Howard forbids smoking in bars and restaurants

I heard Ken Ulman on WBAL on the way to work this morning.  He believes this is just the beginning of a state wide ban, as do many others.

Government to the rescue!  If I can't decide whether or not to go into a smoking bar I can depend on my government to make that decision for me.  Now should I eat that Big Mac or not – who has Jim Robey's telephone number?

This says a lot.

The vote represented a triumph for Robey and Ulman, who are seeking new political offices this year – Robey for state Senate, and Ulman for county executive.

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Ehrlich to call special session on energy rates

Talk about Groundhog Day (one of my favorite movies).

From the Washington Times

I think that Miller and Busch are going to take every opportunity to abuse Ehrlich.

On March 28th the Washington Times had reported

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday accused lawmakers of ignoring a statewide crisis of escalating electric bills while they move to block a multibillion-dollar merger that would affect only Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (BGE) customers. 
"The House [of Delegates] has lost focus and is now focused on a merger that only affects 20 percent of Marylanders," Ehrlich spokesman Henry P. Fawell said. "All Marylanders deserve access to affordable electricity, whether they are customers of BGE or not."

Other than to say "I gave it my best shot and your boy mayor shot it down now it is your turn" I don't know what is going to come out of this.  I suppose he is putting the mess back into their hands – after all they created the mess.
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