Gov. Robert Ehrlich has been wrapping up his farewells as he leaves office next Wednesday, exploring his job options, such as working in a presidential campaign, and on Sunday he and his family are offering their thanks to their supporters at the Timonium State Fairgrounds.
Ehrlich has not announced any firm plans for after he leaves office, but he did have a three-hour meeting Jan. 4 in New York City with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his top staff, Schurick said. Ehrlich said last month that he might be interested in working on behalf of a possible Giuliani presidential campaign.
“It was a very good visit,” said communications director Paul Schurick, who attended the meeting with Ehrlich and Press Secretary Greg Massoni. “We talked about Ehrlich?s plans and intentions and the potential overlap with Giuliani?s plans and intentions.” Schurick declined to elaborate.
The several hundred people expected at the Timonium event will get copies of a small publication describing Ehrlich?s legacy, Schurick said. They will also see a 12-minute video tribute to his four years as the first Republican governor since the 1960s.
The event was designed for those supporters who haven?t been able to see the governor since his election loss. “It won?t be long,” Schurick said, and there won?t be a lot of speeches.
Perhaps even more unusual on Sunday, Schurick said the Baltimore Sun will publish an op-ed piece by Ehrlich that will be “a reflection on his four years.” Ehrlich constantly derided the paper, banned a reporter and a columnist, and refused to meet with its editorial board. The newspaper sued the governor over the ban, but lost in court. Schurick would not say who initiated the governor?s article.
Meanwhile, the Ehrlich family is “pretty much gone now” from Government House, the governor?s residence, Schurick said, and most of their furniture has been moved to their new West Annapolis home.
