Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not in RI Politics
Friday, May 06, 2011
Week in and week out GoLocalProv gives you a look at who is turning up their own heat in Rhode Island politics and who is cooling off quickly.
Who’s Hot
Jack McConnell -> You want to know why our leaders can’t get anything done in Washington? Because it takes years to get a perfectly qualified candidate his judgeship. Congratulations to McConnell (at right), whose two biggest flaws are that he’s a Democrat and he believes businesses should be held accountable. Shocking, right?
Brian Newberry -> Congrats Rep. Newberry. You now hold a leadership position in a party whose biggest accomplishment so far this year has been getting Atlas Shrugged to play on the big screen. Then again, the Republicans need some fresh blood if they hope to become at all relevant in this state.
Steven Pare -> It’s not at all gratifying to know that it took a Tim White exposé of a well-known scam in the city of Providence to get any visibility, but kudos to Commissioner Pare for committing to cracking down on fraudulent pensions. With the city struggling the way it is, it’s stuff like this that makes you shake your head.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
David Cicilline -> Give credit where credit is due. The much-maligned Congressman’s "Make It In America Grant" actually appears to have some legs. For someone getting bashed on a daily basis back home, it is worth mentioning that Cicilline is one of the only freshman Democrats with a seat at the table in any important conversation happening in Washington right now.
Susan Sosnowski & Teresa Tanzi -> Excellent move to amend the good time laws for prisoners. We all know prison reform is a must and there are plenty of prisoners that deserve good behavior time, but if you’re a murderer or a child molester, you deserve to rot in jail for the duration of your sentence.
Frank Caprio -> Congrats to the former Democratic candidate for governor, who finally came out of hiding this week to take a job with Chatham Capital. Who knows what will happen with his political career, but Caprio is still young enough to go make a little money and resurrect himself down the line. Next time, of course, he should probably tell someone from the opposite party to shove it instead of his president.
President Obama -> Followed through on a pledge made two years ago. Look, we all know that he wasn’t the one in any danger Sunday night, but his administration will always be known as one that found and killed bin Laden.
Who’s Not
Bob Watson -> Ousted by the smallest coup in history, it was another rough week for Rep. Watson (at left). Of course, his party is in such turmoil that if two of his enemies are defeated in 2012, the Republicans will probably pass the torch (or joint) back to him.
Joe Trillo -> So this is how the new Minority Whip is going to do things. He’s going to run to the radio and call people names every time he doesn’t like someone. Totally classy. And you wonder why you didn’t have the votes to be Minority Leader.
Providence -> In addition to raising taxes and closing schools, the new administration says you can expect those oh-so-pleasant meter maids to be out in full force over the next year. You know, because quality of life doesn’t matter, right?
Medical Marijuana -> Something the governor can’t afford to take a “long pause” on. He needs to meet with other governors and figure out a plan to move forward as quickly as possible. Because the longer he waits, the more 3,500 patients in need of medical marijuana could suffer.
Marriage Equality RI -> What the heck is going on over at MERI? Two months ago, it seemed like they were well on their way to getting same sex marriage passed. Now their leadership has resigned, their spokesperson is gone, and half of the GLBT community is throwing them under the bus.
Osama bin Laden -> An obvious choice. Here’s hoping the death of one of the most heinous criminals in recent memory brings a little bit of closure to the thousands of families to who he brought so much grief.
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