Just when I thought we'd had enough to worry about with the national knuckleheads running for office, Massachusetts proves it can outshine the lot. Independent gubernatorial candidate Timothy Cahill's lieutenant, Atty. and former State Rep. Paul Loscocco, was apparently lured away from the middle/T-sympathizing ticket by consultants tied to GOP candidate, Charles Baker. Allegedly, emails show 'operatives' within Cahill's staff orchestrated the defection of Loscocco and provided Baker's camp with insider campaign information, with promissory intention of keeping Loscocco's career intact. In response, Tim Cahill has, not surprisingly, filed a lawsuit. Scrambling for damage control, Baker's staff has countered, asking the AG to inquire whether Cahill misused taxpayer money during the campaign.
Massachusetts has been through enough from the GOP, thanks for nothing. After repeatedly inadequate Republican leadership left the Bay State's current Democratic governor, Deval Patrick, with a billion dollar hole BEFORE the national recession hit, now conservatives have landed another black eye on the political landscape. Evidently, Baker met with Loscocco before publicly (and internally) announcing his desertion of Cahill. Flip-flopping with political affiliations may have left him with virtually no credibility on the political front, and all the liability Charlie Baker cannot outrun.
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