The Con con...

Well....Humble John is off to the state democratic convention tomorrow.
Yup I'm one of those poor benighted b*st*rds who sit on the local democratic town committee.
And like a fool I allowed myself to be nominated as an alternate to the annual and utterly superfluous "issues convention".
Of course someone can't go so I'm being sent in their place...big whoop.
Frankly if anyone from the state democratic committee is reading this, youse guys have to rethink these endless conventions!
All of which impose the irksome burden of caucusing in an off year on local democrats.
Hell we have more conventions and issues than we do INCUMBENT Governors!!
I freely admit I'll support any bid at the convention tomorrow to restrict these convocations to election years and election years only!
And while we are on the subject, let's move the statewide primary back to April so it is synonymous with the presidential primary. The current September date has done naught but guarantee a bankrupt nominee just in time for the general election.
With an April primary, the nominee can lay low for a few months fund raise and build up unity in the democratic base in time to compete more effectively in the fall election.
As it stands now our gubernatorial nominees are getting beaten like rented mules for lack of unity and sound preparation for the fall campaign.
If Philip Johnston wants to keep his job he'd better file the legislation to change all this soonest.
So lets dump these damn pricey "issues conventions" once and for all and put the money towards some television commercials that'll rip Romney a new one....how is that for a new and radical idea???!!!!!!
And another thing, will someone tell those dopes at the state party's Quincy Headquarters to update their website's "Romney Week in Review" page?
The last posting was in April!
Maybe if we weren't shelling out serious long green to rent the Paul E. Tsongas Arena (peace to his ashes) we could afford decent tech support on our party's web page!
BTW kudos to the State Senate for scotching the Governor's so called "reform plan" for the executive department.
You just know that whole mishaugas was drafted by eager imbecilic summer interns at Bain Capital Group who think this Commonwealth is their company's latest leveraged acquisition.
Willard is now threatening to veto a pay raise for the Great-n-Gen'rl Court in retaliation. You know you'e gotten under his skin when loses his temper like that.
My advice to the State Senate is to follow up with a bill to cut the Governor's salary to fifty five thousand bucks even-the same as any freshmen member of the legislature.
They can raise it when he starts showing some class and ability.
Which will be on a cold day in hell IMHO.