It's so easy to beat up on these people -- Raynor, Lamone. Give me a break. Spare me the gubernatorial grandstanding, too. (Ehrlich has been looking for an excuse to get ride of Linda Lamone for two years.) Legislatures across the country forced the switch to electronic voting and gave elections officials virtually no time to make it and train people. I believe the Harford County acting elections chief resigned in August because of stress and health issues. There are going to be more problems in November, too. And there are problems that go beyond election-day glitches. Check out this web site of Avi Rubin, the computer security expert at Johns Hopkins. He just wrote a book on the subject of e-ballots and security. Wear a sweater. It could give you a chill.

Meanwhile, make sure you read tomorrow's Sun story on William Donald Schaefer at the state Board of Public Works meeting. He threw another priceless tirade today -- and guess who was the recipient this time.  Get up early to read this one, folks. And, after reading the story by the Sun's Andy Green, you'll wonder what I wondered: What happened to the guy with the cake?