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...]
Big Dig Review Board: The next step
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...]
Romney “looking good” in 4th place: echoes of Joementum
In an amusing post (possibly not intentionally) at the Globe's Political Intelligence blog, the following is reported:Poll: Romney looking good in NHGovernor Mitt Romney, who's eyeing a presidential bid in 2008, is faring well in the … [Read more...]
Romney at Fenway… enough already
I've been enjoying the Red Sox very much lately. Winning in dramatic fashion on a regular basis, keeping the Yankees at bay, solid play by all, different hero every other night (Ortiz has been ridiculously electric), etc. But … [Read more...]
Senate, House steamrolling Romney vetoes
The override votes are coming fast and furious - and one-sided. The biggest news so far is that the legislature unanimously (152-0, 38-0) overrode Romney's veto of the bill hiking the minimum wage to $8 in two steps. Even the … [Read more...]
Mixing metaphors
You know, I heard Mitt's "tar baby" remark over the weekend, and I made absolutely nothing of it. When I was writing my post reacting to his credit-taking for his Big Dig "leadership" (too little too late), I considered quoting that part, … [Read more...]
“The Big Dig is the best thing ever to happen to me!”
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...]
Romney vetoes minimum wage bill; allows legislature to override
Governor Romney today vetoed the legislature's two-step minimum wage bill, thereby ensuring that the bill will become law in Monday's override-palooza.Romney had the option of hanging on to the bill for a few more days and making it far … [Read more...]
Meet the new Matt, same as the old Matt
Here's a juxtaposition for you:"Patronage will be replaced by professionalism," Romney said. "Secrecy will be replaced by openness."The governor mentioned state Secretary of Transportation John Cogliano as a likely candidate to replace … [Read more...]
Scapegoat accomplished
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...]
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