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« Reply #25 on: April 26, 2015, 07:05:13 PM »
Quote from: Gravis Marketing on April 26, 2015, 01:29:53 PM
Some of you may have heard that Boston's transit and commuter rail system fell apart during our record snowfalls.

Baker handled it as well as any governor could have. He acknowledged the problem early and often; he didn't make unreasonable claims about fixing it; he took control of the MBTA (fairly or not to Beverly Scott, the GM he booted); he declared himself open to different solutions; he announced a commission to study the problem and make recommendations; the commission actually came back with a report in reasonable time; he is now pursuing legislation to fix the MBTA. 

Social issues are deader than a doornail. His LG, Karyn Polito, was a major anti-same-sex-marriage campaigner in the legislature who has ditched her positions and now officiates at gay weddings.

When Baker denies interest in federal politics or running for higher office as a Republican, he comes across as authentic. His personal style is modest but smart. 

In a nutshell, he's the governor we thought we were getting when we elected Mitt Romney, but never did.

The main thing I disapprove of so far in his governorship is that godforsaken haircut...
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« Reply #26 on: April 26, 2015, 07:31:38 PM »
Quote from: Brewer on April 26, 2015, 07:05:13 PM
The main thing I disapprove of so far in his governorship is that godforsaken haircut...

Just checking... did you know he got the buzz cut for a cancer charity a few weeks ago?
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« Reply #27 on: April 26, 2015, 07:48:31 PM »
Quote from: Gravis Marketing on April 26, 2015, 07:31:38 PM
Quote from: Brewer on April 26, 2015, 07:05:13 PM
The main thing I disapprove of so far in his governorship is that godforsaken haircut...

Just checking... did you know he got the buzz cut for a cancer charity a few weeks ago?

Yes, it was for charity.
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« Reply #28 on: April 26, 2015, 08:04:50 PM »
Quote from: Gravis Marketing on April 26, 2015, 07:31:38 PM
Quote from: Brewer on April 26, 2015, 07:05:13 PM
The main thing I disapprove of so far in his governorship is that godforsaken haircut...

Just checking... did you know he got the buzz cut for a cancer charity a few weeks ago?

No, but you can bet I feel like an absolute douchebag having been made aware!
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« Reply #29 on: May 17, 2015, 11:23:20 PM »
Should consider running for Senate in 2018....But  Weld 1996 campaign is a caution.
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« Reply #30 on: May 17, 2015, 11:29:52 PM »
Quote from: CountryClassSF on May 17, 2015, 11:23:20 PM
Should consider running for Senate in 2018....But  Weld 1996 campaign is a caution.

It's like Linda Lingle trying to run for Senate in Hawaii. It's hopeless.
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« Reply #31 on: May 18, 2015, 01:37:25 AM »
Quote from: Joshua on May 17, 2015, 11:29:52 PM
Quote from: CountryClassSF on May 17, 2015, 11:23:20 PM
Should consider running for Senate in 2018....But  Weld 1996 campaign is a caution.

It's like Linda Lingle trying to run for Senate in Hawaii. It's hopeless.

Ha, well Lingle did really well in 2006.  But  even so her second term wasn't very good and her favorables went down. Reflecting , She should have run for Senate in 2014  rather than in 2012.
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« Reply #32 on: May 18, 2015, 01:42:21 PM »
Quote from: CountryClassSF on May 18, 2015, 01:37:25 AM
Quote from: Joshua on May 17, 2015, 11:29:52 PM
Quote from: CountryClassSF on May 17, 2015, 11:23:20 PM
Should consider running for Senate in 2018....But  Weld 1996 campaign is a caution.

It's like Linda Lingle trying to run for Senate in Hawaii. It's hopeless.

Ha, well Lingle did really well in 2006.  But  even so her second term wasn't very good and her favorables went down. Reflecting , She should have run for Senate in 2014  rather than in 2012.

She would have been defeated in 2014 as well. Governor's races are very different from senate races.
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« Reply #33 on: May 18, 2015, 03:15:27 PM »
He should serve eight years and try to maintain his popularity, then run for President. There's no other office he can win in MA, no matter how good a Governor he is.
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« Reply #34 on: May 18, 2015, 04:13:45 PM »
Quote from: Walker Republican on May 18, 2015, 03:15:27 PM
He should serve eight years and try to maintain his popularity, then run for President. There's no other office he can win in MA, no matter how good a Governor he is.
Because that went so well for the last moderate governor of Massachusetts.
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« Reply #35 on: May 18, 2015, 04:30:16 PM »
Quote from: Ebsy on May 18, 2015, 04:13:45 PM
Quote from: Walker Republican on May 18, 2015, 03:15:27 PM
He should serve eight years and try to maintain his popularity, then run for President. There's no other office he can win in MA, no matter how good a Governor he is.
Because that went so well for the last moderate governor of Massachusetts.
Mitt Romney served four years, not eight. And he didn't even really serve the last year, as he spent much of it traveling all over the country preparing to run for President.
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« Reply #36 on: May 18, 2015, 05:43:38 PM »
Quote from: Ebsy on May 18, 2015, 04:13:45 PM
Quote from: Walker Republican on May 18, 2015, 03:15:27 PM
He should serve eight years and try to maintain his popularity, then run for President. There's no other office he can win in MA, no matter how good a Governor he is.
Because that went so well for the last moderate governor of Massachusetts.
Though all Romney did was blow his support in his state to try and win the GOP nomination. Hmmm, sounds familiar.
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« Reply #37 on: May 18, 2015, 09:56:00 PM »
Baker is the man.
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