A quick closing act

Just one day after he was nominated by the Wicomico County Republican Party, State's Attorney candidate Matthew Maciarello announced his withdrawal. In a published report, Matthew said, "I would not have entered this race if I knew the race would devolve into free-for-all attacks against candidates that I respect."

(continued on my Examiner.com page...)

One quote I didn't use in the Examiner piece was where Matt said,  "I know my opponents are strong enough to endure the deluge of ridiculous attacks, however, I am ashamed and embarrassed that my entry into this campaign has had this negative effect."

Well, they didn't come from me, although I did bring up the Davis Ruark DWI incident from my archive because it was a legitimate issue of job performance - remember, he took a leave of absence because of it and there was serious debate as to whether or not Ruark should resign. The negative effect came from a number of people who were going to have this negative effect whether Matt jumped in or not.

But should Matt decide again to run for public office, this decision may come back to haunt him. He seems like a bright and likeable young man, so hopefully he will reconsider this perhaps rash decision and finish the job he agreed to do.