"Who will dispute this record?"

Uh, me. For starters, NJ's unemployment is one of the worst in the nation (48th, I believe). Christie couldn't be doing a worse job.

MD's unemployment rate is almost 3% lower. It's comparing apples and...rotten apples. Christie is flat awful, especially compared to the likes of O'Malley.

Tom, I totally agree w/you, though I am a registered republican; our governor
always seeems to want to make waves where they are not needed or wanted. Gov. O'Malley, for once please try to stick to governing our state which is in a deplorable state of affairs!!!

Interesting assumption that when Republicans travel it's on their own dime but when Dems travel it's on the taxpayer's dime.

Interesting also that these comments attack the messenger and not the message, which is that the Republicans have no clue about how to create jobs. Oh, well, that's not quite true, by telling corporations that business should only be about maximizing profits, Romney et al have indeed created jobs -- in Asia.

???? You think it's on taxpayer $$?? Read much? O'Malley reps the DGA. Just like McDonnell reps the RGA.

@Theresa, looks like you took a double shot of koolaide today...If you think OWEmalley is ding a good job, I have a bridge in NY to sell you...
OWEmally does not have a sharp tongue, it is more like a forked tongue.

OWEmalley stole from the Maryland taxpayers when he took the money from the transportation fund and moved it to the general fund, to make MD look better on paper. Then, raised our taxes AGAIN, to put the money back into the transportation fund. Isn't it against the MD constitution to "steal" from the transportation fund? Bottom line, MD is anti business, #40 on the business friendly state list. Bottom line, politicians don't create jobs, businesses do. No wonder businesses are moving from MD and going either out of business or to another state, like a business friendly state like VA. MD is estimating losing another 14000 jobs next yr, all in a recession proof area, which is a sad state of affairs. Thank GOD OWEmalley is gone after this term. BTW, I did not see anyone other then this NObama sounding board (the patch) mentioning omalley in Tampa. I guess even the left wing media saw him as a non issue, since they know how that he does not even stand the slightest chance after this term for ANY politics. At least he can go play music at the bars in fells point.

What's pretty clear--regardless of what pool of money bought his ticket--is that he is in Florida, and not Maryland, and is not attending to state affairs like a governor should. Now, you might be in the school of two-wrongs-make-a-right, and think that it's justified because Christie is down there as well. I'll leave that up to the Jerseylicious People to consider.

@theresa, well whatever flavor you drink, makes you forget to even give any facts, figures or even the slightest truth. You are nothing but a left wing "parrott"...they tell you what to say and you spew it back. BTW, your numbers that you posted are not correct, go look at the NJ state website, not the left leaning media outlets that falsify the data.

yeah, go figure...a republican gov at a republican convention. At least one thing is clear, OWEmalley did what he does best...stuck his foot in his mouth once again. My dem family in PA cannot believe how stupid OWEmalley is. My brother asked me if ALL dems in maryland are as stupid as he is...All I could say was "birds of a feather DO flock together.hahahahahahaha

Pesky things, facts!!

http://marylandreporter.com/2011/08/05/leaving-state-to-avoid-taxes-is-a-myth-study-says/

Once again Theresa, you only believe what the left wing says. Man, that must be some powerful stuff you drink. I guess you are incompetent to look at both sides of the issue and connot see that omalley is worthless and is a natural born NON-leader like the guy in the white house...they should stick with being community association leaders, if they can handle that.
After reading the response from the Tax Foundation, Mr. O’Malley’s spokeswoman Raquel Guillory admitted that "the blog post had been incorrect on Virginia." So I ask, if they falsify that data, how much more are the "tweeking"? I am sure, much of it is false.

Read more: O'Malley blog rebutting exodus report causes stir - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/11/omalley-blog-rebutting-exodus-report-causes-stir/?page=all#ixzz25Q00P800

and the village idiot still does not get it...if you want to purchase products off the internet, omalley wants a piece of that also. hell, that is why I do mosy of my high ticket purchases in DE (no sales tax) and clothes in PA (no sales tax on clothes) or DE.

Old Cat, I have to disagree with you a little bit. You posted "O'Malley is a fiscal incompetent", I beg to differ...He is JUST INCOMPETENT, nothing more, nothing less. hahaha

no, it started under the dumbcraps that ran it before him and will continue to happen under the dumbocraps. It will NEVER be a descent place unless the people of Baltimore wise up and kick the dems out. But that will never happen because you dems like to be racists and keep your thumb on blacks byu keeping them on welfare and NOT allowing them to get a descent education. You people are the TRUE racists.

"Facts are pesky things!" per Theresa Defino
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-27/business/bs-bz-panamax-cranes-coming-20120524_1_new-cranes-maryland-port-administration-tall-ships
The cranes were built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., known as ZPMC. The cranes were shipped from China on board the Zhen Hua 13.
This Old Cat

The fact is that MD will be losing another 14000 jobs next yr. BTW, what the hell are you talking about (more evidence of Republican lies about the big "expansion" of government." You cannot call government jobs as REAL jobs, when it takes 10 government workers for the most part to do one of someone in the private sector. Also, nitwits like OWEmalley don't create jobs, all the do is hinder the process of business. The vast majority of dems have never held a real job or even had to make a payroll. They have not clue. Look at the guy in the white house, the only jobs he has had in the past was a community organizer for ACORN. Get your favcts straight Theresa before you open your mouth and remove all doubt...you are a fool.

Theresa Defino asks "Prove the ships and cranes are "Chinese."
This Old Cat responds: The cranes were built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., known as ZPMC. The cranes were shipped from China on board the Zhen Hua 13.
Theresa responds:"Again--all of out context. ... Where the cranes came from isn't the point."
But Theresa, you asked the question and I gave you the facts. Have a great day.
This Old Cat

No. The point was "how" were the Chinese cranes meant to spur jobs. Asked and answered. I said thanks for clarifying the source of the cranes. I guess we shouldn've have used to them to better our port even if though they were the only source. Really enlightened thinking.

Doesn't change the fact that it was obvious HOW they would help, but Jim Burnetti was trying to pretend otherwise and twist what O`Malley said. He stands corrected.

Why can Patch not see that this guy just spams every article with racist/republican posts? How many times does a guy get flagged before being booted?? 10? 100? 1,000?

Because that is all you people do jag(off) is race bait, race watch, race onlookers, racists, or whatever else has to do with race cards... You always pop up when the race issue is of no concern and you bring it up. Don't forget, NObama is 1/2 white...he is not really black. But then again, his dual race has NOTHING to do with how incompetent he is. Even Joe Biden said “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” I do beg to differ, there were MANY MORE before him that would run rings around NObama politically. I would LOVE to see Allen West go against him in a debate, West would squash NObama.