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From Gabrieli to St. Fleur

By adamg - 1/30/06 - 9:58 pm

St. FleurSo Chris Gabrieli is out as Tom Reilly's running mate; Marie St. Fleur, Dorchester state rep, is in, Blue Mass. Group says:

... Well, if that don't beat all. Quick take: this is a bit of an annoyance for Deb Goldberg, whom St. Fleur had previously said she was supporting. This is an interesting change in strategy for Reilly, who has gone in a heartbeat from a really rich white guy to a not-rich black woman as his running mate. ...

Sco remains ambivalent:

... I don't think it will end up mattering that she's Reilly's second choice (unless one of the other LG candidates makes a big deal out of it, and I see no reason why they should), but it still seems to me that Reilly went out of his way to alienate the other candidates for LG, in favor of someone who can be portrayed as part of the Beacon Hill establishment, fairly or not. ...

No such ambivalence at Mass. GOP News:

... Tom Reilly's campaign to be Governor is now officially DEAD. In an effort to name a Boston resident as his running mate while he plays the Springfield outsider, Reilly has hammered the final nail in his own political coffin by choosing Marie St Fleur. This Boston Representative finds herself among the most out of touch and far reaching liberals in the commonwealth. ...

Even some Democrats are thinking pretty poorly of the whole effort (which does not mean that if Reilly gets the nomination, St. Fleur automatically becomes his running mate - that's why God gave the Commonwealth primaries, and there are other candidates):

Carpundit: Tom Reilly Shoots Himself in the Foot in Massachusetts - And We've Got Strict Gun Laws:

Perhaps I'll take a look at Deval Patrick after all.

Andy at Mass. Revolution Now: Why does Reilly hate voters?:

... I can't seem to get over the fact that more people aren't outraged that Reilly has completely passed over four incredibly capable individuals for the LG spot in order to pick who he wants. I don't really care if St. Fleuer is the single most capable individual for the job; Reilly's process is so undemocratic it is sad and more importantly it shows an incredibly arrogant side to Reilly. ...

Gabrieli redux?

By adamg - 1/27/06 - 1:09 pm

Over on Blue Mass. Group, David's thinking not so hot when it comes to the idea of Tom Reilly annointing local rich guy Chris Gabrieli as his designated lieutenant governor nominee. Some of you may remember Gabrieli as doing not all that much to help Shannon O'Brien get elected four years ago:

... Maybe someone can explain to me why (aside from the money) Gabrieli is such a superior candidate to Deb Goldberg, Andrea Silbert, Tim Murray, and Sam Kelley - personally, I don't see it. ...

Political questions

By adamg - 1/24/06 - 7:38 pm

Is the Ameriquest scandal Deval Patrick's equivalent of Tom Reilly's phone call to the DA?

Is Mitt Romney the Cowerer in Chief or a human weather vane?

How come Kerry Healey is such a fan of big-tent Republicanism now that she might face Christy Mihos when she couldn't wait to bounce Jane Swift off the ballot in 2002?

Maybe Reilly should just disappear for a few days

By adamg - 1/10/06 - 9:05 am

The more Tom Reilly talks about the dead-teen drunk-driving case, the more disappointed John gets in him:

... [A]s to his accusation that all the publicity surrounding this issue exploits the memory of the two dead girls, he's absolutely right. But of course that hasn't stopped him from making statements and calling press conferences.

Tom Reilly must like the taste of his feet

By adamg - 1/9/06 - 7:53 am

Because he's put a foot in his mouth again. David, who notes the latest media coverage of the dead-teens case, discusses the odd timing of Tom Reilly complaining about a public-service ad aimed at curbing underage drinking:

Worcester DA gives Reilly a hand

By adamg - 1/7/06 - 8:10 pm

By going public and shifting the blame onto the Northborough police chief for whatever it is that's going on in the investigation of the death of those two Southborough teen-agers, Worcester County DA John Conte has just given Tom Reilly a hand up from the floor - where he'd fallen in trying to explain why the attorney general of the Commonwealth got involved in a local matter to begin with, FrankSkeffington writes:

Tom Reilly and the autopsy results

By adamg - 1/6/06 - 9:12 am

On the one hand, it says something good about Tom Reilly that he's willing to help a friend in a time of need (let's stop calling the guy "a campaign contributor" - he gave $300, which these days gets you a form letter from the campaign).

On the other hand, Reilly is attorney general for all six million residents of the Commonwealth. Everybody who thinks they could get such personal attention from their attorney general, please raise your hand. Didn't think so.

Gay marriage on the ballot?

By adamg - 9/8/05 - 9:02 am

Some reaction to AG Tom Reilly's decision that the anti-gay-marriage movement can go ahead and try to get their petition on the 2006 ballot:

Karl: Please remove flip-flopper designation from John Kerry and attribute it to AG Reilly.

Sco: We're being subjected to three years of poisonous rhetoric (on both sides) for what?

To stop a handful of gay couples from being happy.

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