How About That!

The Examiner endorsed Anne McCarthy for Comptroller:

We have no reasonable choice but Republican Anne McCarthy. Happily, she is abundantly qualified for the post. But importantly, she is the only candidate running for Maryland comptroller who understands the job and communicates that understanding in what she speaks and writes.

McCarthy views the position as being chief financial officer for the state and that the office must be above politics. We agree, since the prime responsibilities of the comptroller are to ensure the smooth collection of taxes, vote on state contracts as a member of the Board of Public Works and oversee the $34 billion state pension fund.

Her opponent, Democratic state delegate Peter Franchot has campaigned as if he’s running for re-election to the General Assembly. He’s promised to work to raise teacher salaries, build more schools, protect the environment and support universal health care — all things not in the purview of his job. When will he find time to spend on his main duties, if as he has said, “As comptroller, I will make education my top priority. ...”?

Doesn't make up for endorsing Gansler, but at least one newspaper understands that the job of the Comptroller is of a financial officer, not as the chief liberal at-large. This has been a problem for Franchot for over a year and I don't think it will change if he were to be elected on Tuesday..