Why Are We Voting Next Week?

Last night I watched the local news and then the national news. Both programs carried ads for the state’s race for Governor, which is between the current Attorney General, Maura Healey, and some schmuck GOP guy named Diehl.

Maura’s been a good AG. There hasn’t been a single story out of her office about malfeasance, she helped bring down the Sackler bunch with their opioid mess, her staff does a good job on looking out for internet scams, and she’s still the only state official in the United States who has actually banned assault-style guns.

Of course, whenever the contest is covered by the national media, the only issue they mention is that Maura’s a lesbo, as if that will make any difference at all. But whaddaya want from the lamestream media? An intelligent or relevant report?

Her opponent is running on the only issue that Republicans ever run on — taxes are too high. And if he’s elected Governor, the first thing he’ll do is cut taxes to the bone.

In fact (note the use of the word ‘fact’) my state — Massachusetts — happens to have the lowest state gasoline tax of any Northeast state. The result is that the roads are for sh*t. Every Spring thaw create a gazillion potholes because they use cheap cement. And when they actually repair a road, God forbid they would ever work at night.