From today’s Boston Globe:
In just the past week, Coakley has filed a bill cracking down on human trafficking, pushed another bill to overhaul the state’s foreclosure laws, weighed in on Gov. Deval Patrick’s decision to shake-up the parole board and pledged to continue a probe into the state probation department.
“I’m really looking forward to the next few years. We’ve got a great crew. We’ve got a great record,” Coakley said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press.
http://www.boston.com/news/loc…
Coakley was sworn in on Wednesday, one year to the day after losing the Senate race. She said she chose to take her oath of office at the Perkins School for the Blind for a reason.
“I want to make the point that we provide for access and leveling the playing field for everybody here, for kids, for seniors, for labor, for everybody here in Massachusetts,” she said. “I think we’ve got a pretty good foundation after these last four years.”
Martha Coakley won re-election and was sworn in one year after losing the US Senate race to Scott Brown. Instead of hiding or walking away after the loss a year ago, Coakley went back to work. She earned re-election with her energy, commitment and willingness to accept her loss and move on.
Politics isn’t about winning every time. It is about doing the work of the people. Winning doesn’t make you right, it makes you the flavor of the moment. Sticking with your values and doing your job makes you right.
Apparently the voters of Massachusetts agreed with that concept. Martha Coakley lost her first race for State Representative in the late 1990’s. She didn’t sulk and refuse to run again. She ran and won a DA’s race in a crowded field.
And then won DA and then won AG and then won AG again. I’ll take her record as an elected official any day and proudly vote for her the next time she runs (regardless of ther office).
striker57 says
Gee Bob. I was with her while she shook hands at dozens of events including outside the TD Garden during the 2010 AG’s race.
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p>Guess it’s not only Howie who recycles old stories. Move on. Coakley certainly has.