why has Massachusetts, of all states, had Republican governors for the last sixteen years?
Actually, if you recall our first Republican governor, you might also recall who ran against him. The Democrats nominated one of the most famous raging assholes in the commonwealth when they nominated John Silber, then president of BU, for governor. And he was famous for his raging assholity -- notably extreme social conservatism, with an apparent willingness to inflict it on others indiscriminately -- in the most liberal parts of the state. Despite this, he only lost 52-48.
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Re: Taxachusetts
Date: 2006-06-01 02:13 am (UTC)Actually, if you recall our first Republican governor, you might also recall who ran against him. The Democrats nominated one of the most famous raging assholes in the commonwealth when they nominated John Silber, then president of BU, for governor. And he was famous for his raging assholity -- notably extreme social conservatism, with an apparent willingness to inflict it on others indiscriminately -- in the most liberal parts of the state. Despite this, he only lost 52-48.