My guess is that the Govenor knows that not only will they find that one of their own instigated the story, but that their may be some truth to the allegations. If the Democrats decline to investigate, you can bet that the allegations of infidelity were actually true.
Word on the street in MD is that O'Malley is a womanizer, very
much in the mold of Kennedy and WBJC. Another self-aggrandizer with astronomical aspirations.