Wal-Mart Bill Dead

The so called Fair Share Health Care Bill, part of the General Assembly's anti-business tilt, was thrown out in Federal Court today for violating federal law, specifically the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. A spokesman for Curran's office unleashed this gem in the Sun story:

A spokeman for Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. promised Motz's ruling would be challenged, arguing the Maryland legislation allowed businesses in the state to comply with the law without paying more in employee health care benefits.

"Employers may choose to pay the tax or avoid paying the tax in several ways," spokesman Kevin Enright wrote in a statement.

Yeah, pay the health care or pay the tax. That's a great option there. And yes, that spelling error was in the story as of 7:05 pm.

I thought about saying that maybe, just maybe the General Assembly will get it and cease stopping legislation that hurts businesses and hurts consumers. Then, I remembered we're in Maryland, where the Democratic leadership never gets it...