Word: bellotti
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...have spent my political career threatening the status quo and running as an outsider," Bellotti said. "But when I have been a thorn in the side of Republicans and prominent Democrats alike it has been for a very goodreason. I do not believe that there should be anysacred cows or that anything is too sacrosanct forscrunity when it comes to the public trust...
...call for across-the-board cuts to helpbalance the state budget, Bellotti distancedhimself from the current Democratic administrationand one of his chief rivals for the gubernatorialnomination, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy. Murphy, who isslated to announce her candidacy on Tuesday,supports tax increases to maintain current stateprograms...
...Government does not exist to pay statelobbyists, technocrats and consultants who lurk inevery nook and cranny of our state agencies...Wemust curtail government spending, but we do nothave to make people suffer," Bellotti said...
...must take back our state. Take it back fromtechnocrats and team players. Take it back fromspecial interests. Take it back from quick-fixmanagers whose only skill is to spend more of ourhard-earned money," Bellotti said...
...Bellotti, 66, served 12 years as the stateattorney general before deciding not to seekre-election in 1986. The current campaign is hissecond bid for the governor's seat. In 1964, hedefeated incumbent Gov. Endicott Peabody for theDemocratic nomination, but lost in the generalelection to Republican John Volpe...