Tit for tat

I don't really have anything to say about the ongoing Turf Valley Mess, but I found this excerpt from today's Sun to be highly amusing. It's about Frank Martin, an Ellicott City resident who is leading the charge against the golf course community's expansion.

Martin said County Executive James N. Robey is friends with Nicholas Mangione, the patriarch of the developing company, and is determined to win approval for Turf Valley's expansion.

"It's how business gets done," Martin said. "I give you money to get elected, you approve my projects."

He accused the Department of Planning and Zoning of being under Talkin's thumb, and he said Talkin "was trying to rewrite history in his summation."

Those attacks complete a clean sweep for Martin, who openly challenged the integrity and competency of the Planning Board.

Some reporter has a sense of humor. Unfortunately, as the Sun has taken to doing recently, this story was published on-line with the byline "By a Sun Reporter." So, we'll never know who actually wrote it.

What's that about, anyway? Scared to put your name on what you write, "Sun Reporter"? Can't take responsibility for your thoughts and words? Wimp.

Wait, I meant to say, keep up the good, anonymous work! There's nothing better than forsaking accountability!