Baker knew Big Dig would force "draconian" cuts, recommended delaying measures 'til after election.

[Ian David]

Baker knew Big Dig would force "draconian" cuts, recommended delaying measures 'til after election. WOW. http://bmg.ma/8XTzGJ #magov #RUTROH
http://twitter.com/bluemassgroup/status/28636867166

APNewsBreak: Baker memo warned of road concerns
GLEN JOHNSON, AP Political Writer
Published: 05:01 p.m., Sunday, October 24, 2010

BOSTON (AP) — As he concluded his tenure as budget chief in Massachusetts, Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker wrote a memo labeling Big Dig spending "simply amazing," warning that it would force "draconian" cuts to other road and bridge projects — and recommending they be taken only after his boss was re-elected in 1998.

The three-page memo appears to legitimize Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick's complaints in the current campaign about how Baker handled transportation spending in his old job.

Patrick contends Baker and his fellow Republicans concealed the true cost of the nearly $15 billion Big Dig project during the 16 years they ruled Beacon Hill before Patrick took office in 2007.

More specially, Patrick says the transportation financing plans Baker and his successors used not only pushed higher costs into the future, but starved other road and bridge projects.

More:
http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/APNewsBreak-Baker-memo-warned-of-road-concerns-721490.php

[SpiralHawk]

1. A lying repulbicon. How typical.

Republicon resorts to occultism to hide the truth of his radical fiscal FAIL. Then lies about it.


Sooooo typically republicon.

Ptoooey on the perverted, degraded Family Values republicons actually live by...

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Baker is a fraud.

As are the rest of the (R)'s running in this state.

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3. thank you for posting this, Ian David. wow. sickening. what gets

me, too, is that this article still ends up giving points to baker....
twisted.
but not surprising.


thank you, again!


peace and solidarity!

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4. and K&R