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Deval (MA Gov) Wants His Own Jet… Paid for by Us
Hub Politics ^ | 6/16/08 | Margolis

Posted on 06/16/2008 1:30:08 PM PDT by pabianice

Deval Patrick has been in the headlines for misuse of State Police helicopters for personal transportation. He has also been in the news lately for trying to impose a sales tax on aircraft used by his subjects. I learned today that Patrick has been shopping for a private jet to be paid for by the taxpayers. Patrick has his eye on an $11 million Lear 45. Deval Patrick was elected governor of a state that can be traversed north-south in about 1 hour by car and east-west in less than 2 hours. Why would he need a transcontinental private jet? To go to New York City to see the bankers from whom the state will have to borrow money to pay for his expanded spending programs? There are commercial flights every 30 minutes that leave from Logan Airport, just a 10-minute ride by limousine from the State House. To go to Washington, D.C. to hobnob with his fellow Democrats? There is a commercial flight every hour Monday through Friday.

Together we can pay for Deval’s luxuries, like a private jet.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: devalpatrick
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Patrick is every Liberal horror story made flesh. He has barracaded himself in his office behind a wall of police and suck-ups, making multi-million dollar book deals and pleading for a job with President Obama as the state rots and goes to hell. The $400M budget shortfall that was whispered about is now approaching $1B. Not bad for a state that is buying its guv a new private jet and has a $500M shortfall in its state-mandated health insurance for all residents.

Deval Patrick's Massachusetts is Barak Obama's United States. Still planning to stay home on election day to "send a message"?

1 posted on 06/16/2008 1:30:08 PM PDT by pabianice
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To: pabianice

Deval Patrick is another “affirmative action” success story ...

/sarc


2 posted on 06/16/2008 1:31:42 PM PDT by mgc1122
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To: pabianice

Who does this guy think he is, the governor of Alaska?


3 posted on 06/16/2008 1:32:21 PM PDT by pnh102 (Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
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To: pabianice

Mass. has gooten exactly what they voted for....a CROOKED DUMBASS.


4 posted on 06/16/2008 1:33:20 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: pabianice

Mass. has gooten exactly what they voted for....a CROOKED DUMBASS.


5 posted on 06/16/2008 1:33:21 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: pabianice

Have you seen the movie “Soul Plane”?


6 posted on 06/16/2008 1:34:13 PM PDT by wilco200 (Typical White Person)
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To: mgc1122

Normally I’d say that he wants the jet because it’s a chick magnet.But in his case...


7 posted on 06/16/2008 1:34:55 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: pabianice
"Rule number one! Play the suckas, and play 'em hard!


8 posted on 06/16/2008 1:38:02 PM PDT by avacado
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To: pabianice

“Snakes on a Plane”


9 posted on 06/16/2008 1:39:13 PM PDT by AU72
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Captain Deval: This is your soul plane chauffeur Captain Deval speaking. Welcome aboard NWA flight 069 from the 310 to the 212. It’s time to bust this coney y’all. In a hot second, I’ll be hittin’ them switches and gettin’ this bitch pumpin’ and jumpin’. So screw your sh*t on tight and enjoy the flight.


10 posted on 06/16/2008 1:39:38 PM PDT by wilco200 (Typical White Person)
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To: mgc1122

Anybody know the % of the Black vote Coup Deval got?


11 posted on 06/16/2008 1:40:43 PM PDT by rocksblues (Folks we are in trouble, "Mark Levin" 03/26/08)
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To: pabianice
Massachusetts has run by the Italian/Irish Mafia for decades.

That said, I chuckled at the “east-west in less than 2 hours.”

Well, I suppose it could. As long as you don't get hauled over for speeding. I used to live just 5 miles from the N.Y. state border - to get to Boston in 2 hours, you'd be doing dome serious MPH’s

12 posted on 06/16/2008 1:43:07 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (No trees were killed in sending this message but a large number of electrons were terrible agitated)
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To: maine-iac7

Together we con. CoupeDeval.com

13 posted on 06/16/2008 1:46:03 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: pnh102
Who does this guy think he is, the governor of Alaska?

In Alaska it is pretty easy to make a case that the governor should have an airplane. The only controversy should be about what kind.

14 posted on 06/16/2008 1:46:05 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Ann Archy

Good news: could be gone soon. Bad news: it would be
because he’d be headed for his pal Barack’s Cabinet.


15 posted on 06/16/2008 1:47:46 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: maine-iac7

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Pittsfield,+MA,+USA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

Google say 2 Hrs 22 Min, Pittsfield to Boston. Pittsfield to Provincetown would be lots longer.

Even then does Arnold have a jet to get around California? How about the governor of New Mexico?


18 posted on 06/16/2008 1:48:57 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: pnh102; Ramius
Who does this guy think he is, the governor of Alaska?

Governor Palin sold Alaska's jet.

19 posted on 06/16/2008 1:50:36 PM PDT by gridlock ( If Obama becomes "suddenly" radioactive, the Supers are going find new respect the Popular Vote.)
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To: pabianice
...as the state rots and goes to hell

Yeah, but at least Massachusetts has "Fisting for Third-Graders" in its government school curriculum.
How many other states can brag about that?

20 posted on 06/16/2008 1:51:32 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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