Update: In his own words
During a telephone interview, Cahill outlined stances on social issues, saying he was open to sanctioning capital punishment in Massachusetts.
“I would be open, if the Legislature wanted to reinstate the death penalty under certain circumstances,” Cahill said. Asked the circumstances, he replied, “I don’t want to get into specifics.”
The treasurer said he was “socially moderate, not very far from the party orthodoxy, personally pro-life or opposed to abortion from a religious point of view, but I wouldn’t impose those views on the state or on the law, so in effect, from a political standpoint, pro-choice.” He said he favored “marriage equality.”
Cahill said he would downplay the social issues angle of the campaign: “I won’t spend a lot of time talking about it, because if I run in this next election cycle it will be based on the economy because that’s what people care about the most.”
Cahill called the corporate tax rate “very high” and the state’s income tax rate “pretty good.”
He said he had suggested the state consider paring spending by backing off its universal health care effort, aid to cities and towns, and education – three nearly sacrosanct areas of state spending that have all seen reductions amid the current budget crisis.
“We can’t be all things to all people,” Cahill said.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/x931223435/Patrick-invites-Cahill-to-bring-is-A-game-in-run-for-corner-office
Interesting last quote
I like this guy. He'd get my vote if I lived there.
