Well, golly geewillickers, I am shocked that a company and a developer that has wanted to build a road in Maryland gave money to a candidate who won approval for building that road.
The only purpose behind this story to try and make Gov. Bob Ehrlich out to be a tool of the developers. But later in the story, some facts come out. Kingdon Gould, the developer in question, paid a fair amount of money to former Governor Parris Glendenning's campaign as well, but soured on supporting Glendenning when the former Governor soured on the idea of the Intercounty Connecter--a stretch of highway that it is hoped will alleviate some congestion on the Washington Beltway.
Dear readers, if you have read this space for long, you know that I don't believe that political money buys votes or governmental actions, rather it is the other way around.
The timing in teh article is meant to suggest that the money flowing to the Ehrlich campaign somehow got the final hurdle signed off by the department of transportation. In all likelihood, Gould had good sources in teh office and knew the report would be approved. Finally, keep in mind that although there is good communication between the office of Governor Ehrlich and his campaign staff, they are not one in the same.
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