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 The
Boston Globe was a barrel of laughs this morning. Here’s
another chuckler. Attorney-General Tom Reilly, Massachusetts top lawyer,
appears to have wiped himself off the
political
map
with a gaffe
so egregious
that
he’ll
probably
be wiping egg off his face until Easter
2010.
Facing strong competition from African American Patrick Duval in the
upcoming Democratic primary, and Republican female Lt Governor Kerry
Healy in the fall, Reilly came up with the brilliant stroke of naming
as his
running mate an African-American woman!
In a misguided attempt to nail the rare political three-fer, he chose
Marie St. Fleur, a state rep chiefly know for introducing a controversial
measure to the statehouse offering in-state tuition at UMass and community
colleges to illegal aliens. Citizens (and citizen wannabes) of Caribbean descent are one of
the fastest growing demographics in the Commonwealth.
Unfortunately, St. Fleur owes over $13,000 in delinquent Federal income
taxes, and over $40,000 on a delinquent student loan. In addition,
she cannot renew her driver’s licence since she has not paid her city
excise taxes. These facts came out within 24 hours of her designation, so they were not terribly difficult to unearth. She withdrew 24 hours after that.
Reilly tried to explain his oversight:
”I
have to work and improve on the politics of this campaign," said
Reilly, 63, who was first elected Middlesex district attorney in
1990 and is in his second term as attorney general.
”This is a whole different
level of politics, and it’s never been my strong suit, and I have
to improve on that. I acknowledge and take responsibility for the
process
that was not as complete and as thorough as it can be."
With Democrats like these, is it any wonder Massachusetts
keeps electing Republican governors? Hell, we could do better than these jokers…
from the
Boston Globe
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