Revisiting O'Malley's shock that Anne Arundel does not have an operating casino may lead a person to believe the Governor is completely out of touch with Maryland. Martin O'Malley does spend a lot of time courting out of State Corporations as well as prepping for a possible Federal position in the next election cycle.
What I believe the Governor is attempting is some drama queen diversions. The Governor pulled the same antics with Constellation Energy.
Governor O'Malley is saying part of his budget is over because he thought the Anne Arundel casino was going to be open soon. According to O'Malley's spokesperson "They held a groundbreaking, and because of that, the state made certain we planned" on the money going towards the budget. Notice the "we" and the "state" never does O'Malley say "I" . It just isn't his fault.
As one political correspondent remarked "You would have to live in a cave or the rugged Afghan mountains of Tora Bora not to know." the casino construction schedule was stalled due to petty lawsuits. The correspondent also questions why the Governor does not call out the developers on the revenue from Baltimore or Ocean Downs casinos.
What did the Governor plan to use the expected money on? Admirable categories, Education, local county, and the racing industry.
O'Malley comes out of his cave and realizes the revenue is not yet there, where does he cut? Education and to make that worse, runs emergency legislation so the racing budget is diverted to the straight to the track owners and not to the racing industry.
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