Masssachusetts Governor Passes a Bill That Benefits his Wife’s Company

 It was bad enough when Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick decided to go to New York and sign a million dollar book deal on the day that the staple of his budget plan, casinos in Massachusetts, was being debated and ultimately shot down by the man who really runs Massachusetts, Sal Dimasi, instead of fighting for it. This left Massachusetts with a $73 million dollar budget shortfall.

 Then came word that a massive tax hike was passed to help with the budget deficit that Patrick was too busy signing that book deal to worry about.

 Now we have this report from the Boston Herald. You would think that signing a million dollar book deal on the state’s dime would be good enough for the governor, but no. Governor Patrick let a controversial bill slip into law. A bill that he supposedly opposed. This bill could potentially bring in more revenue to the Patrick household.

Gov. Deval Patrick’s household could financially benefit from a controversial wage bill he allowed to slip into law – even though he criticized the legislation’s potential unfairness to businesses.

But some business executives, who generally opposed the legislation, have expressed bitterness that lawyers, including Diane Patrick, could benefit from what they fear will be an explosion in wage-dispute litigation due to the new law.

“It’s the irony of it,” said one business leader of Diane Patrick’s name on the Ropes & Gray “contact” letter.

 Now that is just too good. The law goes into effect and Deval Patick’s wife’s company sends out contact letters the next day with her name on them. Come one, come all, step right up, get in line, Dianne Patrick is here to help you (for a small fee.)

 The part that is the most bothersome is the way this bill became law. Governor Patrick didn’t have the stones to take action on it. He refused to either sign or veto the bill so it became law. He knew that by taking no action this bill would become law, so in effect he signed it by not signing it. He was too cowardly to put his name on it because of the rewards his wife will gain. Yet he was too cowardly to veto it also. By taking no action we now where he stands. Once again the governor is lining his pockets.

  This shows a true lack of leadership by the man elected to lead the state of Massachusetts. A controversial issue comes up and Deval Patrick lays asleep at the wheel as the bill becomes law without his signature. Typical, he is much like New Hampshire Governor John Lynch in this regard. When a controversial bill comes up in New Hampshire, Governor Lynch refuses to say if he is for it or against it. He usually then signs it in hiding so there will be nobody protesting. Another man with a lack of leadership qualities.

 Somewhere Mitt Romney is laughing his well-coiffed head off.