The PSC Rides to O'Malley's Rescue

The Public Service Commission readopted Governor Ehrlich's rate plan today. Amazingly, this helps Martin O'Malley's political chances. As I noted on Tuesday, it was O'Malley who had the most to lose by the court order banning the rate plan, as it would be O'Malley's fault that rates increased 72% overnight. The PSC bailed O'Malley out of that mess today.

But who cares about the politics. The PSC adopted the Governor's rate plan. In the end, only Governor Ehrlich was the work horse, actually trying to get a deal done rather than posture for the cameras. O'Malley, Busch, and Miller were all show horses, merely spectators in this effort. The voters will remember that.