Nassour Should Shut Up

 GOP, Scott Brown hail verdict’s 2012 reach by Boston Herald Political reporters By Hillary Chabot, Chris Cassidy And Dave Wedge

 


Gleeful Republicans pounced on the corruption conviction of ex-House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi yesterday — saying they’ll get a boost in 2012 from voters disgusted by the felony convictions racked up by three Democratic speakers in a row.
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, whose seat is a top target for national Democrats, already has positioned himself as running against Beacon Hill’s “culture of corruption,” and yesterday was quick to blast “the business-as-usual, go-along-to-get-along mentality in Massachusetts politics,” in a statement sent out shortly after jurors read the verdict.
“The facts of this case should be disturbing to everyone who rightly wants and expects honest service from their elected officials,” said Brown, who has blamed single-party rule for boosting arrogance.
Massachusetts GOP Chairwoman Jen Nassour said the conviction will echo in next year’s legislative races.
“There is little doubt voters are getting the sense that DiMasi is just the latest example of a pattern of corruption among Beacon Hill Democrats,” Nassour said. “This proves what we have been saying all along, that the DiMasi-era Democrats have been putting their own interests ahead of the people’s for a long time. Every Beacon Hill Democrat will have to explain why they didn’t do anything to stop corruption.”
Those in the most trouble in 2012, said House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones (R-North Reading), are reps who re-elected DiMasi as speaker even as the scandal emerged.
“That group of people has more on the political line than anyone else,” said Jones, noting that 135 Democrats cast a vote for DiMasi in January 2009. But Beacon Hill Democrats didn’t seem concerned yesterday.
“I don’t think this casts anything on the rest of the House or the Senate or any other elected official,” said state Rep. Tom Golden (R-Lowell) about the verdict. He said he doesn’t regret backing DiMasi. “While he was here he was doing a good job, and things happen.”
But for all the Republican indignation, Bridgewater State University political professor George Serra said the conviction is unlikely to spur a Republican upset in a deeply Blue state.
“While reasonable people would assume there would be an impact, this is Massachusetts. I just don’t see it happening,” he said.

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DevildogDave

Jennifer Nassour should take along look in the political mirror she is a RINO just as bad if not worse than a Democrat up on Bacon Hill.She is a hypocrite and lastly she is no CONSERVATIVE.