Posted on 09/19/2006 9:19:02 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A Milford lawyer claimed victory last night over longtime state Representative Marie J. Parente, a Democrat who has served on Beacon Hill for more than 20 years.
John V. Fernandes, a former selectman and former school committee member, beat Parente throughout her 10th Worcester District -- in Milford, Mendon, and Upton, according to a campaign aide.
Parente, who was first elected in 1982, is a vocal and staunch opponent of same-sex marriage and of extending benefits to undocumented workers. Now 78 years old, she frequently spoke of retiring, but ran for reelection time after time.
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Gay marriage isn't going away in MA.
Every election, more anti-gay-marriage supporters are thrown out of office by the voters.
The question is whether Parente was thrown out of office on those issues, or whether she overstayed her time in the legislature. But there's no question the extreme left in the state is finally purging the 'Rat party of their social Conservative members down to the last. The nomination of a racist radical for Governor last night demonstrated that.
DJ is right, the Moonbat Left is purging MA of moderate 'Rats.
She wasn't thrown out because she stood up for marriage. This guy was ambitious and got tired of waiting around for her to retire, is my guess, and simply outhustled her in a primary which she didn't have the drive to fight for. She's 78 and been threatening retirement for a while. He simply called her on it.
That said, it looks like not fighting for marriage is the default position for Democrats nominated to replace retiring traditionalist Democrats, even when they're otherwise conservative. That's been the case this year and in 2004. Most of our legislators who oppose homosexual marriage don't feel like fighting the battle any more and just want it over with.
Pro-lifers are still doing well in the Democrat Party here. It's this one issue that appears to have been boxed up and buried by almost everyone. The strongest defenders of traditional marriage on the Democrat side are all either recanting on the amendment or retiring, but they're still fighting on other fronts.
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