A lot of the Democratic students enroll in the law school "specifically to work in government or to run for office someday," he said, so they're likely to be politically active. (One alum, Gov. Martin O'Malley, attended his 20th reunion Saturday.) But Kurian said the Republican students are more focused on their futures in corporate law.
"We'd be more likely to give a campaign contribution but not exactly go out and do some grass-roots work," he said. "We're not as involved in the political scene."
But they were still glad to hear from the former GOP Gov - and to hear that his firm, Womble Carlyle, will be on campus this fall to recruit interns for summer 2009.
If Ehrlich is looking for campaign recruits, sounds like he'd better look elsewhere. Kurian, who has a job lined up with Miles & Stockbridge, at least sounds willing to write him a check.
"I'm going to be working for a big firm here in Baltimore, and I'm terrified of my first tax bill," he said. "So it would be nice to get as many Republicans in office as possible."
Connect the dots
Rep. Peter King of New York welcomed Mayor Dixon yesterday as she prepared to testify before a congressional task force on gun control, The Sun's Nick Madigan reports. King said he was a friend of Dixon's predecessor, Governor O'Malley, and asked if she, too, played guitar. "No, I don't play the guitar," she said. "But I dance better than him." ... Appearing together in public yesterday for the first time since they called a truce in February: Governor O'Malley and state schools Superintendent Nancy Grasmick. At an event to recognize Cecil Elementary School as a "Blue Ribbon School," Grasmick gave O'Malley a handshake, a pat on the shoulder and a warm introduction, The Sun's Bradley Olson reports. ... Was it a WYPR typo, or an invitation to pick between "all" and "some"? From a letter the station sent to supporters last month, addressing Marc Steiner's firing: "While we recognize that this change was not well-received by all some of our listeners. ... "
