TOWLER: Is this the 'New Maggie'?

July 9, 2008 at 4:33pm

Is this the new face of the Republican Party?

The county won't appeal the court's ruling that killed the FAIR Plan, and the suburban school districts will get their�share of the county's sales tax. That puts the county's finances into massive trouble, but it erases the conflict between the county and the suburbs. If we�had a chart tracking�developments that are�"New Maggie" and those that are "Old Maggie,"�this one would get�a checkmark under "New." (The last-minute�nomination of�a new MCC board member is, obviously, "Old." OK: Brooks doesn't select the board members. So that�was�"Old Republican County Legislature.")�

Still, Brooks is going to have to figure out how to make up the shortfall. Will she adopt a truly fair, one-community solution? Or will some Monrovians suffer more than others? That'll be a real Old-New test.

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