Wednesday - February 21, 2007

Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day (so far)

Republican Governor Mitt Romney had barely left office in TaxatwoShits before his successor, Democrat Deval Patrick started hosing the people by ordering a $46,000 luxury car and $28,000 worth of new drapes and furniture for the Governor’s office. Stop me if you’ve heard this joke before ...

Patrick ran on a platform of “shared sacrifice”, environmental awareness and the need to cut back spending - all typical Democratic platform lies. I’m really beginning to wonder about the folks in TaxaTwoShits who keep electing Kennedy, Kerry and morons like Patrick. Can they all be completely stupid or are the polls rigged?

Either way, this gets the selection for “Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day”, and maybe for the week. Wake up, TaxaTwoShits! Elect some political leaders who are worth TwoShits - for a change ...

Patrick To Repay Taxpayers For Decor
$10,000 spent for drapes; governor to offset car costs
_{(BOSTON GLOBE) - February 21, 2007}

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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Posted by The Skipper     on 02/21/2007 at 10:49 AM   
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