Election Relief

Well, I'm glad it's over, and glad my candidates won. I think the Ehrlich and Steele campaigns made some serious missteps, particularly late in the campaign, but they probably lost due to overall anti-republican, incumbent feelings. I'm also glad to hear about apparently record turnout in the city, that's exciting and a good sign. I think Baltimoreans don't like hearing they live in a hellhole (even though a guy just wrote a book saying it's one of the worst places to live). I'm interested to see what happens next-
Sheila Dixon as mayor- I like her and think she will do ok, but I don't know if she can hang on to the job. It will interesting to see who else throws their hat in the ring-Mitchell, Mfume, Young.
Nancy Pelosi as speaker- I follow her because she grew up just around the corner from me-in fact there was a cameraman getting footage of her childhood home when I drove by earlier today. It's been converted to a health clinic which has a dr in it one afternoon a week. Kind of a shame, I think a better use of the property could be found. The D'Alessandros donated it I think, but I'd rather see it as a residence-it looks sort of derelict now. Anyway, she doesn't come across that great on tv but I know she is well respected and has the reputation of someone who can get things done. Let's hope!
O'Malley as governor-I'd love to see more attention paid to environmental issues, the Chesapeake Bay, land conservation, smart growth. I'd love to see tax credits and other incentives for individuals and businesses to explore alterntative sources of energy- solar, wind and green building. I'd like to see some increased education funding and some relief for rising state tuition.


We'll see!