O'Malley rightfully bragged about the city's renaissance with the incredible boom in real estate now. He can't control the economy just as the governor can't control the economy.

Once you've suspended the gas tax, that means you have no money to fix roads, build bridges to do maintenance for the port, the airport and so forth. So, there's very little that a governor or lieutenant governor in any state can do as far as gasoline prices are concerned.

This was a speech with political ramifications throughout, but it was also a day of good cheer. This was like a one-day reprieve, and believe me, tomorrow, once again, the tomahawks will come out, they will be at war once more.

He's trying to drum home the fact that his brand of Republican conservatism is popular in Maryland.

Its the difference between working in the Soviet economy which is command and control and the western European Economy. It's the difference between a computer and a brain.

The economy for next year looks like it is in very good condition. It looks much stronger than any other economy in the world, and he will try to find a way to take credit for it.