Word: cellucci
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...think it'll give us a little bump," said Massachusetts Governor A. Paul Cellucci...
...that the Democratic winner in that state's primary in 1992 was former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas. Though his victory was overshadowed by Clinton's famous Comeback-Kid spin on his second-place finish, the late senator was an honorable and intelligent candidate. The irony of Governor A. Paul Cellucci's delivery of his State of the State address from the blue-collar city of Lowell, Tsongas' hometown, was therefore particularly striking to this Massachusetts resident. Cellucci's administration, which has been rightly charged with abusing the perks of power, was suddenly making the point of visiting a town...
...midst of a series of angry statements directed to State Senate President Thomas F. Birmingham '72 and Speaker of the House Thomas M. Finneran, the governor's confrontational and vague call for the testing of math teachers in order to improve students' MCAS scores particularly emphasized Cellucci's reluctance to work towards intelligent compromise with his Democratic opponents...
...referring to her familial obligations, she seeks pity from those in far more difficult circumstances than her own, and by claiming ignorance of the rules of high office, she trivializes her actions. It seems clear to everyone but Swift (and those in her administration, including Governor A. Paul Cellucci, who have supported her) that an executive in the private sector who had abused power and perks as she has done in the public sector would immediately be held responsible for ethical infractions. Swift needs to be honest with herself and with the people of Massachusetts before she can serve...