Contradicting a series of steadfast denials, internal e-mails show that Governor Deval Patrick's top aides controlled the appointment of state Senator Marian Walsh to a high-paying job at a state authority, from setting her salary to crafting her job description.
They also provided the agency's talking points for the news media in an attempt to quell a public uproar.
Ho hum, another whopper from Cadillac Deval. I mean, I guess you can't blame the man - one need look no further than the water-carrying that goes on in the media for his good buddy (and campaign speech stealin') Barack Obama to see why he might feel that he could get away with such shenanigans.
In a time of budget cuts, layoffs, and belt-tightening all around, offering a six-figure salary to a political ally for a job that's been vacant over a decade is more than just being tone-deaf. It speaks to a level of arrogance that approaches incredulity. This is a man who swept into office promising an end to business as usual, yet has surrounded himself with the same lobbyists he railed against on the campaign trail.
Hmmm. Sounds familiar...
From his brand new Cadillac to his new drapes to the tired old practice of rewarding political cronies with plum state gigs, Patrick has added "fleece these suckers" to his campaign slogan of "Together We Can". And now he's been caught lying about it, hiding behind a thin veneer of plausible deniability (it was an aide, not Patrick himself!) to insulate him from consequences.
The worst part is, he'll get re-elected in a landslide next year...
It's also rather telling that the Globe chose to release this information on a Saturday, traditionally a dead news time (right up there with Friday night). This information will be old hat by Monday, no reason to rehash, and the sheeple will have long forgotten the chicanery and lies by the time the election rolls around. Gee, more of the same ol', same ol'.
Go figure.
That is all.
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