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Patrick vs. Big Dig Culture: Round 1

January 6, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Like Romney before him, Patrick wants to take control of the the Turnpike Authority and Massport:"I want to make sure that the government is organized in a way that enables us to drive the agenda we were elected to drive," Patrick said as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, massachusetts, massport, patrick, turnpike

The Dean, Mitt, and salt

November 26, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

David Broder writes a seemingly fair article on His Expediency in the WaPo, trying to suss out what experience Mitt brings from the state he can't leave soon enough. As these things go, it's not bad, until  this paragraph, which has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, broder, ca/tastrophe, cogliano, governor, massachusetts, romney

Big Dig Culture: “You’re kidding, right?”

October 24, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

I really don't have much to add to this:After repeatedly bashing safety oversight by the Big Dig’s top management consultant, the Romney administration quietly tapped the controversial firm to inspect repairs of the Interstate 90 ceiling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, governor, massachusetts, romney

Everything Is Going To Be OK: The Cogliano Era Begins

August 16, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Never fear, folks -- bad old Matt Amorello is gone (any sandblasted hard drives this time?), and all-around good guy, family guy, former nursery owner with puppy-dog eyes Atticus Finch John Cogliano is now head of the Turnpike Authority. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, cogliano, massachusetts, romney

Capka FINALLY recuses himself from CA/Tastrophe probe

August 16, 2006 By David

AP reports that Richard Capka, the former executive director of the Mass. Turnpike Authority and now the head of the Federal Highway Administration, has at long last agreed to recuse himself from FHWA's investigation of the CA/Tastrophe.As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, massachusetts

Big Dig Review Board: The next step

August 4, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

sco has a must-read post (as are all of his posts) in support of Sen. Marian Walsh's (D-West Roxbury) proposal of an independent expert review board with subpoena power for the Big Dig, modeled on the Ward Commission,  an expert panel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, governor, massachusetts, romney, walsh

Harshbarger hails Patrick

August 1, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

David asked about public safety: Given the rash of violence in Boston and elsewhere, what role does the governor have? Harshbarger sees the Governor as a coordinator between various stakeholders, i.e. AGs, DAs, mayors, federal state local … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amorello, big-dig, ca/tastrophe, crime, harshbarger, patrick, vote-9.19.2006

“The Big Dig is the best thing ever to happen to me!”

July 30, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

You see why Governor Velveeta had to leave the state so soon: to tout his leadership on the CA/Tastrophe:AMES, Iowa -- Nearly three weeks after a ceiling collapse in a Big Dig tunnel killed a Boston woman, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, massachusetts, romney

Scapegoat accomplished

July 28, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

So, The Hack That Wouldn't Quit Matt Amorello is finally gone. And in the seasonal spirit of Schadenfreude, last night Fox 25 cemented its reputation as the news station for snotty 13-year-olds, playing the Ramones "Glad To See You Go" over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amorello, big-dig, ca/tastrophe, massachusetts, romney

The Buck Stops with Deval

July 27, 2006 By shack

Deval’s private sector experience is unique in the field of candidates: a corporate lawyer who has been brought in by large corporations when those companies have major problems to solve.  He may not have founded the company, but he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, deval-patrick, framing

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