Bay State Bombast – 10
Politics / Humor - Boston Mayor Tom Menino is furious about the firefighter disability scams and is not going to take it any longer. The mayor, a master of the shutting-the-barn-door-after-the-horse-is-gone style of governing, vows to end this shameful practice. But this is just the beginning:
• Menino promises to fine Paul Revere for operating a lantern in the Old North Church without a fire permit.• The mayor says he will not sleep until the hooligans who disrupted 1918 Red Sox World Series celebration are apprehended.
• As of September 15, citizens will not be allowed to graze their cattle on the Boston Common without a permit.
• The mayor also promises to launch a full investigation of why the Inspector of Cattle Grazing hasn’t showed up for work in 196 years.
• Finally, Menino has appointed a special prosecutor who will, once and for all, find out who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives gave initial approval to a bill that would require all legislation be written in a gender neutral language. The bill was sponsored by Representatives Pat Jones, Lee Smith, and Terry Harper.
Jeff Beatty, the Republican challenger to Sen. John Kerry believes that if John McCain picks Mitt Romney to be his running mate, the GOP will carry Massachusetts in November -- and drive Beatty’s numbers up into the single digits.
The Mass Pike will not use prison labor to lower its operating costs. However, it will continue to use escaped convicts as toll takers.
