There is just no end to Gov.Martin O'Malley's tax-and-spend program. Recently, he indicated that he will propose a 6 percent sales tax on all wholesale gasoline purchases. His excuse now is that wants to use the money for transportation projects.

As the price of gasoline is likely to surge toward $5 per gallon this summer, there just is no relief in sight. This makes it the second time that Mr. O'Malley has proposed a major tax increase this year, as he floated the idea of raising the retail sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent on the opening day of the General Assembly session.

The message that should now be sent to the governor is to quit taxing the public to death. Gasoline is now high enough without Mr. O'Malley adding unnecessary taxes to it. Such unwise proposals should and must be challenged and defeated in the state legislature.

Enough is enough of this liberal tax-and-spend O'Malley agenda.

Al Eisner, Silver Spring