DiMasi and ballot question
Whattup with the ballot question?
Interesting story in Globe recently:
I have to admit to being somewhat flummoxed by DiMasi’s support of the casino ballot question. My best guess is that it goes back to the vote on Patrick’s casino legislation back on March 18th.
Coming up to the vote, the Patrick adminstration leaked a story that DiMasi had used his influence to award a state software contract to a friend. The problem is that the contract is awarded by the Governors office – but ignore that for now. It is my belief that this was a dirty trick designed to discredit DiMasi coming up to the vote. It only succeeded in pissing DiMasi off and made him determined to not just beat the Patrick plan but to crush it. The only thing that makes sense to me is that DiMasi agreed to the ballot question in exchange for “no” votes on the Patrick plan.
But what do I know. I’ll have to get Rich to call Sal and find out the real scoop.
Themocracy
And if the question is ” Do you want a casino in your backyard?” we all know what the answer is by an overwhelming majority. And it would seem that number will grow when voters consider it’s a 24 hour business and the other assorted objections. Who wants it?
It’s amazing to read the backlash that Dimasi is getting for standing his ground. The special interests and unions really drive what goes on.
Remember all the paid union workers at the statehouse on the day of the casino vote?
Yet Dimasi is being called shady for pulling some “backroom deals” to get the no casino vote (go-figure).
What’s happening to Dimasi mimics the backlash that many CFO members are feeling due to standing their ground. If the casino comes to a non-binding referendum vote, the unions will be revealed for how manipulative and controlling they really are and the no-casino vote will win.