Stoking up the controversy: Franchot and Miller letters fuel fiscal flame out
In a series of written exchanges, published by the Baltimore Sun on Saturday, Senate President Mike Miller and Comptroller Peter Franchot exchanged heated words over the increasing fiscal crisis facing the Maryland legislature.
Trading personal barbs, each accused the other of fiscal mismanagement and blameshifting in what shapes up to be an interesting battle as the State scrounges for revenue in a declining state and national economy.
While both men dance around each other attempting to skirt accountability for the effects of Maryland’s noted tax and spend predilections, those of us on the “sidelines” have the rare privilege of watching the Democrats immolate themselves on the pyre of policies enacted by the Special Assembly earlier this year.
With the increase in the debt ceiling and projected budget deficits that could (and probably will) reach $1 billion dollars, you can bet that the party leadership will be looking for someone to sacrifice himself amid the blaze of public scrutiny. We just wonder who it will be…?
