I do not choose to run for President in 1928.
In leaving the field wide open, the pubbie governor of MA decided to show his tough side on crime in hopes of winning the GOP nod, and decided not to commute the death sentences of Sacco and Vanzetti (executed on 8-27-1927).
It's hard to fathom nowadays, but there was a time when Massachusetts was a leading state when it came to Conservatism, in spite of being the home to Harvard and other leftist institutions. Calvin Coolidge's term as governor was marked by his impressive handling of the 1919 police strike which put him in the national spotlight. In what seems particularly ironic in the year 2015, his widely published speech, "Have Faith in Massachusetts" was quite possibly the precursor to his rise to the VP slot and eventually the presidency.
And to top it off, the town where he climbed the political ladder (losing only one election in his entire career), Northampton is now a haven for the sodomite cult. Once the home of Calvin Coolidge, it's now where Rachel Madcow dons her mannish attire.
