Dimasi closes the coffin

Posted on March 21, 2008 by billmanzi

In a vote that was no suprise the full House stood by the Speaker and voted to kill Governor Patrick’s casino proposal by referring it “to study”. The vote count was 108-46, with all of our local reps voting to kill the bill. Voting locally against the casino proposal were Michael Costello (D)Amesbury, David Torrisi (D) North Andover, Barry Finegold (D) Andover, Barbara L’Italien (D) Andover, Linda Dean Campbell (D), Methuen, William Lantigua (D) Lawrence. This rout completes the Speaker’s total victory politically over the Governor. I do not believe that the Governor will ever refile this bill while Speaker Dimasi is in charge of the House, so casinos in Massachusetts are dead for the forseeable future. I do not believe that any other gambling expansion will be on the horizon either, although the tracks will make their annual effort to get slots. Goodbye gaming revenues, hello ?.

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3 Responses to Dimasi closes the coffin

  1. Jules Gordon says:
    March 21, 2008 at 9:13 am

    Your Honor,
    It seems like your Democratic dream of a single party state has not yieled the results you prayed for.

    Can’t blame those nasty Republicans for the casino defeat. You guys had enough people to carry it off alone.

    Now what? All you Democrats are going to raise taxes somehow. How much money do you think is out there that you fellows haven’t scoured up yet? I am waiting to sign that partion to eliminate the State incometax altogether.

    I hope Sal keeps his promise and modifies the laws to let town government to control their own budgets.

    Does that mean my property tax cut will not happen as promised?

    What’s it going to be like when you fellows win the white house and a veto proof majority. Wait, I have the answer….Massachussetts x 50 = disaster.

    Tax and spend, tax and spend.

    Jules

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  2. Derek Jackson says:
    March 21, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    Didn’t most of the current spending problems here happened even when we had a Republican governor? And the Pubs in the White House are spending without raising taxes which is just going to force us all and our children to pay much more later. Maybe someday we will see somebody do a cut and cut, but I doubt it.

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  3. Jules Gordon says:
    March 21, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    Derek,

    You are right. The Republicans have jumped ship to the fiscal left. I have complained about this many times in these entries.

    However, this is a Democratic dominated State. There is a feeling they know how to run the show better. Polls show that and our mayor has dreamed of state with a Democratic domination.

    As far as Republicans running Massachusetts they only held the Governor’s office. The legislature could veto any proposal.

    It is the Democratic controlled legislature that is responsible for the budget.
    Romney did not raise taxes, but did raise fees (A fee is a tax).

    Now our new Governor is putting us in much deeper hole by committing billions, much of it borrowed. Without the Cassino he’s got to find more sources of revenue. That, Derek, is you and me.

    The bottom line; we are going to have financial problems no matter who gets in.

    But, the Democrats in Washington crow how they will let Bushes’ tax cuts lapse. I trust a Republican to consider tax cuts, but not a Democrat.

    There is no relief. Even our promised property tax cut by our “together we can” governor” is down the toilet. I guess it’s “together we can’t.

    Derek, where do we go from here?

    Jules

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