O'Malley Crosses the Line(Again)

Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley has again stepped over the line with his recent remarks about President Bush's budget proposal, according to today's Washington Post:

"Back on September 11, terrorists attacked our metropolitan cores, two of America's great cities. They did that because they knew that was where they could do the most damage and weaken us the most," O'Malley said. "Years later, we are given a budget proposal by our commander in chief, the president of the United States. And with a budget ax, he is attacking America's cities. He is attacking our metropolitan core."

This of course is not the first time O'Malley has indicated his disdain of the Bush Administration when compared to terrorism or al-Qaeda, with his remarks at the John Kerry fundraiser in June 2004. But once again the Mayor has stooped so low as to use inflammatory rhetoric and to again insult the memories of those who perished on September 11th for political gain. Even O'Malley's fellow Democrats, namely his likely 2006 Democratic Primary opponent Doug Duncan, distanced themselves from O'Malley's remarks.

This is just the latest in a series of statements that should make one wonder how fit to govern Mayor O'Malley really is.