Wednesday, January 25, 2006

I'd heard a few days back that the Massachusetts Republicans were gung-ho about a possible candidate for the state treasurer's job. Well, know we know who it is: former Consumer Affairs chief Beth Lindstrom, who's resigned to "consider all the possibilities." Since Lindstrom has already walked away from her post, my guess is the decision's already been made.

And why not? Cahill's dubious use of confidentiality agreements for outgoing employees would give Lindstrom a ready-made campaign issue. So, for that matter, would the less-than-convincing review of Cahill's practice recently completed by Scott Harshbarger, which struck many people--myself included--as deeply flawed.

1/25/2006 4:11:00 PM by Adam Reilly | Comments [0] |