Mr. Murray's distinction of being the first person to pilot a Ford Crown Victoria above ground level with the shakiest of details suggests that he is not someone we want to trust our money, resources, and future with.

I really don't know. Anybody but Deval.

Well at least we know he'll get Mike McLaughlin's vote, if he's not in jail already....like Howie said, in this state all you need is a D at the end of your name and you will get elected...maybe he should say he is native american and he'll be all set

I'm gonna go WAY out on a limb here and say a Liberal Democrat?,...I mean, why have a two party system now,...it's working so well!
The Ride, which serves elderly and disabled, increased it's fares 100% hurting the most vulnerable members of society living on a fixed income. Where was the outrage?
Go Warren!...she's fighting for the people!...Morons.

Typical, nuttie comments here on the Patch. Do all the fruits and nuts hang out here?

Well say what you want, but we have the perfect candidate to run the state living here in Swampscott. But he will have a "R" after his name. He wouldn't be the guy to let the drug labs run wild and therefore force the release of criminals. He'd be the type to make sure that the Health Dept actually does its job with inspections and prevent viral menegitis from killing citizens instead of being a sheltered workshop for hacks. He would be the guy to clean up the probation department and not allow cop killers lose to kill another cop. He wouldn't squander our taxes on the likes of Everygreen and other fantasy industries, and he would probably pay our bills and fix the healthcare industry that is slowing being crushed under the weight of unfunded mandates and intrusive regulations. But alas, Murry has the only qualification that matters.....he has a "D" after his name, and a drivers license with no restrictions.

I'ts difficult to seriously consider comments from someone called "Buzz"

As long as the new governor remind state police to wise up

I'd cast my vote for Jill Stein again. The two party system is ridiculous and clearly not improving our options for the future.

I didn't realize their WAS a two party system in Mass. unless you count symbolism.

Romney

So that we carry on the tradition of 'D" at any cost, we must ask ourselves,
who is the most popular felon, fake indian princess or murderer. Hell, we can do better than Tim Murray, he is just a drunk driver. There are awards for that here in the Commonwealth.

Donna, we both should put our money on Murray, because for now, Baker doesn't have a chance. Unfortunately we have to wait for the house of cards to collapse before the others learn. Of course by that time, will it matter?

Lenny, Probably not. I cannot imagine what we will look like in 4 months let alone 4 years. Proctor and Gamble, Boeing, Gamestop, Hostess, all planning lay offs faster than I ever anticipated. While I feel it will get worse before better, America will survive. We survived bad Presidents before , we will survive the most destructive President in American history as well. Prez 0 legacy will prove to be a tragedy but
a powerful lesson for our grandchildren. Its just who we are! The ride will be costly, however!

Murray should run and probably win. It was just proven you can do anything or lie about anything and win with a D next to your name. It doesn't even matter, this state will continue to be run by and for criminals. Counting the years until I leave.

So Patch is like the Republican Convention, but poorer? You people are ridiculous, misinformed, and prejudicial idiots. I'm all set with Patch if these are the type of horrible people that come out to play. Enjoy your talk radio and lynchings.

See ya Jessie, you are clearly too open minded to be open minded. Go to the Daily Kos...you"ll find plenty of life's victims there to discuss how oppressed you all are by us taxpayers.

Where is that "tolerance" the left is famous for?,...the liberals are the true racists in society, they virtually control all of the inner city schools and they are a disgrace. They ensure drop outs and poverty and soon people of color will see who are really trying to improve their lives.

Mass. voters perplex me, they seem to have some education, yet send the worst people to office, time and time again.
Perhaps it's knowledge they have, but wisdom they lack.

Ronald Reagan's line was "It is not that liberals aren't educated, but that what they learned was all wrong.

Peter Easterlind for governor!

Attorney General Martha Coakley.

SHE IS SMART and knows all about Massachusetts and what we need!

Anyone but this guy!!! What the Great Society has delivered!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DL-a-r7iJIU

Thank the good Lord we have MENSA members like Temperence on board here. Phew!

Oooops. I take that back, Ms Mensa wants Coakley. Could be she missed the last election Martha participated in or actually didn't participate in.

My bet is on one of the two state senators who went to jail for taking bribes. I understand they will be campaigning from jail. Please send campaign to maprisonersassoc.

Gambling,corruption, prostitution, - even murder won't stop someone getting elected in Mass.
Who should run?, who cares, whoever wins will raise taxes, push Agenda 21, increase their base by pumping more in entitlements and continue the legacy of corruption Mass. pols are famous for.

What is bothersome is that, all the jokes aside, MA voters do not care about ethics, integrity, qualifications. It's all about the "D" and we pay for it over and over and over.Union guys want a one party system, the welfare, give aways, free phones, housing food for Auntie Zatuti et al will continue. Illegal is not Illegal in MA. My dear Mom has said it best. ""The rich get richer, the poor are taken care of and the middle class takes the burden. Problem is the middle class is shrinking into the poor, not raising themselves up in class. And so it will go until we run out of other peoples money.

Happy Thanksgiving All! I am thankful for the conversation and a chance to share respectful discourse. Our differences are what makes the horse race fun. It would be boring if we all sang from the same song sheet.

I am thankful for many things but mostly because I am not going to be dining on Tofurkey with Elizabeth Warren, - although I do like her Indian pudding!
Happy Thanksgiving!

HA! Good one, John! Happy Thanksgiving to all, and may LHS win the game today!

Didn't you hear. "The pilgrims were terrorist". People like Elizabeth ;) suffered greatly under the white man.

Not another tax and spend Liberal please.

We need an entirely new approach to governing,..one that , for example,supports individual entrepreneurs and small business while using renewable energy and working with the environment to succeed, a new model with 21st century solutions and long term concepts of Liberty and freedom.
Today there is little difference between both parties,...Bush was lousy, but so is Obama with his crony capitalism, massive debt and drone attacks around the clock
and the Mass. Dems are corrupt and live for the party,..that's it.

Annie Dukain :-)

Why not. Many of our politically minded felons get radio shows.

Deval continues to eviscerate the middle class as he walks out the door with new tax proposals for us so....ANY republican with a business background will take this sorry state to a better place. Didn't hurt at all Parsons, now go pay your tax bill. Anyone remember what DEVALUE ran on ? --- "I promise to lower your property tax bill" unfortunately all he lowered were our values.

@Donna, Great Post, Democrats hate the truth !

Dems haven't run out of other peoples money yet. Ya right.

Can't we discuss serious subjects?,....like Michelle Obama's outfit yesterday ...and that hair do - to die for!

11,000 people have joined the welfare rolls every day since Obama was elected President in '08,- Go Obama!

Sorry, I meant to mention the new hairdo. The bangs were to die for.
PK, I do believe in climate change, happens here every day in New England. The earth is aging, things are going to change. I do not think I can stop it no matter how many teeny, tiny cars I drive or bins of recyclables I present. As we cling to our guns, religion and family's and feel the need to pay our own way, we continue to not believe, but know, nothing is free. The time to pay the piper is closing in and I will keep my conservative friends in my foxhole. Industrious bunch that we are, we can make it without government. Truly. Good Luck with your buddies.

What do you readers make of this. I know of a man who wants to marry a woman with a child. Both went to Social Security and were informed that she and not he would lose her benefits .He said that doesn't make sense to either of them. Their reasoning was he would or she would have to give up one of the apartments that would save the S.S. system well over a thousand a month for S.S. . It now appears that they will be better off not marrying and both receive the bennies they were and are getting now. I think its needless to say it but the system needs to be fixed instead of spending money needlessly on them both when the S.S. system can save money if they would allow them to marry as one not two payees. Ah!! But then what the hell we have a great economy and can afford to foolishly spend our countries tax monies.!!

I forgot to say she would lose her present bennies if she married as they both want to do.

When they went to S.S. they weren't trying to screw us or the government . There intention was to see if what-- and-- if they would have to give up any thing. They say the system left them with no choice but to stay as they are. As was said prior to this the savings in giving up one rent alone was over a 1000 dollars when one or the other gave up the place they are now separately living in. The bennies the female and her child were getting would be very much nil or non existent if she were to marry. If they were to marry their income would be way less than what they now have separately to live on. You and I have our living standard[s] as they are now and get along with our existence even if it is hard doing it. This couple want to do the right thing but the government tells them the opposite and to ,without coming out really to say it, not to marry. Your right about your intoxication statement but not about them. One is of foreign birth and coming here the other is a born American. Both want to do what is right but you lump them with the true abusers, unwittingly so, not knowing their back rounds. If any one deserves the or any break it is this couple that do not like being on the dole as we say. They have no choice due to their circumstances, one more so than the other. What is forgotten here is that they can not work as you or I have for what we have gotten by having done so. There not abusers of our system as the illegals we have here that we all are opposed to.

how about everybody sing kum bye ya ?

Charlie Baker would have had the votes had the "pull the vote thing" not emerged. Now that the Lt. Governor's buddy is being indited it's pretty clear why Speed Racer is not "interested" in the job. Scott Brown would be interesting in that he sits more conservative-left than right or even centrist, so he'd be okay with the status quo without perhaps the "I need more of your money that I can waste on truly stupid idealistic things!" maneuvers of our current governor. We just need someone who can stop the partisan nonsense that Deval is wrapped up in, work between the parties (not that the Republican Party in Massachusetts couldn't drive to the statehouse in a Prius), and start fixing what's really wrong instead of throwing our good money at partisan projects.

I no longer vote in Mass. having moved north but I do have to agree that the states of Mass. & N.H. should heavily invest in the Toyota Prius for transportation use. The cost of mileage alone would save a fortune . Based on the Prius savings the pols who use their m/v's should be paid accordingly for their mileage to go back and forth to work. The only draw back is that the cars are light on the roads in the winter driving as compared to the warmer times of the year.