Tag Archives: Deval Patrick

Patrick’s Future: Dollars, or Dimes?

Posted on June 10, 2009 by admin

Want a preview of the 2010 Massachusetts governor’s race? Check out the competing headlines in today’s dailies. Over in the Globe, we’ve got the latest bit of (apparent) fallout to come from the Deval Patrick machine’s seemingly compulsive need to hurl … Continue reading →

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Patrick’s New Headache

Posted on March 28, 2009 by admin

Dealing with the press is, doubtlessly, a pain in the ass job. It’s not just because the relationship between politicians and the press is, necessarily, an oppositional one. It’s also you’re up against deadlines and egos and, oftentimes, the fog … Continue reading →

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Another Savior Sunk

Posted on March 24, 2009 by admin

Here’s a quick update for the Barrowites out there who are still counting on gambling to pull Massachusetts out of this fiscal death spiral we’re all enjoying. Today’s Journal has a story about a bloody cage brawl that’s erupting between one … Continue reading →

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Dead Zombie Casino Horse Makes a Comeback

Posted on March 16, 2009 by admin

A year later, and nothing much has changed at all. Tim Cahill is pimping slots, the Commonwealth is broke, and Clyde Barrow is getting tons of free press for saying that, even though nobody has a job anymore, Bay Staters … Continue reading →

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Ouch

Posted on March 7, 2009 by admin

Jon Keller and Boston Daily both note the release of some disastrous poll numbers for Governor Deval Patrick: A 28 percent approval rating, countered by 68 percent disapproval. Yes, that sound you just heard was, in fact, Tim Cahill wetting … Continue reading →

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Cahill Readies His Move

Posted on March 5, 2009 by admin

Today’s Globe significantly advances the intrigue around Tim Cahill’s persistent, and very public, preening. The treasurer will decide, by Labor Day, whether to challenge Governor Deval Patrick in a nasty primary fight, or whether it’s better to leave the Democrats … Continue reading →

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A Word for the Kids’ Table

Posted on February 24, 2009 by admin

CNN got Governor Deval Patrick to pimp his gas tax proposal yesterday. He said, basically, that roads cost money, lots of it, and it’s OK to say as much, to be “candid about our choices and none of them are … Continue reading →

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Wired Slags Patrick

Posted on January 24, 2009 by admin

February’s Wired sizes up the challenges facing Barack Obama as he tries to bring the massive federal bureaucracy online. (Trouble with links, purchasing and licensing? They had no idea.) The magazine also spotlights a pol who just might presage the … Continue reading →

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Line of the Day

Posted on January 14, 2009 by admin

Here’s Deval Patrick’s new transportation secretary, Jim Aloisi, responding to Senate President Therese Murray’s withering criticism of his Pike service plaza privitization plan as “disjointed.” “I am on the second day of my job. The fact that I’m able to … Continue reading →

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Gov: Bring ‘Em On

Posted on November 25, 2008 by admin

State House News cornered Governor Deval Patrick today and asked him about all those vultures circling overhead. The governor worries not. Not even about Treasurer Tim Cahill. Patrick tells the News Service, “I’m running,” adding, “I fully expect there are … Continue reading →

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