Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The real battle
Everyone is weighing in on the Big Dig/Matt-Mitt circus. There's the anti-Mitt view here and here. There's the anti-Matt faction here and here, albeit with the latter engaging in appropriate Bechtel bashing. But here's the real interesting angle: Lawmakers defending Matt -- while saying they're not defending him. Not that we don't already know their true sentiments. ... The hacks don't know whether to bolt or circle the wagons. Maybe they can follow leader Trav's new con-con lead: Promise action -- and then delay. It's just another parliamentary trick, but at least it's a new parliamentary trick. ... As for Mitt, sure he's posturing -- but at least he's posturing against the status quo. This isn't a battle between Mitt and Matt per se. It's a battle between Mitt and the Legislature. Tom Reilly, who sided with Mitt against Bulger, knows which way the election wind is blowing. ...
Everyone is weighing in on the Big Dig/Matt-Mitt circus. There's the anti-Mitt view here and here. There's the anti-Matt faction here and here, albeit with the latter engaging in appropriate Bechtel bashing. But here's the real interesting angle: Lawmakers defending Matt -- while saying they're not defending him. Not that we don't already know their true sentiments. ... The hacks don't know whether to bolt or circle the wagons. Maybe they can follow leader Trav's new con-con lead: Promise action -- and then delay. It's just another parliamentary trick, but at least it's a new parliamentary trick. ... As for Mitt, sure he's posturing -- but at least he's posturing against the status quo. This isn't a battle between Mitt and Matt per se. It's a battle between Mitt and the Legislature. Tom Reilly, who sided with Mitt against Bulger, knows which way the election wind is blowing. ...
