Deval Patrick on his Wilkerson endorsement
Sep 19, 2008 14:25
I wouldn't
expect any better from Mayor Tom Menino. But I did
call Governor Deval Patrick, who ran on promises of
integrity in government, to express my disappointment
and that of many people I heard from when I was
making personal phone calls for Sonia Chang-Diaz.
Instead of sheepish embarrassment, remorse, or even
sincere explanation, I was met with surprisingly
snide comments from his staff, effectively, "I bet
you're glad you won't have Dianne Wilkerson to kick
around any more" and "She paid a heavy price, didn't
she." I couldn't seem to get through to the guy that
it wasn't just about her, that there was a principle
involved here; cronyism was the mindset and
apparently, the defense. This is just politics as
usual, as expected, for Menino and the many other
pols on Wilkerson's website endorsement list, but,
naively, I had hoped for something different from the
governor who wanted to restore the citizens'
confidence in government. Now they've all leaped to
congratulate Sonia and "look forward to working with
her." Let's hope she stays squeaky clean in the midst
of all that.
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