Bay State Bombast – 13
Politics / Humor - MBTA general manager Dan Grabauskas gave nine percent raises to 240 executive employees one week after warning that a financial crisis could cause a hefty fare increase in 2010. Here are some better ways to pay for the salary increases:
- The new Charlie Scratch Card.
- Corporate sponsorship of subway station urine smell.
- Increase efficiency by appointing Dominos Pizza in charge of scheduling.
- Pari-mutuel subway rodent racing.
- Appoint John Buonomo in charge of payroll. He always knows where to find some extra cash.
According to a recent poll, 40 percent, a plurality, of respondents feel Gov. Deval Patrick is a worse governor than they expected. The other respondents think his real name is Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter.
This weekend was Massachusetts’ annual tax holiday in which the state’s five percent sales tax is suspended. It’s the one weekend each year you can get bargains on electronic equipment, clothes, and politicians.
Gov. Deval Patrick is scheduled to speak on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. He will speak glowingly of his friend Barack Obama and propose that all military troops in Iraq be replaced with civilian flaggers.
The Boston Public Library board of trustees chose Amy E. Ryan as its new president of the city's library system. Ryan thanked the board for their support -- then told them to keep their voices down.
