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Deceptive numbers are currently being given in terms of jobs creation in Maryland.

Truth is, in the private sector Maryland is hemorrhaging jobs. Companies and corporations are making a mass exodus from Maryland primarily due to our state government's non-business-friendly attitude. Who can blame them? Overtaxing and over-regulating is not good for business. Increased job creation by local, state and federal government agencies does little to strengthen our economy and nothing for small and minority business.

Why haven't either of the two major party candidates made a pledge to serve as the chief economic ambassador to seek new employers and reclaim former jobs for Maryland?

Over the past few years our Port of Baltimore has been losing business to other ports on the East Coast. Our current governor would rather put out attack ads instead of addressing the issues that concern most citizens.

As a true leader of Maryland, wouldn't it be great to see our governor lobbying the auto industry and UAW to bring back elements of our former great auto industry to Maryland? Maybe that makes too much sense.

Furthermore, neither of the two major party candidates will publicly admit that securing the rights of American/Maryland citizens is far more important than being "politically correct" when it comes to our illegal alien problem. The next governor should support and enact laws similar to Arizona and other states to deal with this economic cancer.

Being here illegally means you have no citizen rights. Americans do not owe illegals housing, food stamps, health care, education, Social Security, a driver's license or anything else.

Moreover, neither candidate will pledge to sign an executive order requiring that every county and Baltimore city have an elected school board. Parents, along with all voters and taxpayers, should have a say locally in our children's education, in every jurisdiction, through an elected school board.

Our next governor should make public education a higher priority, and include home-schooling and charter schools as part of the solution to strengthening the whole educational system.

Let's have an open and frank conversation and debate about solving our problems as a state and nation. Then, let's act to really implement solutions. We don't need any more lawyers in government to further socialize Maryland and strip us of more of our rights. We are overtaxed, over-regulated, and under-represented. Let's not take it anymore.

Corrogan R. Vaughn, Baltimore

The letter writer is running for governor of Maryland.