Probably a good idea.
"State Senator Walsh will not run again
State Senator Marian Walsh will not run for reelection this year, she announced in a letter to constituents yesterday. “It is time now for me to contribute in other ways, outside of elective office,’’ said Walsh, who had already picked up a challenge from state Representative Michael F. Rush, a fellow West Roxbury Democrat. A state senator since 1993, Walsh was the subject of controversy last year when Governor Deval Patrick sought to appoint her to a high-paying, long-vacant post at the Health and Educational Facilities Authority, an appointment Walsh ultimately abandoned (State House News Service)."
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So what plumb job are they giving her in the bureaucracy?
Or is she getting an early pension while still on the payroll?
