Big Black Hole

No matter how much of a political junkie you are, the dueling press releases from parties, campaigns, and assorted pols can be tiring and not much fun to read. But occasionally there is a fun one. So, without further comment, I'll share with you one just put out by the Maryland Democratic Party.

(note: big black hole in the middle of the page, followed by text)

OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR EHRLICH:

PLEASE ANSWER OUR QUESTION

ANNAPOLIS—Dear Governor Ehrlich, That was fun yesterday. Democrats held up your budget book with a hole in it. You held up a piece of paper—the size of the hole—and declared slots is the answer for all our problems next year. However, you didn’t answer our question. Maybe you didn’t understand the question, so here it is again: “If slots were passed today, the revenue will not materialize for 2 years. This leaves a $839 million dollar deficit for FY 2006 and a $848 million dollar deficit in FY2007. What do you plan to do, Governor? How will fill the gap? Will you make $900 million in cuts or will you raise additional revenues. Put simply: what next, Governor? What is your plan?” Ask DiPaula, he might know. Please respond at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,

Maryland Democrats