"Lawmakers also criticize Patrick for using his bully pulpit to take his message directly to voters, rather than negotiating with them face-to-face. Patrick is much more likely to hold a news conference than call lawmakers into his office"
And that is within his OWN PARTY!
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"We'll just ignore him," said one top Senate Democrat. "He can argue, do all the banging on the table, and the press conferences. But at the end of the day there will always be two-thirds to override him."
I found another item to pare from my post coverage.
Senate lawmakers said they grew frustrated when Patrick issued a statement on Wednesday saying their vote for taxes was essentially "thumbing our noses" at voters.
He's fine one to talk!!!!
They were even angrier because Patrick was out of the state at the time, at a life sciences conference in Atlanta attempting to recruit new businesses to Massachusetts....
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Lawmakers also criticize Patrick for using his bully pulpit to take his message directly to voters, rather than negotiating with them face-to-face. Patrick is much more likely to hold a news conference than call lawmakers into his office, they say.
WTF is this? JUNIOR HIGH?
These guys are actually in charge of RUNNING THIS STATE?
Patrick told reporters yesterday in Waltham: "My job is to keep my cool, to keep my head, to set the agenda and keep moving it forward, and that's what I intend to."
Can't make it ANY CLEARER than that, can he?
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