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...problem is that you have a system that requires a certain degree of passivity on the part of the rank and file," Barrett says of the senate hierarchy. He criticized Bulger's "top-down management style that runs contrary to all the precious thinkings about leadership...
...order to curb Bulger's influence, Barrett joined a game of power politics when he actively campaigned to block the re-election of Bulger's leadership team during the months before the in-house elections in January. In his letter-writing campaign, he asked colleagues to withdraw support for Bulger. Barrett's challenge posed perhaps the greatest threat to what the Globe called "Bulger's 12-year hegemony in the senate...
...Barrett says that under the leadership of Bulger, junior members of the legislature have been cut off form authority. And Barrett says this style of management stifles creativity...
...senate has not been bubbling with ideas. It hasn't been up to the challenge of rebuilding the public faith in government," Barrett says "And I think we can do much, much better...
...Barrett failed in his bid to block Bulger's re-election to the senate presidency. But Barrett and Sen. Lucile Hicks (R-Wayland) were successful in their efforts to limit the unilateral power of both Bulger and Senate Minority Leader David Locks (R-Sherborn) to appoint committees and immobilize legislation before it ever reaches the senate floor...