-Congressman has “political amnesia” when it comes to failed Stimulus package, Cap-and-Trade energy tax-

As promised, CLICK HERE for the unedited exchange with Gov. O'Malley at the BPW meeting regarding the state budget deficit.

As we have written about previously, the state budget is out of balance - Gov. O'Malley relied on a $389 million from a federal bailout that was blocked by the US Senate. Yesterday, I attended the Board of Public Works meeting and asked the Governor how he intends on balancing the budget. His answer, while incoherent at times, boiled down to the fact that he would raid more special funds and ask for another federal bailout.

-Absence of $389 million federal bailout puts state in the red, breaks constitutional requirement -

ANNAPOLIS – On the first day of fiscal year 2011, Americans for Prosperity-Maryland demands that Gov. Martin O’Malley heed the constitution and balance the state budget immediately. The Governor relied on $389 million from the federal government, which has not been appropriated, to put the state of Maryland in the black this year. Unlike the federal government, the state constitution (Article III, Subsection 5a) does not allow for a running deficit.