I recently recieved an email from the Campbell campaign touting their endorsement from former Governor Bob Ehrlich. Here's the text of the endorsement:

I need a partner at the Board of Public Works who will work with me to eliminate wasteful spending and make sure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and effectively. I'm endorsing William H. Campbell for the Office of Maryland State Comptroller. Bill has two decades of significant financial success as Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The U.S. Coast Guard, and Amtrak. He has the experience and ability to put Maryland back on a solid financial footing. As a small businessman he understands that taxes, fees, and regulations are stifling Maryland's economic growth and prosperity. I encourage everyone to support Bill as our State's next Comptroller

I support William Campbell for Comptroller and it's great to see other leaders in Maryland following suit.

There are two contested countywide primaries on the Republican side in Baltimore County - Sheriff and Clerk of the Circuit Court. Both are important positions and we need people in those roles who fully understand the position and are able to get going on day one. We also need people who can energize voters and can win in the general election. I am convinced that I have found candidates for both positions who meet those requirements.

On Monday, there was a debate between all five of the Republican hopefuls in Maryland's 2nd Congressional District at the Towson Public Library, moderated by yours truly. Below are links to the audio from the event and my thoughts on each of the five candidates.

In 2010, one of the big goals of conservatives running for Congress is to take the podium and power away from Nancy Pelosi. The goal is a renewed, Republican majority with Nancy Pelosi out of power. There's another thing they forget - there's more than one way to remove Pelosi's power. One is to hope for a new Republican Majority and while some are saying that's possible - it's going to be difficult to win in all those districts across the country. There's another way to destroy Nancy Pelosi's power base - defeat Nancy Pelosi personally in November. That's right - let's get a Republican elected in California's 8th Congressional District. How? With John Dennis.

Maryland Health Care for All! is a pro-public health care organization that has been pushing for an additional 10¢ tax on all alcoholic beverages sold in the State of Maryland. Said tax money would go directly into...that's right, public health care. They have been asking candidates to sign their petition pledging to support this alcohol tax in order to promote the following: expand Medicare; create new, community-based prevention and treatment programs; fund new mental health facilities; somehow prevent tobacco addiction; and increase training opportunities for health care personnel. In essence, the proposal is for a new tax to create new and expanded government health care related programs.

Who has signed off on this program? 146 candidates including 10 Republicans. What concerns and disappoints me the most about all this is that the Republican State Senate candidate running in my district, Bruce Kahl, has signed off on this measure. Say it ain't so, Bruce!