Annapolis is effectively ruled by a small, monopolistic and liberal group of people headed by Martin O'Malley. Instead of talking about their policies and plans for Maryland, O'Malley and company have offered misleading and downright deceitful advertisements about Bob Ehrlich. Even going so far as to suggest he caused the horrible oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. O'Malley's advertisements went so far that they earned stinging rebukes from major media outlets:

• Baltimore Sun: "Dirty political attack ad," "O'Malley ad is a lie"
• Washington Post: "[O'Malley] released a radio attack ad that incorrectly labels Ehrlich a "Big Oil lobbyist," and takes liberties with Ehrlich's congressional voting record"
• Gazette: "Gov. Martin O'Malley's re-election campaign recently descended into the gutter of political innuendo, distortion and outright lies"

But we'll be talking about more than just Martin O'Malley's negative campaigning. We will also be discussing the Ehrlich campaign, possible running mates, and how important it is to get Governor Bob Ehrlich re-elected.

I don't have to tell you just how hard that can be because so many of you have stood by me as we successfully fought to toughen strengthen child sexual predator laws. We want a team that will help make Maryland a better place to live and work--and that means understanding and pursuing the Ehrlich entrepreneurial agenda.

One-party monopolies tend to lead to ethical lapses. No one is above the law. As public servants, elected officials work for you. I strongly support strengthening Maryland's ethics and transparency laws.

Finally, let me just say that I was embarrassed for all of us to hear that O'Malley's Transportation Secretary had not attended a single MARC Rider Advisory Council meeting. Many of my constituents ride MARC trains on a daily basis. It is absolutely and unequivocally unacceptable for the trains to be two hours behind because of hot weather. Worse yet, all riders deserve to know what's happening while they are riding the train and no one deserves to be stuck in a stifling hot train car for two hours. This must change.

Please tune in to MPT on channel 22 at 7:30 tonight for all this and more...

God bless you.

Senator Nancy Jacobs
Senate Minority Whip
Harford and Cecil County

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