Blue Mass Group has a lengthy interview with former Governor Mike Dukakis, who pulls no punches when it comes to public transportation funding. Among the gems is the quote cited above, "every mode of transportation loses money," which the Duke mined during a jeremiad about highway funding. Other topics include the shaky funding for the T—especially relevant considering proposed rollbacks on the new sales tax. The Duke supports a gas tax, noting "Five or six cents on the gasoline tax is what the T needs...to get back on track, along with much better management[.] While I know people don't want to pay any more, the fact of the matter is that gasoline today is costing us, what, a buck more than it did a year ago? And that's all about speculation in the oil market, and we kind of sit there like lemmings and take it." The whole podcast is worth a listen. [Blue Mass Group]
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Former Massachusetts governor is backing current Massachusetts representative Michael Capuano in the Senate race. With the final debate looming Monday and the Democratic primary set for December 8, will the support of Dukakis make any difference in this race? Capuano sure hopes so, we imagine.
The Globe now reports that Paul Kirk will be Massachusetts's interim U.S. senator. Sorry, Michael Dukakis. It's bad news for the Democratic core. As the Globe notes:
WBZTV reports that the Massachusetts Senate has passed the bill that would allow the governor to appoint an interim U.S. Senator to fill the seat left vacant by Ted Kennedy's death. It was a close vote, 24-16. Governor Deval Patrick is expected to sign it into law tomorrow. But will he appoint army tank and public transportation fanatic Michael Dukakis to the seat? Does he have any other, good choices?
- Congressman Michael Capuano will announce on Friday that he is running for Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat. Capuano said he waited to join the race out of respect for Sen. Kennedy. [Boston Herald]
- With Mass. Attorney General/Senate candidate Martha Coakley now supporting the appointment of a temporary Senator to replace Ted Kennedy and momentum growing to change the law to allow it, former Governor Michael Dukakis is being seen as a leading choice for the interim appointment. [Boston Globe]