And Glendening went on to steal the Browns. What a jerk.
His best achievement and the only thing good he did for Maryland! :)
Which also cost Maryland money, not just for the stadium, but because the Orioles had a clause in tehri lease saying their rent would be reduced to whatever a football team was being charged. Well, Glendening had give the Browns, now Ravens, a sweetheart least with zero rent (at least for a time.) Orioles owner Peter Angelos invoked that clause and wound up not having to pay any rent either.
Actually, he “stole” the Browns by providing Modell with an extremely hugh sweetheart deal. Basically signed the states treasury over to Modell. But the vast majority of the Maryland idiotic voters never looked at that - as long as there was an NFL team back in Maryland. Breads and circuses.
Was these the years of “The Rain Tax”?