Nice to see you: Fundraiser by THK in Boston upcoming

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Party prepares a push for funds

Democrats seek gubernatorial cash

By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff |
August 28, 2006

This time, Democratic leaders say, they have learned their lesson. And their candidate will be ready.

The state Democratic Party has launched an effort to raise $3 million for this fall's gubernatorial election, including $1 million for television advertisements in the crucial week following the Sept. 19 primary, when voters traditionally begin to focus on the race. And they are trotting out some party stalwarts to ensure they reach their goal.

Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico is planning to swing into Boston the week after the primary for a fund-raiser at the Park Plaza Hotel, Philip W. Johnston , party chairman, said yesterday. The week after that, US Senator Edward M. Kennedy's wife, Victoria Reggie , and US Senator John F. Kerry's wife, Teresa Heinz , will arrive at the hotel for another fund-raiser. And Johnston said party leaders have begun soliciting $10,000 checks for a third fund-raiser at the hotel with former President Bill Clinton on Oct. 17.

Johnston said the Democrats realize they face a formidable opponent in Republican Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey , a millionaire whose husband, Sean , is the wealthy chief executive of an asset management firm. And they worry that if voters select a nominee other than Christopher Gabrieli , a wealthy venture capitalist, the candidate will not have enough money left in the bank to compete with Healey and will be crushed in the general election.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/candidates/articles/2006/08/28/party_prepares_a_push_for_funds/

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1. Nevermind! At the very least it shows the Repubs losing support,

but can't say I'd trust this guy!

Former councilor defects to unenrolled

By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent | August 27, 2006

When Mitt Romney ran for the US Senate in 1994, Everett Republican Tom Ciulla was in his corner. In the gubernatorial election of 2002, Ciulla again campaigned actively for the Republican and his running mate, Kerry Healey.

But in a move he said was spurred by his disenchantment with both Romney and Healey, Ciulla has publicly parted ways with the Republican party.

The former Everett common councilor recently resigned his seat on the Republican State Committee and changed his affiliation to unenrolled. Ciulla also threw his support behind a Democratic candidate for governor, Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly.

His defection is a loss for the GOP in a state where Republicans have struggled to compete with the Democratic majority. Ciulla stood out as one of the few active Republicans in a city that could play an important role in this year's governor's race. Republicans have relied on strong showings in traditionally Democratic enclaves like Everett to win the governor's seat the past four elections, a formula they will likely need to repeat for Healey to prevail in her bid for the seat this year.

Ciulla's statement called his action ``the result of mounting frustration and disappointment with the quality of leadership demonstrated by Governor Romney and Lieutenant Governor Healey toward our party and our state."

more...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/08/27/former_councilor_defects_to_unenrolled

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2. That's because this is how Mittens governs

AN ALL-BUSINESS STYLE LEAVES SOME QUESTIONS

Boston Globe, THIRD, Sec. Metro/Region, p A1 01-11-2003

By Globe Staff Rick Klein

After warning a packed room of municipal officials yesterday to expect cuts in local aid, Governor Mitt Romney unexpectedly exited the Sheraton Hotel stage, leaving through a side door and ducking questions - leaving Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey to deal with the fallout.

To many officials used to the grip-and-grin style of Romney's predecessors, it was startling. The message was clear: He's the boss, and his style is all business. His will be the final decisions; those who want to express an opinion should work through his under lings.

Romney told the mayors and municipal officials that Healey would be his liaison to them, a move that several of them interpreted as disrespect. Healey handled her role diplomatically, reading the mayors' nametags and greeting them by name, as they filed to the front of the room to meet her.

Yesterday's event, the first major policy address of the week-old Romney administration, offered a glimpse of how Romney will operate as governor. He unspooled a clear and direct PowerPoint presentation - certainly fit for a corporate boardroom - yet showed little interest in cultivating relationships with his fellow elected officials.

Romney was blunt about the state's fiscal woes, and showed political courage by choosing a meeting of municipal officials to deliver bad news to cities and towns. But this was a CEO talking to shareholders, not his peers in the corporate boardroom.

Mr. Warmth in all his style and glory.

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3. What is it with the

Rethugs and ducking out the back door? Reminds me of George Felix Allen, but he was being chased by a big monkey and a huge banana.

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4. To be fair, Felix was just following the Senate Handbook

which clearly states: "When being chased by a large monkey and a ginormous banana, run away as quickly as possible and then lie about it by saying that you were not in fact running from the large monkey and ginornous banana but simply heading in the opposite direction - very quickly." (Senate Handbook - Page 448, Section 76)

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