D.C. twits learn tricks of trade up

Boston Herald ^ | 5/2/07 | Howie Carr

[raccoonradio]

>>Barney Frank will not be implicated in this sex scandal.

But give him time and there will be a sex scandal for him.
Actually there was one, years ago.

Barney does have to be complimented for a couple good
one liners though, talking about the plan to depress
the Central Artery (aka the $15 billion Big Dig):
“Depress the Central Artery? Wouldn’t it be cheaper and
easier to raise the city?”

“If they want to depress the Central Artery they should just have Mike Dukakis talk to it.”

[Little Bill]

In the old day's, I don't think it has changed. You made a "on top contribution" to the local pols Bag Man, say $250 bucks. If you wanted something you went on the pad or paper for say $500+ the $250.

But and this is very important you needed a second person to verify the $500 under. Moakley, according to unnamed friends, kept a note book.

[maryz]

I didn’t know that! At least I didn’t know the specifics. I did, of course, assume that paying off the politicians was just a cost of doing business in MA. (Which is why I just yawned over Big Dig contractors “donating” to the pols — if they hadn’t, they wouldn’t have been Big Dig contractors!)

I always thought Moakley was relatively honest, though, at least for a MA pol. I thought I read in the papers when he died that his estate consisted largely of his house — one of those nice big ones along the beach, to be sure — and nice at least until he redecorated (or whatever he’d call it), making it into a world-class eyesore!

[Little Bill]

Mary, a Dorchester Woman said this? I grabbed my heart in disbelief, I noticed a lot of qualifiers in your post.

[maryz]

You mean me? I’m a Southie girl, born and bred! LOL!

[mo]

“No one with such a lack of judgment as to trust their fate to a hooker deserves to hold public office-.....”

These are the horses @#sses to whom we have entrusted our national security...why am I now not suprised 911 happened?!!!

[Little Bill]

I knew you were dancing around the issue, plausable denial, when they haul you before the Grand Jury, composed mainly of your cousins, "I don't Remember that."

On a different note, did you know Stan Sanuck?

[maryz]

Never even heard the name I don’t think!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Rule #1 in the "Keepin' It On The Down-Low Handbook" has always been;

"Never do it with someone who doesn't have as much to lose as you do."

Ignore this rule at your peril.

[Little Bill]

Just wondering. His parents owned a Polish Market in Southie good friend, absolute mad man.