Weeks into the DiMasi trial the Democrats are desperate to change the subject. In Federal Court, we have seen the way business gets done on Beacon Hill. There is a code of silence in the Democratic machine. They think if they don't talk about it, it will go away. Well, it's not going away. We've already been through Wilkerson, Galluccio, Buonomo, and Marzelli. Up next after the DiMasi trial will be the probation department scandal and the mess in Lawrence City Hall. The DiMasi trial has shown us how state contracts get rigged, and the probation scandal will show us how political contributions grease the skids for state jobs.
The legislative leaders who voted to re-elect DiMasi as speaker even as federal agents were closing in cannot hide their vote. Those legislators who promoted applicants for state jobs with one hand and took campaign cash with another will not be able to hide. Those who supported the election of Mayor Lantigua in Lawrence, including Governor Patrick, Lt. Governor Murray and House Speaker DiLeo, will need to explain their continuing support and failure to act in the face of a federal investigation.
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