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Two Globe articles uncover Mayor Menino’s political machine

September 13, 2009 By sagroo 8 Comments

A pair of articles in today’s Globe uncover the the inner workings of Mayor Menino’s political machine.

The first, an article by Stephanie Ebbert, Michael Levenson and Donovan Slack looks at the ways in which the Mayor’s “neighborhoods liasons” (political operatives) conduct business.

A well-tuned political machine, powered by zeal:

Menino’s army of neighborhood workers a 24/7 force for constituents, and for him

http://tiny.cc/WajC6

The second, an article by Donovan Slack and Michael Levenson, discusses the deleting of emails by important Menino staffers.

Menino’s office acknowledges city employees routinely deleted e-mails

http://tiny.cc/6skPh

Be sure to check them out. Thoughts?  

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  1. seascraper says

    September 13, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    There is so much quid pro quo. I doubt you’ll hear more thoughts on this: too many liberals are beneficiaries of the system. They get a few crumbs off the big cookies the developers make in the back room.

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    p>And the basic formula [high taxes and regulations – (special favors for the connected)] is a natural outgrowth of a high taxation liberal philosophy.

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    p>Try universal hub.  

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    • jimc says

      September 14, 2009 at 7:08 am

      I don’t think you’ll hear much comment because a diary that is little more than two links is recommended by six people.

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      p>That gives it the feel of a campaign rally. What comment could there be to add?

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      • seascraper says

        September 14, 2009 at 12:48 pm

        I troll the diaries too!

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        p>The state of the city is this: the mayor and other politicians have erected a high-tax high-regulation structure that cannot support life. To do anything at all, you have to become friends with the mayor, and pay part of your operating expenses to the right law firms, architects, contribute to the causes he wants… in this way, some money from business does make it down to the residents of the city, and some services and stores are established that do serve the residents’ needs. But the curve is downward; poverty grows, marginal businesses are started elsewhere, the city becomes more and more reliant on stimulus funds and similar bailouts for general operation, more and more employment is in the slow-growth, low-income university and non-profit sector.

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        p>Eventually we will turn around and the city will be entirely the super-rich who have gamed the system, and their servants.  

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      • tedf says

        September 14, 2009 at 5:46 pm

        I don’t think I agree, JimC. I’m a Boston voter and undecided on the mayoral race, and I think the e-mail deletion fiasco is a signficant issue. I find it incredible that an organization with a whole team of in-house lawyers could inadvertently be this sloppy. Therefore, I do suspect intentional flouting of the public records laws.

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        p>TedF

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        • jimc says

          September 14, 2009 at 6:23 pm

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  2. seascraper says

    September 14, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    also very few of these people actually live in Boston.  

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  3. jimc says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    I’m regretting my earlier comment. This is a legitimate issue.

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    p>At lunch I found myself thinking about Sarah Palin, and how her staff deliberately avoided state e-mail accounts.

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    p>I’m prepared to give the mayor the benefit of the doubt here, but I’m glad this came out, and I hope it is addressed quickly.

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    • jimc says

      September 16, 2009 at 3:44 pm

      I thought it was OK to reconsider an opinion.

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      p>I think downgrading a comment because you disagree with it is considered ratings abuse.

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