Federal taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $136 million to cover the cost of the major political parties’ presidential nominating conventions.
That’s the estimated total taxpayer tab of this week’s Republican Party National Convention in Florida, and next week’s Democratic Party National Convention in North Carolina.
Gov. O’Malley attacks GOP hopeful Romney, Gov. Christie as former Gov. Ehrlich, other politicians descend on Tampa; Maryland delegation gets great seats; tea partiers hope to shift focus from social to economic issues; in other news: state legislators take full advantage of Annapolis housing stipend; Latinos and gays team up to get pass ballot initiatives; experts say there is no such animal as a “pure bred pit bull;” and witness on 911 tape says Del. Dwyer was going full throttle before accident.
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley made a surprise appearance in Tampa Tuesday, criticizing Republican candidate Mitt Romney and other high-profile Republicans, leading to a quick, critical response by the state’s GOP convention delegates.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s address Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention closely followed the day’s message of “we built it.”
“Big government didn’t build America,” McDonnell said. “Small businesses don’t come out of Washington, D.C., pre-made on flatbed trucks.”
As Maryland’s delegates to the Republican National Convention schmoozed with fellow convention goers at Sunday night’s welcoming party here, Brian Harlin was nowhere to be seen. In addition to serving as one of Maryland’s pledged delegates, Harlin works as the convention’s master vendor for all things Romney sold through his GOP Shoppe of Glen Burnie.
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