massachusetts 2010

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Any chances of an independent run in between the Republicans and Democrats? Cause let's face it, the Massachusetts Republican Party has as much chance at winning as the Libertarians or Greens.

The Libertarians did nearly manage to push the Republicans into third in 2000.

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so far as i know, gays have the same amount of rights in this state as i do.

Thanks to the votes of Carl himself.  It's not as if opponents of gay rights don't constantly bring up bills in the legislature to undo all the slow gains of the past couple decades.

i actually agree with carl on gay rights.

but he seems to be a bit of a one trick pony

I agree with him as well, but I wish he would spend more time schmoozing with the leadership. Ciampa might have been a jackass, but he was close to Finneran and got a lot of money for the town. Carl has a sort of above it all approach, which is actually one reason I suspect Trane might be an improvement, at least in that respect.

Carl has emphasized constitutent services. His work is one reason the Green Line got into the budget, finally.

yuppies take the green line! 

i ride the red line...with the drunkards, ne'erdowells and...townies! 

I'm not sure how the Red Line can be the drunkards and townies line given that it passes through Harvard Square, but anyway. It's certainly not the Orange Line.