VINCE SHEHEEN SAYS “GOVERNOR O’MALLEY
HAS GOTTEN RESULTS” …

… BUT WHAT KIND OF RESULTS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

UNEMPLOYMENT MORE THAN DOUBLED IN O’MALLEY’S FIRST TERM

MARYLAND’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 3.6% WHEN O’MALLEY WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE IN JANUARY 2007 – IT HAD MORE THAN DOUBLED BY START OF HIS SECOND TERM. The unemployment rate had more than doubled to 7.4% when he was sworn into his second term in January 2011. (Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor And Statistics, 3/19/2013)

UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, MARYLAND REACHED ITS HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 27 YEARS. “The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, which measures residential employment that includes Maryland residents who work in another state, rose last month to 7.5 percent from 7.3 percent in November. Last month’s rate was the highest in almost 27 years.”(Kevin James Shay, “Lost: 44,000 State Jobs In 2009,” www.gazette.net, 1/25/10)

AND TODAY IT IS STILL MORE THAN 3 PERCENT HIGHER THAN WHEN O’MALLEY TOOK OFFICE (Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor And Statistics, 3/19/2013)

GOVERNMENT SPENDING HAS SOARED BY ALMOST 25 PERCENT

THE MARYLAND BUDGET EXPANDED FROM $28.8 BILLION IN 2007 TO $35.5 BILLION TODAY. “Mr. O’Malley’s fiscal record is a bust, too. His press office says that he “has cut more state spending than any governor in Maryland’s history—$8 billion.” But Change Maryland says that “nobody understands where this number comes from.” Its research shows that the state budget expanded to $35.5 billion today from $28.8 billion in 2007.” (Stephen Moore, “Oh My, O’Malley,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/5/2012)

MARYLAND HAS LAGGED BEHIND NEIGHBORS IN JOB GROWTH

MARYLAND LAGS IN JOB GROWTH. “Maryland has lagged behind Virginia in job growth since 2007. During the first six months of this year, Maryland has lost jobs compared to gains in both Virginia and Pennsylvania. The political group Change Maryland notes that he has raised taxes or fees 24 times as governor. And Ohio, under Republican Gov. John Kasich’s reforms, is now rated as more pro-business than Maryland.” (Stephen Moore, “Oh My, O’Malley,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/5/2012)

VIRGINIA CONTINUALLY LEADS MARYLAND ON JOBS. “But what’s undeniable is that if these two states are supposed to be showcases for their party’s respective jobs strategies, Maryland’s record is anything but a ringing endorsement for progressive government.” (Stephen Moore, “An Economic Border War Right Under Washington’s Nose,” The Wall Street Journal, 8/24/2012)

O’MALLEY HIMSELF ACKNOWLEDGED THE FUTILITY OF HIS ECONOMIC PLANS

“DESPITE MONTHS OF SAYING THAT THE TAX CREDITS ARE CRITICAL TO REVIVING THE STATE’S ECONOMY, O’MALLEY RECENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE LIMITATIONS OF HIS PLAN IN A MEETING WITH STATE LAWMAKERS.” (Aaron C. Davis, “Va. Md. Governors Pledge To Create Jobs But Lack Money And Power To Do So,” The Washington Post, www.washingtonpost.com, 2/18/10)

O’MALLEY: “It’s capped at $20 million. Some say that’s not enough, that it should be $200 million, and I agree. … But we don’t have that.” (Aaron C. Davis, “Va. Md. Governors Pledge To Create Jobs But Lack Money And Power To Do So,” The Washington Post, www.washingtonpost.com, 2/18/10)

WITH “RESULTS” LIKE THESE IT’S NO WONDER THE WALL STREET JOURNAL CALLED O’MALLEY “THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON TAKING”

SOUTH CAROLINA DOESN’T NEED THAT KIND OF GIFT. 

SOUTH CAROLINA DOESN’T NEED VINCE SHEHEEN.