Maryland: Martin O'malley

Gov. Martin O'Malley will soon stand up in the House of Delegates chamber in Annapolis to expound on the state of the state of Maryland. The traditional money line in such an endavor is a resounding, "The state of our...

Almost as if in rebuttal to my comments about The Wire, Governor O'Malley mouthed off about it:
O'Malley also answered a question about the HBO television show "The Wire," a gritty crime show that was based on and filmed in Baltimore, mostly while he was mayor. The student asked whether O'Malley believed the show had anything to offer about problems facing big cities.

"I tell you what: I can't stand 'The Wire,'" O'Malley said. "I can't stand 'The Wire.' I can't say that I've ever seen an entire episode of it. I watched enough of it to know that it did not portray the full picture of what Baltimore is all about as a city.

Republican Mike Pappas is likely running for governor.

In an interview with PolitickerMD.com on Tuesday, Pappas said he's setting up an exploratory committee, which he called the "initial steps of something that's definite." 

"We're just at the beginning," he added.

Pappas currently serves as parliamentarian of the state GOP and second vice-chair of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee.

ANNAPOLIS -- Republican Andy Harris made clear on Friday that he's leaving his options open for 2010.

"I think there's a reasonable chance I'll be running for something in 2010 that's state level or the federal level. That still remains to be seen," Harris told PolitickerMD.com at the Double Tree Hotel at the state party's Fall 2008 Convention, which lasted Friday evening thorough Saturday afternoon.