Publisher's Notebook:
January 2003 Print Edition

They Still Don't Get
It at the State House

		Nobody at the State House yet understands why the Democrats lost the Governor's race this year - even though Tom Birmingham explained it very carefully. Before the primary, he acknowledged that his violation of the state Constitution had hurt him badly. "I'm a big boy," he said. "I took a stand fully knowing what the reaction of the other side would be and would have to be completely removed from the process not to know." He couldn't have been more clear. He lost the primary and the Democrats lost their most experienced leader. What happened to their second team in the general election is history. Not even the Republicans understand this. Everyone at the Stat e House is scurrying around doing whatever they do, but they are all so busy "scurrying," that no one has time to think.
Atty. J. Edward Pawlick, Publisher

The people over at Mass. Citizens for Marriage are wondering if they will have to resort to bringing busloads of people to the State House again. Is this the only thing that politicians understand?

Nobody at the State House yet understands why the Democrats lost the Governor's race this year -- even though Tom Birmingham explained it very carefully.

Before the primary, he acknowledged that his violation of the state Constitution had hurt him badly. "I'm a big boy," he said. "I took a stand fully knowing what the reaction of the other side would be and would have to be completely removed from the process not to know."

He couldn't have been more clear. He lost the primary and the Democrats lost their most experienced leader. What happened to their second team in the general election is history.

Not even the Republicans understand this. Everyone at the Stat e House is scurrying around doing whatever they do, but they are all so busy "scurrying," that no one has time to think.

The people over at Mass. Citizens for Marriage are wondering if they will have to resort to bringing busloads of people to the State House again. Is this the only thing that politicians understand?

On the positive side, it's great to see that we are having an impact. The whole state was startled when Jane Swift asked the SJC for an advisory opinion on calling the Legislature back and the Globe put it on the front page. But the Globe became so heartsick two days later after Birmingham also requested an opinion from the Court, that they haven't reported a word about it yet. They must figure that if they don't report it, it didn't happen.

Unfortunately, we must print this paper without letting you know what the SJC decides. Probably we will discover the answer to that question on the day you receive this issue.

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As we watch the Libertarians struggle without a value system other than the freedom to do whatever one feels like doing at that particular point in time, we are struck by the need for a belief. We are sorry that it is already too late to wish our Jewish friends a Happy Chanukah, but we do extend to all our Christian friends a very Merry Christmas! And to everyone, our greetings for a blessed and wonderful New Year.