Boston is one of the most Democratic cities in the country. It is not the most liberal by any stretch.
For all that one party had ruled the city and the state rather effectively for at least my own lifetime, and probably longer, they have generally been good at running the joint - not always Constitutionally, mind, but usually so.
Boston and Massachusetts, for all of the warts, tell me that I much prefer Democratic single-party rule to the other side. But no, I am not blind to the warts; and this recent thing is definitely a big ol' wart. My view of Menino dropped about ten points.
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Date: 2011-10-12 03:40 am (UTC)For all that one party had ruled the city and the state rather effectively for at least my own lifetime, and probably longer, they have generally been good at running the joint - not always Constitutionally, mind, but usually so.
Boston and Massachusetts, for all of the warts, tell me that I much prefer Democratic single-party rule to the other side. But no, I am not blind to the warts; and this recent thing is definitely a big ol' wart. My view of Menino dropped about ten points.