Go figure

It is probably less than coincidental that Baltimore city is finally showing a surplus now that Martin O'Malley is gearing up his campaign for Governor. More money for schools, police, and children's programs do not hurt his political profile either.I am willing to bet, however, that the O'Malley camp wishes that the Sun left out this sentence:

Other jurisdictions around the state are also experiencing budget surpluses, but the situation is a rarity for Baltimore, which imposed a package of new and expanded taxes a year ago to close a budget gap.

It is not hard to deduce that "a package of new and expanded taxes" would be in store for Maryland if O'Malley were to win in 2006.