Baker a broken record of disappointment
Where was Gov. Charlie Baker?
Oh, that’s right, I forgot, Tall Deval is a Republican, or claims to be. I guess that explains his no-show yesterday at the state Democrat party convention in Worcester.
Still, for Tall Deval not to be invited to make at least a cameo appearance with his closest political pals at their annual hackerama must have been very ... disappointing, to use what his new favorite word.
As his first term in the Corner Office continues, it seems that the Republicanin- Name- Only (RINO) governor finds himself more and more “disappointed,” not just with his party affiliation, but also with the drift of public affairs in general.
It appears that the only thing that’s not disappointing Tall Deval is his continuing high favorability ratings. And what better way to preserve them than to never take a stand on anything beyond saying you’re “disappointed.”
First, of course, there was the decision last week by President Trump to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord.
“Very disappointed,” Charlie said. That was after his office issued a statement calling the decision “disappointing.”
The governor is often disappointed by his fellow Republicans. Take the recent vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal Obamacare.
“I am disappointed by today’s vote,” he said.
Every month, the state Department of Revenue issues numbers on how much money the commonwealth has been able to separate from the working people of Massachusetts. In April, the DOR’s collections continued a recent trend of tanking big-time.
“The April numbers are disappointing,” Baker announced.
This is not to say that Tall Deval has become a complete Johnny OneNote in his public pronouncements. The other day, one of his dearest friends in the reverendclergy community, the Rev. Archie Livingston Foxworth, was lugged by the Boston Police Department in a Chinatown hooker sting.
In his disappointment, the governor’s office issued a statement.
“Gov. Baker is saddened by this news.”
In January, Baker flew to Washington to attend the inauguration of President Trump, which was surprising considering the governor was so disappointed with the choices on the ballot Nov. 8 that he didn’t cast a vote for president.
“For the first time in my life, I’m not going to vote for president,” he said, “which is hugely disappointing.”
On Election Day, after (not) casting his ballot, he sadly spoke to reporters at his precinct in Swampscott.
“I’m obviously disappointed.”
And now the state Democratic convention has come and gone, and Charlie didn’t get to deliver an address.
He must have been disappointed.