Cipollini is not alone in his determination to make foolish comments about Lenk's nomination. Councilor Jennie Caissie of Oxford called Patrick's comments odd. "I don't think he said when he found out that Fernande Duffly was a heterosexual … [Read more...]
Globe echoes BMG’s call to abolish the Governor’s Council
In the wake of the Governor's Council's appallingly close 4-3 vote to approve Fernande R.V. Duffly to the SJC, featuring reasons for voting "no" that I described as ranging "from barely plausible to laughable," I called for the Council's … [Read more...]
Governor’s Council narrowly averts profoundly embarrassing itself
In a 4-3 vote, the Governor's Council has approved Governor Patrick's nomination of Appeals Court judge Fernande R.V. Duffly to the Supreme Judicial Court. The reasons given for the three "no" votes range from barely plausible to laughable. … [Read more...]
Game On in GC-08: Vickery vs. Merrigan
Among the few contested offices in the 19 September Democratic primary here out west is the eighth Governor's Council seat, where Thomas Merrigan of Greenfield is challenging incumbent Peter Vickery of Amherst. I got a card from … [Read more...]