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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-11 08:01 AM
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Kerry highlighting role as Mass. protector
http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/07/kerry-highlighting-role-mass-protector/Dr9EB20x0PjOFwnh5vh4FK/index.html

By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff

Democrat John Kerry may travel the world and try to extinguish international hotspots, but he also works hard to remind Massachusetts residents he’s still their local representative in the US Senate.

A series of recent statements highlight the effort while simultaneously underscoring his assumption of the mantle as the state’s senior senator and political patron saint.

He inherited it from the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who used to have the ultimate responsibility for securing - and honor of announcing - any major federal support for the state.

What might be derided as pork elsewhere is often lauded as progress back home.
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I wished Glen Johnson could drop the smirk. But at least, this will allow people to know what he does, even if it is because Mr Johnson does not like to read.
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-11 10:07 AM
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1. Some of the things that are listed as if
he never before had anything to do with them are things Kerry has been involved with for decades. (Like the Woods Hole funding). Not to mention, watching the Finance committee on Health care and other things, the Kerry/Baucus action described here and in another article is something he has always done. (In fact, while the REAL Senator liveshot has put out at least two bills to get rid of the tax on medical devices that NO ONE cosponsors but which the MA media covers frequently, Kerry on the Finance committee was able to get the proposed tax cut by, I think two thirds. That ACTUAL accomplishment gets little coverage.)

The comments show that the right wing's arsenal against him is pretty weak. All they have is the boat tax (which he paid), calling him liveshot (which is bizarre considering Brown's exploits chasing the cameras), saying he avoids "little people" (when the town hall count this year is Kerry 5, Brown 0), and even going to mentioning the botched joke. They also have a delusional comment on how he will be easy to beat in 2014.
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