O'Malley Owes a few apologies

Looks like Martin O'Malley jumped the gun when he bad-mouthed those who were critical of his record on crime fighting:

Nearly five months into the year, the Police Department is grappling with stubborn spates of violence and property crimes in six of the city's nine police districts. Some districts, such as the Northern, have seen a double-digit percentage increase in violent crime. The Southeastern District - composed of such areas as Fells Point, Canton, Patterson Park and Highlandtown - has seen a sharp uptick in property crimes.

Homicides and shootings also have increased over last year, with 86 killings so far this year - 13 more than in the comparable period last year.

That paints a happy picture.

Amazingly, O'Malley managed to get through the entire Sun article without blaming it on the Governor, which may be considered miraculous.

This just proves the point that things are not well in our state's most important city. The Mayor claims to be making progress on crime and on education, and we have seen time and time again that it just isn't the case.

What's more, there have been many people who have been critical of O'Malley's record. Usually, the O'Malley campaign (and his apologists at The Sun), claim that those who bash O'Malley are bashing Baltimore, and that has just never been the case. The fact of the matter is that O'Malley (and any candidate for Governor) deserves a critical look at their record, and frankly O'Malley's record is not a good one. More crime, more taxes, and now ethical problems on his watch do not bode well for the state of Maryland were he to be elected.

Given the stinging rebukes that O'Malley has leveled towards his detractors, he really owes them an apology. The facts in this case are not on his side.