"I heard a noise, it's that close to me," Maryland Governor candidate Ed Hale recalled of the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore two years ago today. The Republican businessman and Charm City resident's home was within earshot of the catastrophe that unfolded on March 26, 2024. Two years later, progress on the construction of a replacement bridge has stalled as the cost of the project ballooned fivefold under the administration of Governor Wes Moore (D). Running afoul of federal funding guidelines, and Moore's relentless personal attacks on President Donald Trump, have led to the possibility that former president Joe Biden's vow to pick up 100% of the tab is now in serious jeopardy. Hale scheduled a press conference within sight of the bridge yesterday to excoriate Moore for the lack of progress, 24 hours ahead of the predictable Moore media blitz.
"It's a bridge that I've used pretty much all of my life," Hale told reporters Wednesday. "I'm from around here. This is my house right here," he added, gesturing toward his home. The neighborhood around the former bridge connection "is hurting, because it takes forever to go from here to over there," Hale said.
Hale argued the floundering rebuild is "emblematic of a governor that's really not paying attention to this whatsoever. He'll smile and say that he is, but he's not. And what you see is anger on both sides of the bridge, all around [Anne Arundel and Baltimore] County and just, the citizens here are extremely upset and don't like the idea that we're not getting this done. There's no end in sight for this thing to be done."
"We are a ship without a rudder," Hale charged of Moore's leadership of the state, saying the current governor's attention is largely consumed by his quest for the presidency in 2029. He announced that in lieu of a workable solution from the Moore administration, "I have a plan."
"I'm going to have the bureaucrats involved, the engineers, and the construction companies involved in this whole process, and see what they can do," Hale said. "And if they don't have a reasonable explanation, they're not going to last long in my administration." He suggested the state turn to Maryland-based firms that do similar work around the world to rebuild the bridge, saying he knows they are qualified because he has hired many of them for his own projects. "I've talked to a bunch of people, and they're standing by, ready to do it."
Hale cited the outflow of residents and wealth from Maryland to other states in recent years. Voters are "now telling me, 'If you don't win, we're moving,'" Hale recounted. A recent poll found that over 60% of Maryland residents are either in the process of leaving the state, or are considering a move. "We can't continue to have this happen," Hale said.
"We don't have economic development. We don't have job creation. We are the worst in the nation for job creation," Hale explained, noting that as a private sector businessman, he has created tens of thousands of jobs. By "every metric you can think of, we're failing," Hale said. "I don't intend to fail. I intend to make things better. Help is on the way."
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He couldn't be more correct!
O's fans booed him en masse today at OPACY!
Initial cost estimate: 1.7B
Updated cost estimate, (for now): 5.2B
Opening date pushed to 2030
DeSantis would already have traffic driving over it.
We left, as did many of our neighbors. Our property tax in Moco was 8K when we left in 2022. Now it's 1,800.
10:20: Yes, I heard Wes Moore was booed at the game. $200 a year vehicle registration will certainly generate boobirds at the Birds game. Hopefully he got his usual VIP workout with the team before the game.
Edgemoor 1991 - Property Tax: $2,200/year. 2025: $3,000/month. What happens when they run out of taxpayers who can float them to the next election?
I left in '24, tax was $5k, now it's $6k+ - out in the Shenandoah valley my tax is - $628 per year. $628!
Such a weak, pathetic little man. He has not a snowballs chance in Hell of winning this race. When you begin to attack your competition over a project that is well on its way to a successful rebuild, sans any further negative hits from the Orange Idiot at 1600 PA AVE.
@6:09 AM - It's a shame you didn't invest in any of the Donnie Duckets or you'd be rolling in cash by now. /s/
@6:56 AM - You get what you pay for, in Shenandoah you ain't getting sh*t for your bucks. Enjoy Duck Dynasty and those Roadkill dinners.
"Cox, Hale skip first Republican gubernatorial primary debate" - Baltimore Sun Looks like these two losers can't get their acts together to event put on an internal debate. How epic is that?
Wes Moore is a disgrace. Won't be don't until 2030? My gosh! How long did it take FL to replace their bridge, 3 months? It wasn't long. And Wes Moore was booed at the Orioles opener yesterday. Ha!
LESS IS moore.
That’s not quite as awkward as what happened at CPAC when mention of “impeachment” was met with cheering.
Robert, I thought I had posted about him being booed at the Orioles game. How sad
9:49/9:53/9:55 are all the same council lackey which in typical liberal fashion can't formulate a cogent argument, not that there is one, supporting their masters policies. Sadly TDS has also infected logical thoughts so an actual debate of any issues is impossible. When you graduate HS, which these days at MCPS is a guarantee regardless of competence and get a real job, let us know how it goes.
Desantis is too busy crying over pride flags and rainbow crosswalks.
It must hurt to see what competence looks like and vote the opposite every time. Probably not as doing the same thing over and over expecting different results is the leftist mantra.
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