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MADem

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31. Line item veto.

Wed Nov 19, 2014, 12:49 AM

Nov 2014

He used it to shave thirty one million off of Big Dig Tunnel maintenance too. See this old DU thread from a zillion years ago to walk down memory lane: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1657469

Post seven, particularly.

As a result of the deferral of the scheduled maintenance, a ceiling tile fell on a vehicle heading to Logan, crushing a woman in the passenger seat. IIRC, she was a newlywed.

The state paid out more than twenty five million to her heirs. Who knows how much the legal work cost.

He fucked over the firefighters, too.

The legislature overrode something like 700 of his 850 or so vetoes, but they didn't get 'em all.

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Somehow I just knew it. (Sigh) [View all] Paper Roses Nov 2014 OP

Don't blame Martha. MADem Nov 2014 #1

I hadn't realized that until last night yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #2

I live here in the Bay State, and I see it. MADem Nov 2014 #3

Nothing to be shocked over, really... pipi_k Nov 2014 #16

She also beat out three or four males in the Dem primary for Kennedy's seat. merrily Nov 2014 #17

Yup. Agschmid Nov 2014 #6

Niki is my rep and I find your comment about her uncalled for. I do not believe MA has a problem seaglass Nov 2014 #7

Well, too bad--I KNOW Niki and I like her. MADem Nov 2014 #9

I do not disagree that she won the first time on her husband's name. I disagree that is why seaglass Nov 2014 #10

She didn't win on her own merit--that was my point. MADem Nov 2014 #11

Name the women who have run and lost. Um Kerry Healey - check. Did she lose because MA seaglass Nov 2014 #12

Kerry Healey was a fucking idiot. MADem Nov 2014 #13

My memory fails me... pipi_k Nov 2014 #14

That was Kerry Healey, link below. seaglass Nov 2014 #15

That's because Mitt Romney had shut down the Circuit Breaker option for seniors. MADem Nov 2014 #22

Did Romney do that without the state legislature? merrily Nov 2014 #29

Line item veto. MADem Nov 2014 #31

Exactly. The legislature had enough Dems to override any Romney veto. merrily Nov 2014 #33

Dems in MA don't vote as a bloc unless motivated in some fashion. MADem Nov 2014 #36

As you noted, they voted as a bloc enough times to override hundreds of Romney's vetoes. merrily Nov 2014 #37

And a hundred and forty some odd others. nt MADem Nov 2014 #39

Yup, 140, including that one compared to the many they overrode. merrily Nov 2014 #40

If Nikki doesn't win elections on her own merit, how did Hillary become Senator? merrily Nov 2014 #19

I did NOT say doesn't, I said didn't. She would not have won that first run were it not for Paul. MADem Nov 2014 #21

Saying she didn't win on her own is not a statement limited in time. merrily Nov 2014 #24

Well, you can resent all you want. She cashes my check, I don't think she resents me one bit. MADem Nov 2014 #32

Yes, I resent the baseless implication that I am pretending. Wouldn't you? merrily Nov 2014 #35

Whatever. nt MADem Nov 2014 #38

Martha Coakley is an unlikeable person Paolo123 Nov 2014 #26

I think she's swell. Republicans might not like her, but that's their problem. nt MADem Nov 2014 #27

I like her, but she is not charismatic. Then again, I thought Baker was as charismatic as a fish merrily Nov 2014 #30

Massachusetts has a record of electing socially liberal Republican governors Little Star Nov 2014 #4

I don't buy one word of Phony Boo Hoo's "new" attitude. MADem Nov 2014 #8

I hope the legislature hates him. We don't need them to compromise or play ball with him. merrily Nov 2014 #20

She gave him a good run for the money. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2014 #5

Yes, but he still gets to make appointments in the Executive and Judicial branches and also merrily Nov 2014 #18

Had Palchuk not run, she would have won. nt MADem Nov 2014 #23

Yep, his 3% did her in. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2014 #25

Maybe. He was to her right. He could just as easily have taken votes from Baker as from Coakley. merrily Nov 2014 #28

Really? Free college for everyone is to the right of Coakley? MADem Nov 2014 #34

Hmm. I seem to remember your posting to me that he was to her right merrily Nov 2014 #41

Lively was to everyone's right. He was a rapture Nazi or something. nt MADem Nov 2014 #42

"Fringe" doesn't begin to describe Scott Lively TheCowsCameHome Nov 2014 #43

You said it--I couldn't believe he had the chutzpah to even run in this state. MADem Nov 2014 #44

I got a kick out of watching him. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2014 #45

You're absolutely right! He was cringe-worthily entertaining! nt MADem Nov 2014 #46