[NHThompson]

If Mitt Romney would have had the courage he would have stood up to Matt Amarillo director of the MTA. Mitt Romney should have called for an inspection into the Big Dig and all contracts and practices of the board when he first took office 4 years ago. He did not. Last night part of the connector tunnel collapsed and killed a 38 year old woman. Lack of leadership in Mass from Mitt Romney a dangerous example to set for someone running for the White House.

"Mitt Romney's political future ended last night at 11:00 p.m."

WRKO Radio Scott Alan Miller Show

[Peach]

That's just ridiculous. The Big Dig was a problem years before Romney.

And look at New Orleans and Louisianna -- they misspent funds for the levees and hundreds were killed as a result, but it hasn't seemed to hurt the politicians involved there.

[NorCalRepub]

..hmmmm...maybe so, don't know enough about the local politics but it seemed he didn't even show up for the dedication and that Teddy et al were the ones touting this GREAT GREAT project....this radio guy is doing what we rail about on FR all the time.....blaming someone else...the responsibility lands squarely on the contractors etc.... they are to blame first and foremost....in this billion dollar debacle......good lord....not even dedicated for 6 months and already falling apart.....what a disaster

[cripplecreek]

Why is this Romney's fault?

[Mo1]

Chill out .. the accident last night was not his fault

[Peach]

You joined FR on 7/8/06 and I see you've only posted negative stuff about Romney.

So who do you work for? Which one of his opponents?

[TChris]

If Mitt Romney would have had the courage he would have stood up to Matt Amarillo director of the MTA. Mitt Romney should have called for an inspection into the Big Dig and all contracts and practices of the board when he first took office 4 years ago.

So, this tragedy is Mitt's fault in the same way that 9/11 is Bush's fault? ...for not somehow stopping an unforseen tragedy actually committed by someone else, and because of problems he inherited?

You're nuts.

[mewzilla]

Mitt Romney's political future ended at 11:00 p.m. last night...

Good.

[Elpasser]

Crap. Romney's out of the '08 race now. And I had been so sure he was perfect...

[John Lenin]

"Mitt Romney's political future ended last night at 11:00 p.m."

Mitt who ? Who cares ..

[alydar]

"Mitt Romney's political future ended last night at 11:00 p.m."

WRKO Radio Scott Alan Miller Show

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Tom Reilly too

[Dionysius]

I just hope the poor woman killed wasn't Republican -- it'll deplete our numbers in Boston by 17%.

[cotton1706]

I don't think Romney's going anywhere anyway. But this didn't help. It makes my state of MA look like more of a mess than previously (all of it true). The collapse was in the Tip O'Neill tunnel, appropriately named for the person who pushed this graft filled project through the House to override Reagan's veto (Reagan right again!).

[Redcloak]

It was Bush's fault! EVERYTHING is Bush's fault!

[IronJack]

It was just a matter of time before the graft in the Big Dig caught up to someone innocent. Now a woman is dead so that the contractors and their whores, the politicians, could make another couple of billion in taxpayer money.

More of this will happen, rest assured. And nobody will be called to account for it.

It's Massachusetts.

[raccoonradio]

"Fat Matt" Amorello's fault.

"If he can't stand up to a corrupt midget, how's he gonna stand up to the Russians?"--referring to Mike Dukakis and
Billy Bulger, respectively, '88. Forget who said it--Judge
Daher, I think?

If Romney can't stand up to Matt Amorello and fire him...
(long story--legally I'm not sure he can...) Be sure to check out Howie Carr at howiecarr.com (and on his various affiliates) today at 3 pm.

[bpjam]

So, it appears the political corruption in Massachusetts is not only evil, criminal, wasteful but now also deadly. I'm sure glad Ol' Teddy got the full $14B it took to make this thing safe and sound. Just another woman who gave her life for Ted Kennedy's personal advancement (and another one involving cars and water). How many more women need to die before Ted Kennedy secures his 'legacy'?

[humblegunner]

"Mitt Romney's political life is over"
Scott Miller Show
WRKO Boston

So some schmuck on the radio says it and you believe it.

Thats kind of sad.. in a pathetic sort of way.

[Al Gator]

This whole thing is brought to you by UnionThugs Local 101 Boston.

Mitt's problem was that he was gonadinally challenged when dealing with them.

[tflabo]

And how many $$ billions were spent on the Big Dig? and for this shoddy work?

[raccoonradio]

from Globe article:

>>The section of the tunnel that collapsed opened in January 2003

Same month Mitt took office (elected Nov '02) so it would have been built during the Cellucci and Swift administrations,
respectively...(just being finished off in Jan. I'd guess before the opening)