Boston Herald

Don’t just hit the polls – hit the gas

- Howie CARR

Charlie Baker, the fake Republican better known as Tall Deval, is determined to impose his unconstitu­tional new double gasoline tax on the working people of Massachuse­tts, and we have to let him know that he will pay a price for this outrage.

The problem is, he’s not up for re-election for almost three years, so we have to get his attention in another way — by defeating all of his hacks running for anything, starting with the Republican state committee elections March 3.

Only Republican­s and independen­ts who take a GOP ballot on Super Tuesday can vote, and there’s another reason to go out — to support President Trump, and to give the back of your hand to Bill Weld, another turncoat RINO governor running for president, sort of.

It’s going to be a very conservati­ve turnout on the Republican side — all the Dems will be busy voting for Bolshevik Bernie — so it should be easy to send Tall Deval a message, by knocking off all his hacks on a state or campaign payroll.

Let’s go down the list. I’m sure some of these payroll patriots are decent enough people, but so what? We’re decent people too — why do we have to pay billions more to support the hackerama through Tall Deval’s pet TCI, which is nothing but a new 17-cent-per-gallon TAX on the productive citizens of the Commonweal­th.

There are 80 members of the state Committee, 40 men and 40 women, one of each for all of the state’s 40 Senate districts.

You want to make sure you are voting for people who will try to stop Baker’s Folly. Check out the social media of the candidates in your Senate district.

For instance, incumbent Matt Sisk of Braintree has prominentl­y posted on his Facebook page: No Taxation Without Representa­tion. In other words, he’s giving Tall Deval the finger.

Those are the kind of candidates you want to vote for. Make them all go on the record.

Ask them all, whose side are you on, the taxpayers or the layabouts? If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.

No Taxation Without Representa­tion.

Just make sure you don’t vote for anybody who owes his or her hack job to Baker or Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito. Those tax-fattened hyenas want to steal your money. If they “work” for Baker, they’re trying to rob you, period, no matter what they may tell you now before the election.

Here’s the list of those to vote against, to send Baker a message:

Laurie Myers of Chelmsford is the executive director of the Sex Offender Registry Board, making $108,499 a year. Vote for

Catherine G. White of Lexington, who is not a Tall Deval hack.

Angela Davis of Foxboro, assistant undersecre­tary for law enforcemen­t & criminal justice, $128,874 a year. Vote for Janet M. Lonergan-Spinney

of Foxboro, who does not have her snout in the public trough.

William McKinney of

Dedham, director of Mass. Department of Labor Standards, $113,996 a year. Vote for Thomas Maloney of Norwood.

Lisa Barstow of Brookline, flack for DCR, $67,393 a year. If you want to continue being able to afford to drive to work, vote for Susan Huffman of Newton.

Colleen Maloney of Bridgewate­r, some hack job in Public Safety for $60,576. Looks like she’s unopposed — does someone who owns an automobile want to step up as a write-in against her?

Jennifer Cunningham of Plymouth, paralegal in Public Safety, $67,695 a year. Her opponent is Linda Zuern of Bourne.

Ryan Chamberlan­d of Blackstone, deputy chief Executive Office of Public Safety, $83,218 a year. His opponent is Kevin William Powers of Millville.

Mike Case of Washington, formerly on the DCR payroll for $81,346 a year. (Google the circumstan­ces of his departure from the hackerama in 2017.) His opponent is Tyler James Hastings of Windsor.

Janet Leombruno of Framingham, not officially on the state payroll but has collected $3,251.68 from the committee of her dear friend Karyn Polito. Her opponent is Leda Arakelian of Hopkinton.

Laura Sapienza-Grabski of Boxford, member of the Board of Food and Agricultur­e, only a $200-a-year stipend but technicall­y she’s a Tall Deval coatholder. Vote for Amanda Kesterson of Gloucester.

Mindy McKenzie of Shrewsbury (Karyn’s hometown), paid $7,500 for Polito fundraisin­g in 2019. Her opponent is Brenda Brown of Shrewsbury.

If most or all of these Tall Deval hacks are defeated on Super Tuesday, it will send a message — especially if the new state committee immediatel­y votes, say, 80-0 to denounce the Republican turncoat Baker for betraying his constituen­ts.

I’m sure some of these overpaid hacks aren’t bad people. But if it comes down to a choice between their political futures and my wallet, well, I guess you know which side I’m on. How about you?

 ?? ANGELA ROWLINGS / HERALD STAFF FILE ?? PUMPED UP: Gov. Charlie Baker has dug in on a climate-change package that would boost gas prices as much as 17 cents a gallon in its first year. Below, traffic crowds the Mass Pike.
ANGELA ROWLINGS / HERALD STAFF FILE PUMPED UP: Gov. Charlie Baker has dug in on a climate-change package that would boost gas prices as much as 17 cents a gallon in its first year. Below, traffic crowds the Mass Pike.
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FAITH NINIVAGGI / HERALD STAFF FILE
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