Snookered by Governor Patrick!

Cross posted from Blue Mass Group.

In 2009, the Massachusetts Democratic Party passed a Resolution
opposing Predatory Gambling that Governor Patrick has ignored.

Found here:

Massachusetts Democratic Party Resolution Opposing Predatory Gambling

It was distributed to every Democratic member on Beacon Hill.

In 2009, a long overdue meeting was held by the Governor with
a coalition of Casino Opponents.

Governor Patrick agreed to support an INDEPENDENT COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS after meeting with the group:

Maybe it's time to talk!

Please remember that the Governor spent $189,000 hard earned taxpayer dollars, on the Spectrum Gaming Report that was designed to overstate jobs and revenue projections, not consider the costs and impacts.

The cost of the INDEPENDENT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, as proposed by the Coalition would have been nominal!

Governor Patrick downplayed his intent long enough to appease members of the coalition, convince them of his sincerity to gain re-election and promptly returned to his secret meetings and promotion of Destination Resort Slot Barns.

Shortly after is re-election, the Governor met in secret with a group of Tribes, led them to believe he would support 'state land into trust' and a Slot Barn in Freetown. Rumors abound!
Since Beacon Hill has exempted itself from Open Meeting Laws, the back room deals will never be disclosed.

And on that laundry list of 'things to do,' it included convicting former House Speaker Sal DiMasi, a staunch Casino Opponent who squashed the Governor's original plans.

Lest you think revenge wasn't in the Governor's plan, he was still smarting about his defeat when I had an opportunity to discuss Gambling with him after a Community Forum in Franklin.

A good case can be made that Deval Patrick's intent was to cram through flawed Gambling legislation prior to his election, consequences be damned!

This has since been removed:

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We have all been betrayed by a Governor who took office with an intent to push through Predatory Gambling!

And then he'll move on to higher office with the generous support of wealthy Gambling Investors, leaving behind the detritus he's created.


And then he lied: wampaleaks