The problem I have with Howie is his playing cheerleader for Baker and over-the-top bashing of Cahill (whom I endorsed, if only because he is the most Conservative of the 3 major candidates running and won’t ruin the GOP from the inside like the 4 prior RINO Governors have). Baker is a liberal, and were he a Democrat, I think Howie would be ripping him to shreds, but only because he’s wearing an “R” that Howie is giving him a pass (and odd, since Howie wasn’t exactly a big cheerleader for Kerry Healey, who got royally screwed over by Slick Willard after he insisted on foisting her on the Lt Gov slot over the infinitely more qualified Jim Rappaport). Just a very poor show on Howie’s part, and it’s one reason why I (and Dio) are registering extreme disappointment with him. Even if Baker wins, it’s a pyrhhic victory, and I believe will ultimately leave the party (and Conservatism) in even more dire straits than Slick Willard left it (as if there is much room to leave it worse off).
Problems posting today, sorry FM about the slow responses. I was heading down the Cahill trail but I have to concede he is too far into the Dem camp to be taken serious, that’s not from anything Howie has said, just how the election has gone. I wish Cahill came out a little stronger - just not convinced. So I’m leaning toward writing in Lively (the other choice being blank).
I agree about “Muffy”, not sure about Rappaport.
After listening to Howie for 20 years or so, he just says it as he sees it, mostly I agree and sometimes I don’t.
But he’s no puppet for the Globe or the Dems - no way. Turn in for Finneran if you want that.
The main thing is to elect conservatives at the town & district level, until then it really doesn’t matter who the govenor is imo.
Together we can. We will get Baker or we will get Deval.
And let that tax rollback fail and they will really feel
they have carte blanche to tax us back to the stone age.
Then again, run a true conservative either as a Republican
or independent and see how we’ll do. Try it against Brown
in ‘12—it’ll be fun seeing Vicky Kennedy as our next
Senator.