Facing strong competition from African American Patrick Duval in the In a misguided attempt to nail the rare political three-fer, he chose Unfortunately, St. Fleur owes over $13,000 in delinquent Federal income Reilly tried to explain his oversight:<\/p>\n ”I ”This is a whole different With Democrats like these, is it any wonder Massachusetts from the The Boston Globe was a barrel of laughs this morning. Here’s another chuckler. Attorney-General Tom Reilly, Massachusetts top lawyer, appears to have wiped himself off the political map with a gaffe so egregious that he’ll probably be wiping egg off … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/rikes.jpg\")
The
\n Boston Globe<\/a> was a barrel of laughs this morning. Here’s
\n another chuckler. Attorney-General Tom Reilly, Massachusetts top lawyer,
\n appears to have wiped himself off the
\n political
\n map
\n with a gaffe
\n so egregious
\n that
\n he’ll
\n probably
\n be wiping egg off his face until Easter
\n 2010.<\/p>\n
\n upcoming Democratic primary, and Republican female Lt Governor Kerry
\n Healy in the fall, Reilly came up with the brilliant stroke of naming
\n as his
\n running mate an African-American woman<\/em>!<\/p>\n
\n Marie St. Fleur, a state rep chiefly know for introducing a controversial
\n measure to the statehouse offering in-state tuition at UMass and community
\n colleges to illegal aliens. Citizens (and citizen wannabes) of Caribbean descent are one of
\n the fastest growing demographics in the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n
\n taxes, and over $40,000 on a delinquent student loan. In addition,
\n she cannot renew her driver’s licence since she has not paid her city
\n excise taxes. These facts came out within 24 hours of her designation, so they were not terribly difficult to unearth. She withdrew 24 hours after that.<\/p>\n\n
\n have to work and improve on the politics of this campaign," said
\n Reilly, 63, who was first elected Middlesex district attorney in
\n 1990 and is in his second term as attorney general. <\/p>\n
\n level of politics, and it’s never been my strong suit, and I have
\n to improve on that. I acknowledge and take responsibility for the
\n process
\n that was not as complete and as thorough as it can be."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n keeps electing Republican governors? Hell, we could do better than these jokers…<\/p>\n
\n Boston Globe
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