St. Patrick, indeed

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• Ernie Boch, III said:

  A Democratic Candidate responds:

  Ernie Boch III, Democrat for Governor Responds

  "First, I don't need you to tell me how to graciously and expeditiously except a defeat in life. I don’t need you to tell me about loyalty and how to display it. I don’t need you to tell me to look a person in the eye and give him a firm hand shake.

  "Second, you want me to agree to ignore my opponents? I can't point out bad policy ideas and past failures which call into question my opponents ability to govern the state? I can't compare my record with my opponents?  Sorry Deval, why would I agree not to do that?

  "Third, if you want to debate we will have several opportunities in several formats. We had one today. Do you want more? Let's talk about it. You, like I, have scores of proposals for debates sitting on our desks.

  "Deval, the Democratic Party is here for the people, not the other way around. That is my primary campaign message. Your three public requests are no different than the phony junk and substance-lacking-spin coming from the governor's office since 1992. The worse sin of all however, more than the blatant self-serving bull crap, is the attempted mass appeal to middle brow senses.

  “How anti Harvard/Milton Academy/Cabrini-Green Housing Projects.

  “I ask you to join me in this little concept. Don’t insult our inteeligence.”

  Sincerely,

  ERNIE BOCH III

  Democratic Candidate for Governor (write in)

  April 21, 2006 6:09 PM

• Lynne said:

  Bitter, much?

  April 21, 2006 8:09 PM

• Kurt said:

  Deval must be feeling like Robert Reich & Howard Dean these days.  Lots of lefties like him, but most feel he can't win in November.  He's trying to distinguish himself, but it is disunity that he is promoting (despite his plea for unity -- phony.  

  Kerry Healey has work to do, but while she's building herself up, the Dems are tearing themselves apart.

  April 22, 2006 2:41 AM

• Media Watch said:

  "most feel he cannot win in November"  please, spare us, he's probably the only Dem who can keep the voters awake on Election Day.

  I think Deval showed a bit more statewide support than Mr. Reich did 4 years ago.  The only candidate who had such a strong statewide organization in the caucuses got himself elected as our last Democratic Governor.  Not that Deval is Michael, just comparing levels of organization and enthusiam.

  April 22, 2006 9:54 PM

• MaverickDem said:

  Adam, I typically enjoy reading your work in the Phoenix, but I am surprised that you are giving this letter any attention.  It was produced for two audiences, neither of whom are the adressees (Gabrieli and Reilly).  It was written for Patrick's supporters (to whom it as emailed) and the media (to whom it was released).

  I highly doubt that either the Gabrieli camp or the Reilly camp will consider crafting their strategy around Patrick's letter.  Who can blame them?  They are responsible for their own fates and accountable to the voters, not Patrick.  In fact, I doubt that even Patrick's own campaign believes that his opponents will spend a second considering his letter.  The letter is no-risk propoganda: it makes the troops feel warm and fuzzy and presumably gives Patrick a disclaimer when the campaign intensifies.

  I don't knock Patrick for throwing it out there, but let's judge it for what it really is (political gamesmanship) rather than what, I suppose, the most ardent of Patrick supporters may wish it to be.  (The "Saint Patrick, indeed" title belies a lack of objectivity, at least on this issue.)

  April 25, 2006 12:34 PM

• John said:

  I think Kurt has it right.  The Dems have no chance.  Massholes like the ying and yang relationship of having a democratic state house/senate and a republican gov.  Its like a checks and balances...they also think a republican will cut taxes.....

  April 26, 2006 11:09 PM

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