One of my favorite pastimes is discussing loco politico maneuvering
with others who pay close attention to the games. Recently, in a discussion with other loco politico watchers about the early field of Democratic gubernatorial candidates, an interesting scenario
regarding our own county exec was suggested. The speculation was that if
Obama wins a second term, O’Malley may well end up with cabinet appointment. The guv
has certainly earned consideration for a plum job in the next administration
for all of his high profile appearances supporting the presidents’
policies.
This would trigger a Maryland
style Game of Thrones that my pundit friend said could go like this: Anthony Brown
moves up to the governors seat and appoints Ken as his lieutenant to fill out O’Malley’s
term.
This move would lead to a situation where the county council
would pick someone to fill out Ken’s term. That could get real interesting.
