Bob Ehrlich can’t contain his excitement over Northrop Grumman’s selection of a site in Virginia near the Pentagon instead of a site in Maryland for its new corporate headquarters. Right out of the box he issued a statement blaming his successor, followed by a YouTube video, and in recent appearances he can’t finish a sentence without mentioning it. He must think Northrop Grumman’s choice really boosts his re-election bid because he’s been openly talking about transition teams only three weeks after announcing his candidacy for a race he isn’t going to win.
Before he puts his house on the market, he should check his own record. Whether the issue is raising taxes, the largest spending increase in Maryland history, cronyism or corruption, Bob Ehrlich’s term in office contradicts his 2010 campaign rhetoric, and his latest attack fits the pattern. No matter how much Mr. Ehrlich sounds off today, he can’t hide from the fact that when he was governor, a steady stream of businesses located their headquarters elsewhere, downsized, or shut down.....
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