"Paul Cellucci, former Mass. governor, dies at 65; With Weld, and then in his own right, he reshaped politics in Mass." by Bella English and Frank Phillips | Globe Staff, June 08, 2013
Argeo Paul Cellucci, a Hudson native who rose from a smalltown selectman to become governor of Massachusetts and ambassador to Canada whose political experience spanned more than three decades and who never lost an election, was central to the creation of a new brand of Massachusetts Republicans, built on fiscal conservative principles, a strong environmental agenda, and advocacy of liberal social policies....
That was the old Massachusetts Republican, too, so WTF? Say nothing but good about the dead (unless they are Islamic terrorists or some other boogie man), huh?
He helped set the stage for a Republican resurgence in the 1990s that broke the Democratic liberal grip on Beacon Hill policymaking....
Except we are getting increased taxes this year because Democrats once again dominate.
“He was always a Bush guy, very close to the Bush family”
Huh?
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He stood behind George W. Bush at the 2001 inaugural parade....
Mr. Cellucci was there during a key time in US-Canadian relations....
after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks....
Hmmm.
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NEXT DAY UPDATE: Paul Cellucci memorial, funeral scheduled
UPDATE: A good friend comes home
