No, it’s not New York, but it sure has some similar qualities. A Democrat chief executive appearing to pressure state law enforcement to do his bidding. This Washington Post article about Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley could be the start of a long line of questions for the current administration.  Is Maryland’s Democrat A.G. Doug Gansler watching?  Did he learn anything from how slowly his Democrat counterpart in New York, Andrew Cuomo, moved on the Spitzer allegations?  The blogs are still very quiet on this issue.

A state police commander who oversaw Maryland’s automotive inspections program alleged that “strong political pressure” from Gov. Martin O’Malley’s office was behind a recent decision to allow a Prince George’s County station to resume inspections four years after its license was revoked for fraudulent practices.