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Mass. and Deval (none / 0) (#102)
by Binx on Fri May 09, 2008 at 01:36:17 PM EST
The real thud for Deval has been running into the buzz-saw of Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi. That and his support for casinos (which DiMasi was against). As a MA resident I'll give you that you have an argument for the "pandering" but the "corruption" and "politics as usual" is not from Deval, it's the entrenched, party-pols that control everything. There's no new politics unless it's THEIR new politics.

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Yup (5.00 / 0) (#109)
by CST on Fri May 09, 2008 at 01:40:10 PM EST
I think Deval gets a bad rep.  We have the best economy in the country right now in Mass with really low unemployment and actually some economic growth.  Sure, there are problems, but given that we are in a national recession I'd say someone's doing a pretty good job.  The casino thing is a little stupid, but not a dealbreaker for me at least.

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Casinos (none / 0) (#132)
by DFLer on Fri May 09, 2008 at 01:50:46 PM EST
Are the proposed casinos privately or publically owned? Are they NA owned and operated?

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The bill failed but.... (none / 0) (#141)
by Binx on Fri May 09, 2008 at 01:56:17 PM EST
The bill didn't pass but the idea was 3 private casinos. I'm not for the casinos so I must admit I didn't pay that close attention.


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Friday Afternoon Open Thread | 244 comments (244 topical)

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