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...Patrick responded that cutting income taxes would require an increase in property taxes, adding that Healey and Gov. Mitt Romney had raised state fees by more than $700 million to avoid increasing taxes...
...coming national figure whose reputation could be on the line in all this is Massachusetts' outgoing Governor Mitt Romney, one of the party's brighter 2008 presidential prospects. As chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Romney raised a record $20 million in the first three quarters of the year (the previous high mark was $18 million in 2004). But with the Republicans' poor showing in the governors' races, some of the blame will fall on Romney...
...transparency to raising education standards to reducing state spending. While she does makes reference to her 50-point plan—almost always in the context of attacking Patrick for having vague proposals in contrast—she speaks little about her service in Gov. W. Mitt Romney’s administration. Though she aligns herself with parts of the administration’s record, especially the health care legislation passed in April, she has faced a dilemma in appearing too close to the governor, whose approval rating is 43 percent according to an October Survey USA poll. Healey...
...younger voters. He said he will promote lower housing costs and increased government services to keep recent graduates in Massachusetts after college. He also told students that he will push for increased funding for state colleges and universities. A social liberal, Patrick clashes with current Republican governor W. Mitt Romney over stem cell research and gay marriage. Patrick has said he will create incentives to promote stem cell research as a means of improving Massachusetts’ economy, and said he opposes a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Patrick, who graduated...
...have sympathy for politicians consigned by countenance to personalities they might not have chosen. As the midterm elections end and presidential hopefuls look ahead to 2008, there are perils for both the lovely and the unlovely. Those easy on the eye should take care not to overstate the point (MITT ROMNEY: MORE SYMMETRICAL THAN EVER!). Those with aesthetic hurdles should consider whether it's finally time for that eye lift or chin tuck. Remember, candidates think of November as a time to face the voters, but for the electorate, it's often a time to vote the faces...