Testicles lost on Beacon Hill

Recently, one of Middleboro's incumbents who will be out of office in November acknowledged to a voter that 'I can't oppose the Speaker, or my office will be in the boiler room.'

It reminded me of something posted recently on Blue Mass Group:

The Speaker can tell them where to SIT, he cannot TELL them how to vote

Remember Ed Markey as a rep bucking the then-Speaker? The Speaker stripped him of his committee assignments, stripped him of his staff, and all he had left was his vote and a desk in the hallway...

Today that Speaker is a forgotten ugly blotch on our State history - while Markey went on to become a powerful Congressman. (No, I don't give old blotches publicity by putting their names on the net).

Markey famously used "He can tell me where to sit, he cannot tell me how to vote" and a video of that lonely desk in the hallway in his campaign.

Just saying...where are the "brass balls" in this legislature? Like citizens, really, all legislators have is their VOTE.



You don't have to be too old to know the sad legacy of Beacon Hill leaders charged with some nasty things like crime, corruption and abuse of power, but watching history repeat itself is daunting.

It didn't escape public notice that when the current Speaker ascended the throne, he appointed some mindless incompetents to Chairmenships - those easily controlled, willing to genuflect (and most appreciative of the extra pay), who really lacked the intellectual capacity to fulfill their responsibilities. Peter Principal, anyone?

The Senate President distanced herself from the Predatory Gambling Follies by appointing a formerly opposed Senator, not very bright, whose 'justification' is anecdotal tales lacking substance. Besides, he really liked to travel, have his ego stroked. Little man whose public image resembles a court jester!

They never protested the flawed process, lack of public input, that the Industry crafted the legislation.

They're not talking about how truly BAD this legislation is.

They're not discussing the flaws.

They're not considering the impacts on communities or the increased crime.

They're not insisting that an Independent Cost Benefit Analysis should have been conducted.

They're trying to figure out how to get some of the gravy for themselves.

Feckless doesn't seem adequate.