Posted by
Disgruntled in NY on Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:41:48 PM
The facts: MA used to permit governors to fill vacancies in the US Senate. When Mitt Romney was governor, the powers that be were concerned that in the (in hindsight very unlikely) event John Kerry was elected president, Romney would appoint an R. Now that they are worried about the D agenda, Deval Patrick wants another vote in the Senate. It is good to see the NYT stand on principle and to stand againt the banana republic that is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.