Posted on 09/11/2007 11:10:58 AM PDT by JZelle
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O'Malley is continuing his public attempts to fire high-ranking Maryland officials, including those he has deemed disloyal to the administration.
Mr. O'Malley, a Democrat, now has enough votes on the Maryland Stadium Authority board to oust longtime Executive Director Alison L. Asti, former board Chairman Robert L. McKinney said yesterday.
He said Miss Asti, a 13-year authority employee, is being punished because "she didn't play ball with the O'Malley folks" and that the attempt to fire her is "nothing but a vendetta."
Mr. O'Malley has pushed for new leadership at the authority since an audit in February found the agency failed to collect $1.7 million in back rent from the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
Mr. O'Malley said last night he is looking for state employees who are "committed to the mission of this administration."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Seems like the guy can’t get along with anyone, doesn’t it?
It’s interesting that the Maryland Democrats accused Bob Ehrlich of all manner of shennanigans when it came to the retention of state employees. Now that Ehrlich is history, it’s interesting to see his Democratic successor unabashedly doing what his predecessor always denied.
It's not simply "Maryland Democrats." The Baltimore Sunpapers is a blatantly bigoted daily. e.g. Michael Steele versus Ben Cardin, Bob Ehrlich versus Martin O'Malley. More or less the only Maryland centric paper available.
Never underestimate the power of the Media. The people think what the media tells them to think. The people think about what the media tells them to think about.
The Baltimore Sun is the political mouthpiece for the firmly entrenched Maryland Democratic Party.
If O’Malley told all the Sun Reporters to jump off a cliff they would all rush to jump like lemmings to the sea.
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