"The Heimlich maneuver heard round the globe"

This story sounds like a Hollywood plot, but nope. It's a few minutes out of a day in the lives of two MD politicians.

This incident adds a weird angle to the campaign strategies. I mean, how can you go negative on a guy who saved your life?

UPDATE (3/2): This incident is not only getting a lot of attention in Annapolis, but also CNN, the morning magazine news shows and, apparently, Miss Manners? Here's an interesting follow-up by WaPo, The Political Impact of Doing a Good Deed for Your Opponent.