ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley lauded his investments in education, renewable energy and biotech startups as a path for the state to “win the future,” in his State of the State address on Thursday.
In case the term “win the future” sounds familiar, it’s because President Obama used the same phrase in his State of the Union speech last week.
O’Malley made four direct references to Obama throughout his 27-minute speech. Along with his several references to winning the future, he also borrowed some other rhetoric from the State of the Union speech.
“Moving forward is not just about today’s budget math, it’s about tomorrow’s better Maryland,” O’Malley told the packed state House chamber. “Everything has a cost. We cannot kid ourselves into thinking that by failing to invest in our future, that we’re somehow saving resources — that we’re being clever and somehow saving money.”
In addition to Obama, O’Malley quoted Abraham Lincoln and former President Bill Clinton.
