Preoccupation on Beacon Hill

Ethics Reform is sidelined by leadership too busy huddling behind closed doors and making secret promises, such as a Tribal Slot Barn in Freetown and Trump in Foxborough, and unwilling to surrender the gravy tain they're on.

Details don't matter - you'll re-visit this in the corruption trials.

The example of Chelsea Housing Director couldn't be more clear.

Four of the five are appointed by City Manager Jay Ash [premier Slot Barn cheerleader], and Patrick’s authority is unclear.

And Bialecki, too busy counting his casino stock profits, wants to close the barn door after the scandal erupts:

Gregory P. Bialecki, Patrick’s secretary of housing and economic development, confirmed that personnel from his office were among the investigators at the Chelsea authority. “Our staff is on site at the housing authority to secure electronic files, and we will continue to take the steps necessary to ensure state funds are properly allocated to support affordable housing for Chelsea residents,’’ he said.


There was the scandal of the misuse of taxpayer funds by collaboratives for Special Needs Education.

Nobody says it better than Gladys:
My iRobot Vacuum Cleaner is More Sentient than Greg Bialecki