Saturday, March 07, 2009
That sinking feeling
My hunch is that Deval's approval ratings are falling, but not by this much. ... The problem is the perception. He's coming across as wanting revenue more than reforms. His out-of-left-field "carbon tax" on Logan parking only solidified that notion. He should be jumping at Therese Murray's "reforms first" mantra -- but he's not because the perception is almost undoubtably based on reality. Ergo ... (Yeah, that's right. You're going to have to put up with my newfound enthusiasm for Latin for a while. I'll pound it into the ground until Kevin screams for mercy.)
My hunch is that Deval's approval ratings are falling, but not by this much. ... The problem is the perception. He's coming across as wanting revenue more than reforms. His out-of-left-field "carbon tax" on Logan parking only solidified that notion. He should be jumping at Therese Murray's "reforms first" mantra -- but he's not because the perception is almost undoubtably based on reality. Ergo ... (Yeah, that's right. You're going to have to put up with my newfound enthusiasm for Latin for a while. I'll pound it into the ground until Kevin screams for mercy.)
