...Fuck you.

Too many times have I given the democrats the benefit of doubt. What do I read on the front page of today's Boston Globe?

"PATRICK HEDGES PLEDGE ON POLICE, TAX"

As a citizen, I entrusted my vote on your behalf to do what Romney couldn't. You promised safety and higher gains of income from less taxes. Unfortunately, this can't be fulfilled since you severely underestimated our budget stance.

Police: The new addition of 1,00 new police officers may be spread over several years. (there goes our safety)

Taxes: Patrick says property taxes could be "stabilized" rather than cut immediately (there goes our tax cuts)

At this point, I am led to believe that as Mass Governor, you are going to absolutely suck.
On your first day as a leader you bring us this news saying "hey all these things I said I would do to get your vote, well I can't do it. Sorry!". I can't wait to see what nonsense the future will hold.

-Sunny

Don't worry he supports illegal immigrants too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You act surprised by this...

Did you read the entire article in yesterday's Globe? Romney and the Legislature left him with a $1 Billion dollar deficit for the next fiscal year. I would rather have Patrick and the Legislature take care of that first. Romney is a scumbag, your problem should be with him, his office didn't let anyone know about the budget deficit until after Patrick was elected.

Don't you think Patrick should've taken the initiative to seek out that information before making any promises? Nothing will be spoonfed to him.
Methods do not interest me, only results.

Governor Patrick is full of shit. He most certainly could have ascertained the scope of the current economic situation before he started making promises. A friend of mine that lives in New Jersey said that another liberal (Corzine, I believe) pulled the exact same excuse..."Duh, I knew it was bad, but it wasn't until I got into office that I realized the full scope of the budget problem."

Sunny - I don't fault you for giving Democrats the benefit of the doubt, but I'm glad you are seeing what happens when you do so. I think the country is in for a rude awakening when the Democratic-controlled Congress kicks into full gear. But back to Massachusetts....Patrick, Kerry and Kennedy are the state's Axis of Evil.

Spoonfed? Do you think a candidate for Governor has access to tax receipts? How could he forecast the next fiscal year without all of the information he did not have? Further, do you think Romney would have given him the information? If Patrick knew about this during the campaign he could have used it against Healey. If you remember her big thing was the Romney/Healey administration got rid of the deficit they were given when they took office. Take that away and she really has nothing to run on.

$10,000 spent for drapes; governor to offset car costs
February 21, 2007 Boston.com

Governor Deval Patrick spent more than $10,000 on damask drapes for his State House office as part of a $27,387 makeover that also included a new desk, settee, and other furnishings paid for with taxpayer money.

Yesterday, after an inquiry from the Globe, Patrick abruptly announced that he would repay the state for the draperies and furnishings.

At the same time, Patrick said he would contribute $543 each month to the lease of the Cadillac DTS he uses for state business, bringing the cost to the public in line with the more modest Ford Crown Victoria used by Governor Mitt Romney.

Patrick, who just days ago defiantly defended his lease of the $46,000 luxury car, said he changed his mind after a weekend spent struggling with the state's dismal finances and the budget cuts he has asked his agency leaders to make to bridge a deficit of at least $1 billion.

"I realize I cannot in good conscience ask the agencies to make those choices without being willing to make them myself," Patrick said in a statement released late yesterday.

Aides declined to permit a Globe photographer to photograph the new furniture or the draperies, hung at the enormous windows overlooking Boston Common.

Patrick's reversal occurred after huddling with advisers about how to deal with a rising political and media storm, the first of his seven-week-old administration.

In his statement, Patrick said he replaced items that Romney had personally owned and taken with him when he left office. But Romney left behind drapes, a desk, and other furniture, according to Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for the former governor. Kyle Sullivan, Patrick's press secretary, later said that the drapes left behind had fallen off the wall because of crumbling plaster.

The governor's aides declined to provide a breakdown of the costs of the furniture. An administration source who asked not to be named confirmed that the drapes cost $10,000.

Patrick's sudden change is a calculated shift to defuse the mounting criticism and ridicule he has been facing over the lease of the Cadillac. It occurred as many in the political world began to question his judgment, particularly his initial blithe dismissal of the criticism of his car lease. Some of his Democratic supporters were privately speculating that he was operating with a tin ear and with a staff that has little experience in shaping a governor's image or understanding the implications of seemingly insignificant decisions that can dominate the news.

His political opponents lost no time taking aim at his missteps.

"He's learning how important symbolism is," said House minority leader Bradley H. Jones Jr. , Republican of North Reading. "To be doing these things at the same time he's saying, 'My campaign made commitments I can't keep' -- like 1,000 police officers or property tax relief -- that doesn't sit well with the public. At a time of shared sacrifice, not sharing in the sacrifice personally is the wrong thing to do."
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So lemme get this straight...
His press secretary said in response that the plaster was loose and the curtains fell off.

OHH WOW! Now we have to throw it away and the only way to fix it is to spend $10000 on DRAPES! Wow. God forbid he actually had to put those curtains back up!
This is just brushing the surface, people. I am really contemplating moving out of Massachusetts before his term is up.

all of the things i've read have said that romney took all of that furniture. what the fuck does he need publicly paid furniture for when he's worth 700 million?

and i like how republicans are bitching over 10,000 dollar drapes and not the 1 billion deficit romney left.

Please do. It is the office of the Governor, are you going to bitch about tax payer dollars being used to furnish the White House? He's not decorating his own house with this money.

hey they could just keep fining cartoon network........

THAT was money well spent....idiots.

Dude they're DRAPES. This is a personal issue more than a business issue. Not only that, it's just irresponsible thinking.

he reads RM?

This article is dumb, and you're being pretty juvenile if this is really getting you so up in arms. By my count, your Gov. spent $37,000 on an office redesign and $46K on a car. So that's $83,000 which is probably what, close to what the salary might be for one person who works in the capital building? If you're fortunate, this non-story will blow over and your governer can get down to the business of governing the state.

umm, i'm sure romney and every other governor did the same thing. romney might have or might not have taken furniture that the public paid for.

From what I've heard Romney paid for the furniture himself and when he left he took it.

Why doesn't this article mention the $72,000 a year appointment secretary Deval hired for his wife?

The last governor to hire someone to make appointments for his wife was good ol' Dukakis.

YES WE CAN!!!

So that brings the grand total of "ridiculous" overspending to $150,000 or so. Yeah, I can see why you guys are ready to run him out of town already.