The Hill: N.H. Senate hopeful thinks voters will see his work ethic, not his age

[WalterMitty]

sacrificial lamb.

[WalterMitty]

sacrificial lamb.

haha, you said the exact same thing about Jim Webb.

jim webb was a sacrificial lamb!

you actually think webb won that race?  allen LOST the race.

big difference.

i hope webb and brown enjoy their one term in the senate.  both will be gone in 2012

[WalterMitty]

sacrificial lamb.

haha, you said the exact same thing about Jim Webb.

jim webb was a sacrificial lamb!

you actually think webb won that race?  allen LOST the race.

big difference.

i hope webb and brown enjoy their one term in the senate.  both will be gone in 2012

Just like Mark Kennedy was going to win, Casey was going to lose, Blackwell was going to defeat the "silly populist" Strickland, and Patrick was never going to win, right?

the democrat had a good election.

and the weaker ones that were carried in to office by the tide (brown, webb and others) will be gone after one term.

im actually not that bummed that kennedy lost.  klobuchar isnt that bad.

deval patrick.  ugh.  he is already making an ass out of himself.  cant say im surprised.

[WalterMitty]

What does MA think of him overall? I got a gut feeling he's going to be a one term governor.

63 percent approve, according to SUSA.

he is getting a lot of bad press over the cadillac episode and $10,000 drapes.

im not so sure he will be a one term governor.  he can totally screw up, but the republicans really dont have any one to run that can win statewide.

[WalterMitty]

he is getting a lot of bad press over the cadillac episode and $10,000 drapes.

im not so sure he will be a one term governor.  he can totally screw up, but the republicans really dont have any one to run that can win statewide.

Someone posted this in response to a conservative blogger's attack on that issue:

You expected Governor Patrick to have an unfurnished office? Because this is what this boils down to. Since Romney took the furniture from the office with him, it had to be replaced. For that reason, this will blow over (whatever your "friends" say).

Expect Patrick to be easily reelected as long as he wants the office. After all, the GOoPers don't have anyone to run against him, since they have no statewide officeholders left in the Commonwealth, and a whopping 12% of the legislature.

He's right.

i think expecting tax payers to pay $1100 a month to provide you a car (almost double that of previous governors) and $10k for drapes, and a 70K per year assistant for your wife, is a bit excessive.

patrick thinks rather highly of himself

oh and just today...it comes to light that patrick is using his influence to help some loan sharks (that he used to 'work' for)

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/03/patrick_regrets_1.html

[WalterMitty]

he is getting a lot of bad press over the cadillac episode and $10,000 drapes.

im not so sure he will be a one term governor.  he can totally screw up, but the republicans really dont have any one to run that can win statewide.

Someone posted this in response to a conservative blogger's attack on that issue:

You expected Governor Patrick to have an unfurnished office? Because this is what this boils down to. Since Romney took the furniture from the office with him, it had to be replaced. For that reason, this will blow over (whatever your "friends" say).

Expect Patrick to be easily reelected as long as he wants the office. After all, the GOoPers don't have anyone to run against him, since they have no statewide officeholders left in the Commonwealth, and a whopping 12% of the legislature.

He's right.

i think expecting tax payers to pay $1100 a month to provide you a car (almost double that of previous governors) and $10k for drapes, and a 70K per year assistant for your wife, is a bit excessive.

patrick thinks rather highly of himself

oh and just today...it comes to light that patrick is using his influence to help some loan sharks (that he used to 'work' for)

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/03/patrick_regrets_1.html

How do you spend $10,000 on drapes?  Are they solid gold?

that is a good question.

i was listening to a talk radio show and they called an expert in the field.  and she said the job could have been done for $3,000 or so, still a bit excessive, but better than 10.

[WalterMitty]

he is getting a lot of bad press over the cadillac episode and $10,000 drapes.

im not so sure he will be a one term governor.  he can totally screw up, but the republicans really dont have any one to run that can win statewide.

Someone posted this in response to a conservative blogger's attack on that issue:

You expected Governor Patrick to have an unfurnished office? Because this is what this boils down to. Since Romney took the furniture from the office with him, it had to be replaced. For that reason, this will blow over (whatever your "friends" say).

Expect Patrick to be easily reelected as long as he wants the office. After all, the GOoPers don't have anyone to run against him, since they have no statewide officeholders left in the Commonwealth, and a whopping 12% of the legislature.

He's right.

i think expecting tax payers to pay $1100 a month to provide you a car (almost double that of previous governors) and $10k for drapes, and a 70K per year assistant for your wife, is a bit excessive.

patrick thinks rather highly of himself

oh and just today...it comes to light that patrick is using his influence to help some loan sharks (that he used to 'work' for)

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/03/patrick_regrets_1.html

To paraphrase the folks over at Blue Mass Group, the car and drapes don't matter.  The call Patrick made on behalf of Ameriquest, a sub-prime mortgage lender he used to work for that was under investigation by the state for hurting consumers...that matters.  I mean, Citigroup, does massive amounts of business with the Commonwealth.  What the hell was he thinking?

I mean, goddamn, you're the GOVERNOR now, Patrick.  You work for ME, not Ameriquest, and insisting you were calling as a "private citizen" just doesn't wash.  Massive breach of common sense, and part of a very worrying pattern of "rookie" mistakes any trained staff should have caught.

well said.

this is becoming a pattern with patrick.  he does something really silly and stupid and he spends a few days defending his actions.  then when the press coverage gets too hot, he comes out and apologizes and says he made a 'mistake'.