In
2011, the third House Speaker in a row,
here in Massachusetts, became a convicted
felon and is now a guest at Club Fed for
the next seven years or so.
A few lesser Massachusetts politicos also
traded their given names for assigned
numbers this past year, as well. Sadly,
those events dont make it a special
year. Weve all gotten used to the
Bacon Hill bottom feeders doing for
themselves first, last and always.
Sweetheart deals abound here in the
Commonwealth. As long as you are part of
the one party which exercises one party
rule, you should be okay. They only ask
that you check your ethics at the door.
Most of their party members seem
perfectly okay with that.
To effect real change in our
Commonwealth, we desperately need real
leaders of the opposition. We need a
Republican Party ready, willing and
capable of contesting every seat at each
election. No exceptions. We need
passionate, honest and dedicated people
willing to stand up and not only fly the
flag but folks who will lace em up
and put on the foil. In Massachusetts,
politics is a full contact sport and we
need to play to win.
2012 will see us with fewer Congressional
seats. I suppose it is sad to lose 10% of
your Congressional delegation but in the
case of our state, the only thing better
than cutting 10% of the usual suspects
would be to cut 20% or maybe even have
one of those 50% off sales that are so
popular right about now.
In addition to the Congressional seats, a
U. S. Senate seat is going to see a major
battle. Weve got local races and a
little election for President too. As we
head in to the year, Ill get in to
individual races and candidates.
The Greater Boston Tea party has just
elected a new leader. My congratulations
to Christine Morabito on her election.
She is a consistent conservative, in love
with the Constitution and ready to stand
for our nation. She is a true Tea Party
patriot. I have high hopes for her.
The Massachusetts GOP also has a newly
elected leader. Robert Maginn has donated
major bucks to democrats like Deval
Patrick and Chuck Schumer. Maginn is now
in control of the State GOP and its
operations. He is a solid Mitt Romney guy
and will undoubtedly devote a huge amount
of time and effort on behalf of his
patrician patron.
The mission of enrolled Republicans
should be to ensure that the MassGOP
fields candidates for every open seat and
provides resources for all, not just one
or two. Maginns conservative bona
fides are questioned by many and his
donations to extreme leftists do nothing
to alleviate fears held by many.
Who knows? Perhaps 2012 will see the
Grand Old Party reach out to the Tea
Party and achieve some real victories for
the people of Massachusetts. What can I
tell you? I always feel warm, and fuzzy
and hopeful around January 1st