Letter to the Editor: Lamb Challenges Dykema's Record
He presents some of her Roll Call votes.
To the Editor:
There is so much that my opponent fails to disclose about her voting record. She votes for the Speaker, not the district.
My opponent fails to mention that the percentage she votes with the Speaker is 95.37.
At the Hopkinton debate last week, Rep. Dykema admitted to voting wrong. She doesn't vote for the district. She votes for the Speaker 95.37 percent of the time. You don't have to believe me. I am happy to send people her voting record. She claims to always vote for the district, but yet she sent $35 million of our tax dollars to bail out Lawrence. That did not help Holliston, Hopkinton, Southborough, and Westborough.
I am not surprised by this attempt to mislead voters, because on Wednesday, the Worcester Telegram endorsed my candidacy and called me the candidate of "balance."
People should look at the actual votes to judge for themselves. Here are some of Rep. Dykema's Roll Call votes:
- She voted with the Speaker against putting committee votes online not once but twice. (2009 and 2011) This keeps the public in the dark. How is this helping transparency? It doesn't. Denying people the right to know about votes was purely partisan.
- She voted with the Speaker against requiring an independent audit of the House financial records (Roll Call 13 2.11.09). She voted twice with the Speaker against an amendment to require equal membership of the Ethics Committee making it nonpartisan (Roll Call 4 1.20.11 and Roll Call 7 2.11.09).
- She voted with the Speaker against requiring to report all local bills within 45 days (Roll Call 20 2.11.09).
- She voted with the Speaker against an amendment requiring all bills be in print 24 hours before a vote (Roll Call 8 1.20.11). Please note that during the Rules debate, Rep. Dykema voted 100 percent of the time with the Speaker.
- She voted with the Speaker against allowing a House floor vote on a new code of Ethics for the House (Roll Call 117 10.5.11).
- She voted with the Speaker against an amendment to increase transparency for independent expenditures campaigns (Roll Call 38 3.26.09) Note that Rep. Dykema has been a recipient of multiple independent expenditures.
- She voted with the Speaker for a parliamentary gimmick to kill requiring voters to show ID to vote (Roll Call 267 5.31.12). She voted with the Speaker for an amendment to prohibit an effort to obtain a person's legal status before receiving welfare benefits thus allowing illegal immigrants get taxpayer funded benefits (Roll Call 129 5.1.09).
- She voted with the Speaker against an amendment to require the state to participate in the Obama administration's Secure communities program that helps deport criminal illegal immigrants (Roll Call 73 4.28.11).
- She voted with the Speaker numerous times to kill amendment to stop illegal immigrants from getting taxpayer funded benefits. (Roll Calls 134 11.1.11, Roll Call 71 4.28.11).
- She voted with the Speaker to kill an amendment to lower the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 5.75 percent (Roll Call 130 11.1.11). She voted with the Speaker to increase the sales tax by 25 percent, increased fees at the Registry and to implement a double taxation on alcohol (Roll Call 154 6.19.09).
- She voted with the Speaker to bailout the city of Lawrence with $35 million of your tax dollars (Roll Call 294 3.3.10).
- She voted with the Speaker against allowing sheriffs to charge inmates $5 to help pay for housing (Roll Call 82 4.27.09).
- She voted with the Speaker against an amendment requiring votes to be taken to increase tolls (Roll Call 51 4.7.09 and Roll Call 60 4.8.09).
- She voted with the Speaker against an amendment to gradually roll back the income tax to 5 percent (Roll Call 39 4.24.11).
- Presently cell phone companies have to charge sales tax on the amount a package costs even if it is being discounted. She voted with the Speaker against an amendment that would have allowed customers to only pay the sales tax on what is actually being spent (Roll Call 38 4.25.11).
- She voted with the Speaker on a parliamentary gimmick to prevent the House from voting on making one weekend in August the permanent sales tax free weekend (Roll Call 93 7.27.11).
- She voted with the Speaker to increase the sales tax by 25 percent (Roll Call 87 4.27.09).
- She voted with the Speaker on a parliamentary gimmick to prevent the House from repealing the double taxation on alcohol (Roll Call 264 11/18.09).
- When it comes to pension, please remember she voted against capping state pensions at $100,000 (Roll Call 138 11.2.11).
- She voted with the Speaker against an amendment to prohibit pensions for felons for the period of the person's incarceration (Roll Call 66 4.14.09).
There are more Roll Call votes!
What Rep. Dykema says and writes back to the district are completely different from her voting record. When you look at the actual voting record, you see a very partisan incumbent who is attempting to fool voters. I am happy to send the roll call votes for people to review. People should see the votes.
Marty Lamb
Candidate for state representative
Katie O'Neill
2:28 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
I would much rather hear Mr. Lamb explain in such minute detail the issues he supports than read his analysis of Rep. Dykema. Dear Mr. Lamb, by this point in the process, we know what you are against. Could you let us know what you are FOR?
Joe Barbieri
3:26 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Ms. O'Neill, this letter responds to Ms. Dykema's letter. She took the first shot. An elected official's voting record is public information and is critical when it comes to elections. This is what matters most importantly, how do they represent us on Beacon Hill, how are they voting, not how many ribbons they cut, plaques they present, or meetings they sit in on. How they are voting trumps everything.
There have been many posts on the Patch over the months that discuss Mr. Lamb's proposals, ideas, solutions. He is the only one with an economic revival plan. Ms Dykema has none. He had great ideas about doing a state land audit. He has many proposals and has already worked with the small business caucus in the legislature as a private citizen and member of New Jobs For Massachusetts.
Mr. Lamb is the only one offering plans on the table to turnaround the economy. Ms. Dykema and others on Beacon Hill do nothing.
We need positive change and a pro-active State Representative and that is Marty Lamb.
Darlene Hayes
8:46 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Unfortunately Mr Lamb has lots of ideas but no plans to implement or pay for them. Makes pledges with caveats with a back door out. I wont raise taxes but.....
K Napolitano
3:29 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
There's nothing the Democrats can do to defend the left wing voting record of Ms Dykema, her votes to raise taxes, to stop Secure Communities, to burden business, to force unionization on small women owned daycares, and on and on. These are facts and public record, and all her supporters do is complain because they can't defend it. It's pointing out the truth and facts of her voting record. This is how she represents constituents on Beacon Hill. This is what really matters,
Gina Sabin
3:30 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Dykema votes against women and sides with the big unions. That's what this is, a pure political pay off and women pay the price. This issue directly affects me.
If a home daycare accepts ONE child on a voucher they are forced into the union!!
If the legislature wanted to increase the rates they could just do it. Senate Republicans offered an amendment to increase the rates and Democrats voted it down. Hence this is just to put home daycare people into a union.
Two years ago the union tried to recruit the home daycare centers into the union. They were turned down so now they got the legislature to force them into the union.
Why do daycare centers need a lobbyist??? That's what is wrong.
This puts home daycare at a competitive disadvantage because thy now have to pay union dues in the cost of doing business.
Home daycare centers are being forced if they accept one child. Moreover, if the home daycare centers want to add children to their center to cover the costs, they can only take voucher children.
This is a disaster for mothers and children and Ms. Dykema doesn't care. All she wants is big labor union money. Sickening.
K Napolitano
3:36 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Dykema voted against capping state pensions at $100,000.
Dykema voted against auditing legislative accounts. Even Suzanne Bump said she wants to do this.
She was hurting the district when she voted to force home day care people into a state union. That was a vote solely for the unions. That vote hurts a lot of local small businesses and parents who need and trust local day cares.
That vote was a big hit to women, both women who are mothers and women who run these small Mom owned daycares. It raises their costs and puts them out of business.
Dykema voted against Secure Communities which is an Obama program. It crosses party lines. It's common sense. Dykema protects illegal aliens committing crimes against citizens here. Disgraceful. She aligned herself with Deval Patrick to oppose Secure Communities which was activated DESPITE all the Democrat efforts to stop it.
Dykema was on the wrong side of the issue again.
Sharing was NOT in place without Secure Communities (SC). Data stopped at the FBI and was not passed on to Homeland Security. SC brought Homeland Security into the loop. Also, prior to SC, Law Enforcement could use discretion and decide when they felt like notifying Homeland Security, leaving potential profiling problems wide open. Under SC there is no discretion, all those arrested & booked must be submitted
Darlene Hayes
8:42 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
There are 3 home daycares in the 8th districtthat that accept state voucher and this bill if they choose could apply too. Are these women out of work? are the parents left in a lurch? NO, so what is your definition of a LOT of business. There are 3? With less than 5 employees total and under 15 kids in this district? The cost to these 3 day cares is less than $50per month if they choose to join the union. This is to help those communities with greater need, more families using vouchers and to mantain standards in facilities receiving state suppliments. We have all heard to many heartbreaking stories of bad home day cares.
Another exagerated slanderous claim from the Lamb campaign that doesnt even impact this distrct.
Kelly Roney
11:54 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Fortunately, this election is not about which supporters can cut and paste tripe and half-truths faster. The Lamb brigade has a monopoly on that.
The good thing is that this district knows Carolyn Dykema. Her opponent is ever-changing. He was an independent who admits he was "out of touch.". Then he was an extremist Tea Party Republican who signed a pledge that prohibited Social Security and Medicare. Then he was just a Republican who wanted to be a counterweight. Now he's harking back to being unenrolled, although I would guess he'd claim he's no longer out of touch. He still doesn't have any local government experience, but ignorance is bliss.
My question: Does he have any core convictions at all, or are his stated beliefs all just so much marketing? Should he be selling Coors Light instead?
It doesn't matter. We all know Carolyn. We know she's a giver, the kind of neighbor who helps communities work well. She's been engaged, even with a family (husband and three children), a successful career in the private sector, many volunteer activities, Planning Board experience, more Town Meeting attendance in three years than her opponent in 16, and on and on.
We know who she is. We know we can trust her.
That's why her opponent has run 8 months of attacks on her and why he'll continue right up to Election Day.
His campaign is a slap in the face of all citizens who value civility. I'll express my support for Carolyn at the polls on Nov. 6. I hope you will, too.
Joe Barbieri
3:33 am on Saturday, October 27, 2012
It's amusing to see Dykema surrogates always complain about the facts, and it's because they can't argue them. They can't defend them.
The voting record of an elected official is part of a campaign. Dykema wants to run and hide from it. With her record, we can see why. She votes in lockstep with the Speaker from Winthrop which has nothing to do with the district. She votes to raise taxes which burdens business and kills jobs. She votes to force unionization on home day care run by women. This hurts women, mothers, and children. It's a travesty.
What else does the Dykema campaign do ? Engage in personal attacks and name calling which is their only way to distract from her voting record. We see this from Mr. Roney constantly. He smears, flings mud, and does all he can to divert from the main subject that matters most in this election which is how does Ms. Dykema represent constituents on Beacon Hill.
This letter to editor is an excellent roll-up and points out quite clearly how much the Dykema campaign tries to mislead. The truth is breathtaking and it's all public information and cannot be disputed.
Kelly Roney
7:43 am on Saturday, October 27, 2012
Desiree (alias "Joe Barbieri"), you really shouldn't comment at 3:33 a.m. It gives you away. Of course, your style does, too.
It is hysterically funny that Marty Lamb's lame lying brigade thinks the propaganda technique of repeating lies will turn them into truth. They accuse me of doing exactly what they've been doing, like that annoying kid we all knew in 6th grade who'd throw rocks and then run home to mommy, claiming we did it. They started by attacking Carolyn's car!
Carolyn votes with the Speaker less often than every single Republican Rep votes with the GOP Leader in the House. Every single one. She votes with the Speaker when it makes sense, against him when that makes sense. Marty wants to make the House more partisan, even though half the votes pass with broad bipartisan support.
The sales tax vote was in 2009 and has been ratified by popular vote. Carolyn doesn't like raising taxes. It was needed to:
- Get the Big Dig costs paid statewide, not just in Metrowest with a massive toll increase.
- Get the highest bond rating ever for Massachusetts, AA+, because we are fiscally responsible.
- Are able to continue to afford local aid that keeps our schools number one.
It's a lie that unions are forced on family daycares.
The incredible nine months of ugliness from the Lamb campaign and his campaign manager, Desiree Awiszio, sets a new low in incivility and distortion. We should reward positive, issue-oriented Carolyn Dykema with re-election.
K Napolitano
12:29 am on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Ms Dykema's voting record is the major issue and trumps all. This points out the facts about her voting record. That's the real issue, how she represents constituents on Beacon Hill, how she votes. Mr. Roney calls that negative, because he can't defend it. We call it pointing out the truth. The only thing he can do is make the vitriolic mean-spirited rants. That's all he's got.
We can happily continue to point out the facts, because the truth is on our side.
Ms. Dykema has a very liberal voting record that aligns withe the Speaker 95%. That's a big problem. That does not represent the district. It represents the Party line and the labor union special interests, not the taxpayer interests.
Voting to raise sales tax 25% is aligned with liberal thinking.
Voting to force daycares to unionize is aligned with liberal thinking and bowing to the special interests for big labor.
Kelly Roney
11:13 am on Sunday, October 28, 2012
What's negative is the Lamb distortion of Carolyn's record. I guess my constant truth-telling is too much for the Lamb brigade, and they now think facts are somehow vitriolic. Silly.
It's still true that every single Republican in the House votes with the GOP Leader more often than Carolyn votes with the Democratic Leader, the Speaker.
It's still true that Marty Lamb is an extreme Republican who has never renounced his Tea Party campaign for Congress, in which he pledged to yet another outside group that the Constitution of the US doesn't authorize Social Security or Medicare.
It's still true that Carolyn's vote to raise the sales tax was in 2009 and that the voters ratified it in 2010, at the same time they defeated Marty and re-elected Carolyn. We also got substantial benefits in the district for that difficult but responsible choice:
- Highest credit rating ever for Massachusetts
- A fair statewide distribution of the cost of the Big Dig instead of Pike tolls falling mostly on Metrowest
- Sustained state aid to our top of the nation public schools, a key competitive advantage that helps our economy and keeps our quality of life high (number ONE according to conservative Forbes Magazine)
It's still true that no law forces a union on family daycares that accept state vouchers, and it's still true that the Lamb campaign lies about this constantly.
It's still true that Carolyn only votes with unions and the Speaker when it makes sense for the district.
K Napolitano
2:35 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
The negativity by the Dykema campaign is extreme. Voting records are always part of the discussion, or haven't you noticed Liz Warren talking about Scott Brown's record. Any elected official has a public voting record open to scrutiny. The facts are all there in the roll call votes listed. There's nothing you can do to change it. It's written in stone. I know you can't defend it. That's just the way it is. And, as that letter said, there's even more roll call votes to list.
It serves as a useful example of where her loyalties lie. She's a partisan Democrat who votes 95% of the time with the Speaker and she votes to satisfy special interest labor union wishes. The MTA and SEIU unions support her, send out mailers for her, endorse her.
I know you are extra irritable no doubt because the Worcester Telegram endorsed Sean Bielat for Congress and Mitt Romney for President.
You need to calm down. This irrational behavior is unbecoming.
Kelly Roney
11:11 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
"Napolitano" hopes people haven't followed the Lamb lying brigade's strategy from the very beginning of attacking Carolyn Dykema. It has been disgusting and despicable, and now they want to criticize my defense of Carolyn.
The Lamb brigade hasn't just scrutinized Carolyn's record, they've constantly distorted it. Sometimes they've out and out made up falsehoods about it. They claimed early on that the legislature passed marijuana decriminalization, when it passed by referendum at the polls.
The Lambies call Carolyn too partisan, despite the established fact that every single sitting House Rep. is more partisan than she is. Every one.
They say I can't defend her record, yet I constantly do. Carolyn does, too.
They lie about the SEIU, which has never provided any help to Carolyn. They say that the MTA runs Carolyn's campaigns, which is completely false. She won't even take contributions from them. The MTA is welcome to send mailers - why shouldn't it. Carolyn's campaign has zero input or control over that.
Lamb's campaign decided two things very early (January) and stuck to them. It can't win without tearing Carolyn down. It can't win without distortions, half-truths, and outright lies.
Frankly, I think it can't win - at all.
But those of us who favor respectful and civil political dialog should punish Lamb at the polls by refusing to vote for his surly brand of negativity.
Darlene Hayes
12:35 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
But Kelly what if we want an AK147 something rifle, Marty is for that!
What I do notice is much of Lamb's ralliers feel the need to use allias's and many do NOT even live in this district. Great to have a paid campaign manager & known tea party member from the City of Worcester, paid support workers from the city of Marlboro and paid consultant from the City of Boston. Too bad NONE of them can relate to the issues of OUR district (they dont live & breathe it daily) and NONE of them can cast a vote for their canidate.
Kelly, you and I will cast our votes for the right canidate on Novemebr 6th and know that is Carolyn Dykema for re-election.
K Napolitano
2:42 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Ms. Hayes - you're not telling the truth. If you care to look under OCPF, you'll see no paid campaign workers. But, you would rather lie instead. All that work done in the field is by volunteers.
AK 147?, Do you know that Dykema has an "A" rating from GOAL? That is one of the very few issues that Dykema and Lamb agree on. (btw, Lamb beats her with an "A+")
Again if you knew what you were talking about, you wouldn't write this, so it's either outright laziness, ignorance, or purposely lying.
Darlene Hayes
3:17 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
It is very disappointing the crass name calling for months. I dont deny public record but still believe the votes sre placed with this district in mind. I also dont deny on public record a bankruptcy of over 200k in credit card debt or the lack of commumity involvement including attending only 4 town meetings in 17yrs on Mr Lamb's public record as well.
K Napolitano
3:52 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
You would know about the name calling. Mr. Roney has been the expert at it. You also learn from him when it comes to the heartless deception talking about a father, namely Mr. Lamb who was caring for Special needs children, and this was 13 years ago. That was brought up in both debates, and in fact Ms Dykema voted to cut special ed funding. He has been very much involved in Holliston schools and also he and his law firm have been sponsors for many charitable events, most recently the Holliston Brewfest which had it's second annual event and a great turnout and success for people in the community in need during this terrible economic climate. These are all good things people do to help and thankfully they do, and Marty Lamb is very much part of that and it's applauded. You don't appreciate his giving to the community, because you don't live there, but Holliston does.
Kelly Roney
10:44 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Funny, I always thought that Tea Party Republican wasn't name-calling at all. It was the label Marty applied to himself before he tried to pretend he was a moderate.
It is name-calling if I call him a lawyer? He is still a member of bar, isn't he? I know he wants to morph his law practice into a small business, but isn't it reasonable for me to say that Beacon Hill surely doesn't need another lawyer?
Or is it name-calling when I claim that "K Napolitano" is almost certainly another alias for Desiree Awiszio, Marty's campaign manager?
When I quote Marty's admission that he "was out of touch with a lot that was going on in the community," I don't leave it there. I acknowledge that he now thinks he's in touch. That's giving the whole truth, which the Lamb people almost never to.
I just question the evidence for Marty being in touch even now. Two contributions to Brewfest is fine. In ten more years, he might be able to catch up to where Carolyn Dykema already is. Maybe.
Kelly Roney
10:47 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
By the way, on the subject of name-calling, Lamb named me in the Hopkinton debate and said that someone had impugned his religion, leaving the impression that I had done so.
This was a bald-faced lie, straight from the candidate.
Darlene Hayes
3:20 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Ak rifle right to own wss one of lamb's viewpoints from his past failed campaign when he ran under the tea psrty ticket. Google it. You already know how to cut and paste.
Darlene Hayes
3:23 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
At the Hopkinton debate Mr Lamb admitted to aaccepting funds snd csmpsign labor support from a republican group out of Marlboro.
Darlene Hayes
4:07 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
I have not named csllef and the worse are the lsmb supporters touting aliases. Mr Lamb's documented community involvement has been very limited and inconsistant participant. As his previously failed campaign snd this one his community visibilty and involment has conviently also stepped. Regardless of personsl past issues Mr Lamb has chosen to run for public office that also opens his life to public scrutiny, the good and bad.
K Napolitano
4:17 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
You don't know everything he does in Holliston. You don't live there. People do a lot of volunteer work that doesn't get public attention, and they do it because it helps people, not because they want media attention. There are a number of charitable events that he has volunteered in and has also sponsored. You won't read about it in the media, but these events do go on and the community does pull together, and that's what makes it a success.
You on the other hand want to make personal attacks on him as a father caring for special needs children as a priority. Pathetic.
Kelly Roney
10:56 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
What's truly pathetic is Marty hiding behind his children when no one else has ever even brought them up, never talked about them, never said bad thing number one about them. That would be off limits, but the Lamb campaign has tried to pretend my criticism of his dismal Town Meeting attendance record (4 meetings attended in 16 years!) somehow attacks his family.
Marty apparently thinks it's always someone else's fault.
Darlene Hayes
10:57 am on Monday, October 29, 2012
Napolitano, I have not named called or lied. I dont want to argue with you. My points are facts regardless of the circumstances. I can name other business owners in similiar situations who have been far more active in the community with more severe situations at home and have maintained personal success as well. It is pathetic that you are touting this as his excuse of attendence at town mtgs. I am not heartless-far from it, I may not live in Holliston but very active within the community Mr Lamb is running in - the 8th district. Yes, he has sponsored several events (2 annual Brewfests) and probably a few more events .... a couple brewfests and a $150 donations to the Hopkinton Veterans breakfast is far from many. He also solicited the involvement in the Hopkinton breakfast to promote his campaign, I am on the Board of the Friends of the Hopkinton Seniors that he thanks for their support to the Hopkinton seniors and veterans. Thank you Mr Lamb during your campaign for your support. But I have seen is MANY fundraisers for Mr Lamb's campaign, so it seems as much as he may be a community giver his hand has been out far more to give to him and support his campaign efforts.
Darlene Hayes
4:36 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
In no way is it a personal attack. You bring up personal excusrs. Regardless its factual not name calling and open as a choice to choosing to run for public office. I don't live in Holliston. I do live in the district. I see nearly every school committee member in Hopkinton publicly endorsing Dykema. She has personal ly reached out to my family in harf times and I have two chlidren who habe been on iep's, one still is so I am sympathetic to families with special needs issues. I still regardless of not documented community involvement he still has never had even a local elected position not even a committee. He has been on appointed or volunteer roles but zero publicly elected.
Darlene Hayes
10:09 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
auto correct smart phone tyops, sorry in a few of these posts.
Regardless of Mr Lamb's personal excuses he is now again a public canidate and his life becomes more public. He has not earned the local experience to be elected to Beacon Hill even his supportees say he could only make 4 town mtgs in 17yrs because of family concerns, that is well enough then now that his personal issues are not as pressing first earn support at a local level first. Run for school committee or selectman in Holliston. Show locally that you are worthy of the next step to Beacon Hill. It is pathetic to think he is ready for Beacon Hill with out eaning it locally, it is common sense in the business world and should be expected in public sector as well.
Dykema did this in the private business sector in small and large businesses, then the piblic sector with previously elected local positions and a very proactive community servant.
K Napolitano
4:46 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
The choice is clear. Marty Lamb is the person who has been an unenrolled independent voter for decades who has the taxpayer interests in mind. He's the only one who has an economic revival plan. He's the only one who has put forth countless proposals. He's the only one with solutions and ideas that both sides of the aisle can agree on. Marty Lamb has already worked with the Small Business caucus legislators on Beacon Hill on these proposals.
Ms. Dykema refuses to be part of this caucus, and that's because her votes as outlined above are extremly anti-business, votes to raise taxes, add more burdensome regulations. It's so clear when looking at the voting record that she is very partisan in her voting.
This summary is quite an indictment of Ms Dykema's votes against the district, against taxpayers, and for big government and reckless spending. This is the type of representation that does nothing but hurt the state and its citizens. There's nothing coming out of Beacon Hill to help. It's stagnation and doom and gloom.
The legislators we have on Beacon Hill now have no idea what to do, which is why we need people who are experienced from the private sector like Marty Lamb, a small business owner, to bring their credentials to these problems we face. He has the practical solutions. Career politicians do not.
This is the overriding important theme, how does the legislator represent constituents on Beacon Hill. What votes are being made.
Kelly Roney
10:35 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Rep. Dykema, in fact, was not invited to join this no-account caucus. She could hardly "refuse to join" under those circumstances. Again, the Lamb campaign tears her down via distortion - that's how little they respect the voters.
Carolyn's record is less partisan than every single sitting Republican. That's the fact that Lamb's campaign continues to omit from its half truth.
The recent record of Massachusetts on the economy is good. Unemployment is lower here than the national average. Underemployment is lower, too (by the official BLS numbers, rather than Marty's cherry-picked private numbers that penalize us for being educated). Massachusetts is a leading venue - recognized even by Forbes Magazine as a bright spot - for all major technological industries.
Carolyn Dykema looked insightfully at the situation in 2009 and took the difficult vote to raise the sales tax. Marty only has knee-jerk reactions, not intelligence. We got for the tax increase:
- A fair state-wide levy to pay for the Big Dig and no massive Pike toll increase falling heavily on us.
- Our best credit rating ever, AA+. (Marty's jealous.)
- Continued local aid to the best public schools in America.
This is how the Lamb campaign is, though - completely unable to see what a great place Massachusetts actually is, number one in quality of life, again according to conservative Forbes.
Darlene Hayes
8:34 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
K, To bad Mr Lamb doesn't make clear choices. In less than 5 years he has been a registered Independent, aligned and ran a previously failed campaign for congress as a tea party canidate and now he is a republican. Are his politcal aspirations based on whoever and whatever groups will back him? I dont see a clear choice but a fickle canidate that flip flops parties from Mr Lamb.