THIS is what we, the citizens need!!! What a stark contrast this is to seeing the latest photo op out of the Dykema camp with her holding a cute, furry, little animal with Devil Patrick. If we don't have jobs, we won't have money to help these cute, little, furry animals! Marty gets it, Carolyn, sadly, does not.

Mr. Lamb is a good guy for proposing these reforms. No one else is doing it. He's thinking of ideas that will help revive the economy. What we get out of Beacon Hill is the opposite, just actions they take to hurt small business, burden them, raise taxes, kill jobs. That's gets us nowhere.

I wish we had more people like Marty Lamb who work and live in our community, know what we deal with every day, and think of ways to fix problems and offer solutions. These ideas he has help encourage business in this state. We have lost so many businesses and so many jobs.

It's reforms like this that turn things around, and we sorely need that with our economy. These are great ideas that help. Mr. Lamb knows from being a small business owner himself, and that's the background we need.

Marty Lamb has the intelligent and creative ideas and solutions.

Marty, this is a good start. I urge you to be even bolder!

Unemployment figures are out this morning – up to 8.3% - only 163,000 new jobs created in Q2. Kids graduating college are screwed!

163K jobs averages just 375 jobs per Congressional District. Most high school graduating classes are bigger.

Business owners and merchants are patiently watching to see if voters will side with the ' get free stuff from government' liars, - or vote these socialist poverty pimps OUT of office.

Until then, they won't invest a dime in new plants, new stores, or new hires. They KNOW they cannot trust either our current federal or state governments. Business owners now FEAR their government. How'd we ever let it get THIS bad? By re-electing Democrats / Socialists is how.

Voters, - let's elect some people who UNDERSTAND economics and business – and who don't look at a factory like ticks look at a deer.

Lamb gives specifics on how to jumpstart the economy, as opposed to Dykema, who wants to hold meetings and thinks it's a good idea to force unions on private citizens. Lamb's is the kind of thinking we need in the legislature. He knows what works because he is part of the small business economy, which few on Beacon Hill know very much about.

I love common sense solutions! Elect Marty Lamb!

Family daycares that receive state vouchers are NOT forced to unionize. They are allowed to. Marty knows this, yet he continues to repeat this falsehood. Most of us teach our children not to do this.

"...are NOT forced to unionize"

MOST of us Kelly, are FULLY aware of the bullying tactics of unions like the TEAMSTERS and the SEIU. We are well aware that Mom & Pop centers caring for a half-dozen to two dozen kids of working moms are sitting ducks compared to a picket line of union thugs.

I can't wait for the thugs to show up one morning at YOUR software business, demanding that everybody join the Operating Engineers – and sign for cardcheck. Ever had 4 flat tires? It's one of their tactics.

Right, Rusty Iron. That's why 75% of the workforce is unionized. Now I understand.

Of course, that's just not true, not even close, like your entire argument. About 15% of Massachusetts workers are unionized. You live in a world of imaginary fears about things that barely exist, if at all.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.t05.htm

Let's see, Rusty, in your world the biggest business in Massachusetts has sided unthinkingly with labor unions, and they're still only able to unionize 15% of the entire workforce. Back in the day, unionization was much much higher. Now I ask you, who's hysterical in this conversation?

You care how many state workers there are per square mile? I'm sure the number is much lower in red state Wyoming, but that's because it's a big place where practically no one lives. We don't need state workers for sagebrush, we need them for people. Duh!

In fact, public sector employment in Massachusetts has diminished, and that's holding back recovery here, although less than in other states that have made draconian cuts.

You can't seriously propose China as a model for us, can you? The state runs practically everything there. You want businesses here to have zero accountability, too?

Massachusetts has a vigorous 21st century economy, built on health care and pharmaceuticals, on education, on high tech, on biotech, on water resource technology, on alternative energy. That's why our unemployment rate is more than 2 points lower than the nation's - or Alabama's, for that matter. No, it's still not good enough.

Even Republican-leaning Forbes Magazine rates our quality of life best of any state. Yet you're still carping along in misery. I don't get it. Maybe it's simply impossible to please you.

Kelly, what part of this legislation don't you understand?
"79 inserting after the word council the following words:-, the department of early education and
80 care with regard to bargaining with family child care providers."

This was bad legislation from the start! Carolyn knew exactly what she voted for!
Collective Bargaining Laws for Day Care! Building up unions and attacking Day Care Home Centers. What will she think of next?

Not to bright in an election year from my perspective.

We need to elect Marty Lamb who has a solid background and perspective to create jobs that will impact our local economy. We need common sense, we need to elect Marty Lamb!

http://legiscan.com/gaits/text/602940

Charlie, you're WAY too generous. You REALLY think Mz Dykema read that bill?

Hardly! She was TOLD how to vote. She understands how that Democratic majority under DeLeo plays the game. The Democrats could elect robots – they'd be cheaper, but...they'd probably still collect per diem.

Tea Party Republican Marty Lamb has anything but a solid background. Carolyn Dykema has worked for successful private businesses. She's the one who's solid. She's the one with the MBA.

Of course, Rusty Iron Mike just makes up nonsense. No one should ever believe a word Rusty says, he's so sloppy with facts. Carolyn of course read the bill. She's always well informed and thoughtful, and she makes up her own mind.

Rusty's innuendo about per diem is his typical mudslinging without a basis in fact. Carolyn does not take per diem. The obvious conclusion: Rusty is simply not trustworthy.

Carolyn Dykema is the person in this race who has integrity.

How does Kelly know SO MUCH about what Mz Dykema 'takes'? Is he keeping her books, or keeping her company?

It's a safe bet that Rusty Mike is never well-informed. But that doesn't stop him from saying whatever he makes up of whole cloth.

Marty Lamb and his campaign, for whom Mike repeatedly manufactures despicable falsehoods, should publicly disown him. These are the same people who claimed they would run a clean campaign even after they had already gone negative, so I won't hold my breath. Still, you'd think they'd shush Mike to stop him from the additional damage he's doing to their credibility.

Thirty seconds with Google found this:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wrentham/news/x911396095/BEACON-HILL-ROLL-CALL-week-of-Aug-19?zc_p=1#axzz22ppXKfCG

That's not where I read it the first time, but it'll do.

Rusty Mike is simply not trustworthy.

This back and forth is getting past silly, so I'm going to take a break from it - unless, of course there's something that really needs to be said.

As we've seen on here, Kelly Roney is part of the Dykema inner circle and is the shill for her on these boards. It's also been shown that he is a Treasurer of a PAC and hosted events for her. He's a political arm for her. He is essentially speaking for her.

From what I see, the name calling he uses is very rude and impolite. This is why Dykema won't sign that clean campaign pledge that has been talked about. She doesn't want to give up the union money and she wants to have her spokesman throw dirt.

This is all Mr. Roney does.

Also, he doesn't tell the truth, because he doesn't want people to know the truth.

Here's the damage that forced unionization bill does cause. This link has been posted elsewhere. Why should good daycares close to us that we rely on be closed because of this strong arming by the unions. This is what happens.

http://www.nfib.com/nfib-in-my-state/nfib-in-my-state-content?cmsid=60179

As for having a successful business, Marty is the one who has created a business, and kept it going in terrible economic times, and that takes great intelligence and street smarts and a keen understanding of the economy, what impacts a business. Mr. Lamb has created jobs. Dykema has not.

Dykema's votes raise taxes, hurt businesses even more, cause them to lay off and close and move. We see such an exodus from this state.

I see Lamb coming out with proposals and ideas to improve the economy and help get things back on track.

Lamb has all the creativity and ideas. Carolyn has none. There's nothing coming from her mind on our difficulties. She's thoughtless.

It appears as though any opinion that runs counter to Mr. Lamb's is to be not only discredited but the person expressing must be thrashed publicly. This is a food fight, not a thoughtful discussion. As far as being "shills" I see the same people always lauding Mr. Lamb as the person with the answers and policies. It goes both ways.
Last time I looked, Rep. Dykema has received awards and recognition from local business assocations. Seems to me that counts for something.
Mr. Lamb is throwing around ideas that seem to be at odds with common sense.
"Require the state to do a cost/benefit analysis of regulations every 5 years"-who pays for this? This would certainly not be free. Mr. Lamb's own call for lower taxes (End the inventory tax among others) would strain the budget further, would he get the money from aid to cities & towns?
"Pass a 3 year moratorium on new health care mandates" and "Allow more options in health care insurance products"? Nice talking points, but if something needs to be fixed you FIX IT. Same Idea as a "no tax pledge". In life unforeseen things happen and need to be dealt with. Blanket pledges and moratoriums are not the answer. Everyone is for more options in healthcare, however the test is that they need to be cost effective.
Mr. Lamb seems to have ideas, Ms Dykema as a record of commitment and performance for her district. Let's keep it civil when discussing the election.

Mr. Schultz, you are part of the Party political apparatus, which is a big difference. You and Mr. Rooney, when googled have positions with PAC and finance committee in the Democrat Party and are Party insiders. You are not the common citizens, like me, who can chime in now and then to make a comment on any subject on the Patch. We are more concerned about paying bills and taking care of children. We are more interested in other subjects on the Patch than your back and forth rants. We'd rather cut through all that.

So, don't compare the multitude of citizens who chime in now and then who are wide and varied with you and Mr. Roney who get on these boards constantly and bash anyone on the other side of the aisle. That's all you do.

When I see what Mr. Roney writes in his history, it's full of hate, name calling, and misrepresentations.

Hey guys, let's keep this conversation on track. It's one thing to discuss the people who comment and their involvement but this is getting a little out of hand. Comments that are not relevant to the article posted will not be approved.

There are no reasons for personal attacks.