As expected, late last week Gov. Ehrlich traveled to the Eastern Shore to
the so-called
bill. (AP
,
fellow
state to leave poor little Wal-Mart alone via a
Sun
op-ed,
Washington Times
,
Salisbury Daily Times
on Somerset County W-M distribution center delay.
Not so expectedly, Ehrlich also
the medical rights bill, which would have allowed gay couples hospital visitation rights and such (though he says he will sign the hate crime bill including sexual orientation): "[T]he mechanism it uses, the creation of a new term of life partner, will open the door to undermine the sanctity of traditional marriage," he said in a written statement. Oh well, better luck next year. Anyway, further coverage from the
,
,
,
. (Speaking of next year, the
Post
Latest Baltimore City Paper
reports that Gov. Bob plans to come up with his own, sure-to-be-swell gay rights bill next session.)
