By Bob Parks ——Bio and Archives--May 28, 2008
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There’s something almost admirable about Cadillac Deval’s dogged determination to bring the good life to the governor’s office. First it was the $12,000 drapes, then the Cadillac DTS (Deval Transportation System) and then the tax-funded secretary for his wife (soon dismissed). It now costs Massachusetts taxpayers $9 million a year for the privilege of being governed by the Man Behind the Curtain. All $12,000 worth of it. Where is the money going? Well, you can’t expect the Cadillac of Governors to operate with a Chevrolet pit crew. So he’s bumped the paid staff up above 70, including jobs like “director of grassroots governance,” a “grassroots governance liaison” (hey, you don’t expect the director to do the “liazing” himself, do ya?) and director of online strategy. The governor’s spokesperson, Cyndi Roy defended these new jobs by insisting “the people of Massachusetts deserve to have their voices heard.” As long as they’re not voting on income-tax rollbacks or same-sex marriage, that is.While some of the people of Massachusetts are shaking their heads in innocent dismay, ALL THOSE WHO VOTED FOR PATRICK are solely responsible for the fiscal basket case that is Massachusetts. Sorry; let me take that back. We do have money for all kinds of wonderful things. Just ask the governor. The bleeding hearts gave us our first Affirmative Action governor. They bought all the "Together We Can" campaign bullshit. They had white guilt before, and I hope they have real guilt now. The only upside is that Governor Patrick has promised not to leave early to join an Obama cabinet. Let's hope that's another politician's promise. Many of us give him our permission to break it.
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Bob Parks is a is a member/writer of the National Advisory Council of Project 21. Bob’s websites are Black & Right and youtube.com/BlackAndRight