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The Downside of Having People Hang on Your Every Word
Del. Luiz R.S. Simmons (D-Montgomery) is using Gov. Martin O'Malley's words against him in the slots debate.
(By Matthew S. Gunby -- Associated Press)
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The whole thing was capped off with a reception, where there was a lovely exchange between Miller (D-Calvert) and Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), a wedding guest.
Miller said that "one of the highlights" of the reception was when the governor came onstage. The 15-piece band began playing "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," and Miller told the governor, "They're playing your song."
Band members asked if the father of the bride, Amanda Leigh, thought O'Malley would join them.
Miller said the governor offered a few bars of the song in his "absolutely beautiful voice."
"Everyone appreciated that he came and that they joined in the festivities," said Miller, noting that the governor's wife, Catherine Curran O'Malley, accompanied him.
-- Ovetta Wiggins
Brown Hosts Iraqi Delegation . . .
Although most people in Annapolis focused last week on the state's budget deficit, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown turned his attention to the Middle East, at least for a day.
Brown (D) hosted a group of Iraqi officials who came to the state capitol Thursday to learn about the relationship among federal, state and local governments in the United States.
Among the officials were Mamoon S. Rashib Al-Alwani, governor of Iraq's Anbar province, and Abdulsalam A. Mohammed, chairman of the Anbar Provincial Council. The visiting dignitaries talked with Brown about his experiences in Iraq in 2005, when he helped with humanitarian assistance in Baghdad, Fallujah, Kirkuk and Basra.
"In Iraq, we promoted building a democratic government founded on the principles of freely elected officials, caucusing, constituency service and a professional, accountable and responsive legislative government," Brown said in a statement.
