When the political advertisements from the Ehrlich campaign say "O'Malley is moving us backwards," do they mean back to the Ehrlich administration's mess? Do they mean back to the financial deficit created by former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. that Gov. Martin O'Malley had to clean up?

Mr. Ehrlich makes empty promises, while Mr. O'Malley has secured huge funding for our schools and for transportation.

Sydney Roby, Baltimore