Gee, you think she is doing something illegal? Blake has been a Criminal since day one.

Does Stephanie not realize that what she is doing just is not working? Her rhetoric about keeping a steady hand on the tiller is bizarre to anyone who knows anything about Baltimore. Imagine that you are a kid graduating from a neighborhood High School in Baltimore today. What would your plan be for your life? College? With that education? No. A job? In Baltimore? Unlikely. What then? It's desperate. And Stephanie wants to pretend that we need to keep up the good work?!

So she comes out and promises to build schools and fund rec centers and provide jobs for kids. She just CUT all of that out of the budget. Now she opposes herself??

Rolley is putting some bold ideas forward and that seems to scare the heck out Stephanie. And it should. A steady hand on the tiller will put us over the falls any day now.

Funny that Otis is worried about taxpayers money. When his former boss, Mayor Dixon took over as Mayor, she spent over $1million to redecorate the Mayor's office. He didn't seem to worry when he got a beautiful new office. Instead of insulting the current Mayor why doesn't he talk about his experience and the qualities he has to be Mayor? Oh wait, he doesn't have experience! As a City resident who is concerned about the future of the City, a person who doesn't have the leadership experience wont get my vote.

Does he have any evidence that this is a large scale issue? If you're just talking about the mayor's spokesperson, that is a pretty weak allegation. Press Secretaries, though technically public servants, almost always end up sounding like campaign officials. It happens at the national level, and it's no surprise that it happens here at the municipal level. I like a lot of Rolley's ideas (especially his promise to tax the heck out of deadbeat property owners), but he hasn't won me over. I want to see actual dollar breakdowns on all his plans--especially on his plan to reduce the property tax rate--before I will be able to take him seriously as a challenger. What's more, his plan for the schools is pretty dismal, and that to me is the real economic issue when it comes to attracting and retaining residents. I can afford the extra taxes on my house. I can't afford private school for my kids when I have them. Vouchers are not the answer. Charters are not the answer. "Incentive pay" for teachers is definitely not the answer. The first candidate who stands up and promises to halve class sizes, and to start steering more money into school renovation, will have my vote.

Rawlings-Blake struck me as competent, if uninspired, until a few months ago. This grand prix boondoggle has really soured me on her though. Right now it seems I will have to hold my nose and vote for Pugh or Landers.

Attacking innocent people? What innocent people? This is an election! As the incumbent you should be fully aware that you are going to be scrutinized for any and everything. So you can't call another candidate's comments against blatant wrongdoing committed by you 'desperate behavior' (again this is a campaign) and consider yourself innocent b/c you were called out. And to try to call Rolley out for his stint @ Chief of Staff under Dixon...come on, now. There are so many pics of SRB and Dixon hand in hand, especially since Dixon helped to elevate SRB to Council Pres and, unfortunately, Mayor. It wasn't until she saw a real chance of her becoming Mayor that she all of sudden wanted nothing to do with Dixon. The campaign spokesperson's comments are the only comments that should be considered 'desperate behavior'....

I like Otis and many of his ideas. I think that he is smart and sincerely wants to help this city, however, he may not be ready - yet. I say VOTE FOR PUGH AND REPLACE GRAZIANO WITH ROLLEY! With Rolley in that position he would be able to really dive in head first and help the communities that he speaks about, he would have the ear of the mayor, and would establish a sound reputation in the city (for when he is ready to run - maybe 8 years?). The head of the Baltimore Housing Authority is a powerful position that no one talks about that pays over $200K a year and he would have a lot of $$$ at his disposal. Currently it is corrupt, disorganized, and in desperate need of someone that actually cares about the city and making it better. It also needs someone with good business sense and smarts. Again I say VOTE FOR PUGH AND REPLACE GRAZIANO WITH ROLLEY!