"State officials said the state lost nearly 21,000 jobs in September [2010] - mostly from the tourism industry. They also mistakenly claimed a job increase in August when they had lost 3,000 positions." [Deval Patrick] added: "No one … [Read more...]
Ameriquest’s “Culture of Deception”
An NPR report this morning details just exactly how Ameriquest would screw people over in the days of the housing bubble -- concealing rates, straight-up fraud, you name it. If you're wondering how people could afford houses that would seem … [Read more...]
Patrick intervenes on foreclosure: Herald loves it
<a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/localPolitics/view.bg?articleid=196834"Gov. Deval Patrick, burned by an improper call he made on behalf of a predatory lender, yesterday used his clout to help the family of a terminally … [Read more...]
Who speaks for *us*?
Which brings me to last night. Why on earth was George Bachrach on NECN saying it was no big deal? The people I know and worked with lead normal lives doing normal things and want to see someone working for them - not for Ameriquest … [Read more...]
The real reason why the call bugged me
I've stated my immediate objections to Patrick's phone call: I think it's an improper use of the Governor's time, reputation and authority of office. But there's some subtext to this that I think may not be apparent. One of the reasons why … [Read more...]
GOP brings big scary ethics probe …
but I'm not really feelin' the fear. The Herald's Casey Ross helpfully prints out what the GOP says are the relevant passages of the state's ethics statutes.According to Chapter 268A: 23 of the Massachusetts General Laws, a public official … [Read more...]
“Don’t give up on me”
So, I had a soundbite today in WBUR's report on the Ameriquest call. I was critical of Gov. Patrick's judgement in this case.I should point out a couple of things: One, when Bebinger called me, the first thing out of my mouth was "Why don't … [Read more...]
Gov. Patrick: Would it have been too much to say “No”?
Good grief:Governor Deval Patrick, who was criticized during the gubernatorial campaign for his involvement with a controversial subprime mortgage lender, called a top official at Citigroup, former US Treasury secretary Robert E. Rubin, two … [Read more...]
Deval on his Business Record
I have spent my entire professional life pursuing a commitment to fundamental fairness. Whether it was fighting for poor tenants as head of the Legal Aid Bureau in law school, defending people on death row or advocating for basic voting … [Read more...]
“I think their practices have changed”
So says Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, the lead AG on the aftermath of the 49-state settlement with Ameriquest. That quote, and many others you should read if you're interested in Deval Patrick's history in corporate America, … [Read more...]