Firing inquiry won't be partisan, say legislators (NCPAC/MD4Bush)

Baltimore Sun ^ | 08/05/05 | Andrew A. Green

[conservative in nyc]

Legislative leaders repudiated criticism yesterday of their committee to investigate Ehrlich administration personnel practices, saying that the probe is not a partisan exercise but an attempt to ensure the quality of the state work force.

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch responded to a series of attacks by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s chief counsel, Jervis S. Finney, and other administration officials. Finney has accused two committee members of prejudging the administration's guilt and has demanded they resign.

"There have been a number of politically motivated attacks waged against this committee even before it has met, studied the issue or considered a work product," Miller and Busch, both Democrats, wrote in a letter to committee members.

"Ironically, partisan opponents of the committee's mission have accused members of predetermining their opinions on these matters," they added. "We would ask these antagonists to cease the character attacks and obstructions and heed their own words. Judgment of any committee member's performance, or the committee as a whole, should be reserved until the committee executes its charge."

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Miller and Busch wrote in their letter, which is addressed to the panel's eight Democrats and four Republicans, that they want to make decisions about the committee's proceedings by the end of the month. Issues such as whether the committee will hire an independent counsel or have subpoena power still must be decided by the Legislative Policy Committee.

[conservative in nyc]

If the MD Dems want to show that the invesitgation is not partisan, they should subpoena the FR logs on MD4Bush. Pigs will likely fly first.

[conservative in nyc]

MD4Bush PING!

[Anti-Bubba182]

Thanks for the ping.

[zip]

If the MD Dems

I always wonder when the MSM doesn't identify party affiliation.

[StAnDeliver]

The four Republican members on this committee:

House Minority Leader George Edwards & State Rep. Jean Cryor
Senate Minority Leader J. Lowell Stoltzfus & State Sen. John Hafter

Are they conservatives or RINOs?

[StAnDeliver]

"If the MD Dems want to show that the investigation is not partisan, they should subpoena the FR logs on MD4Bush. Pigs will likely fly first."

Wouldn't the four Republicans be able to avail themselves of the same subpoena power? Are those four Pubs sufficiently tech-savvy to understand what MD4Bush's cookie trail means?

[GOP_1900AD]

The for crying out loud, it's time for the MD GOP to go the amicus route and do their own subpoena to get them entered into the public record.

[RebelBanker]

Thanks for the ping!

The Democrats (including the Baltimore Sun) have the attitude, "We'll give Bobby Ehrlich a fair trial and then a first-class hanging!"

These a-holes actually have the gall to suggest that an elected chief executive can not hire and fire appointed officials. They serve at the pleasure of the Governor and are NOT civil service type employees.