Word: finneran
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However, Cellucci's criticism received a blowwhen fellow Democrat Thomas M. Finneran, thefinancially conservative State Speaker of theHouse, fully endorsed Harshbarger this Thursday...
While Harshbarger has received endorsementsfrom over a hundred Democratic lawmakers includingSen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.) and VicePresident Al Gore '69, Finneran's endorsement wasnotable not only because of Finneran'sconservative financial views but also because ofhis earlier comments...
...stands now, Finneran controls the House and has the ear of Cellucci, who needs the Speaker's help to push through major policy changes. Should Harshbarger take office, he would not need Finneran to help him communicate with Democratic legislators...
Thus, as the Speaker coyly hints at endorsing Cellucci, the weeks leading up to the Nov. 3 election will perhaps center most on the person not even running for the office: Finneran. Whatever will he say next...
...that reason, both in Washington and on Beacon Hill, the House Speakers have a responsibility to constituents to be voices of reason and thoughtfulness. I wish Mr. Finneran would stop taking his cues from Mr. Gingrich and put more care into his comments. The state would certainly benefit from a Speaker who didn't talk so much...