Out Back Question of the Week

This week's Question has to do with State politics.

Amongst the several current and former Speakers of the Great and General Court, who have been indicted, who is the most recent?

Regards  —  Cliff

PS:  Reading the letters in The Boston Globe one hears cries of anguish over this situation, but not clear thinking. Here is Mr Walter W Horan, of Marblehead:

During these stressful economic times, the citizens of the Commonwealth have reached a breaking point with arrogant and self-serving legislative "leaders."

The fact is, no breaking point has been reached.  We will know a breaking point has been reached when people write in and say they are going to run in a primary, against an incumbent, or run as a Republican or Libertarian or Peace and Freedom Party candidate against the incumbent.  We will know we are really there when folks start shouting, throw the bums out, including MY bum.  Until then it is a case of your Rep (or State Senator) is a disgrace, but mine is just fine.  That is a guarantee that things will continue as they are.  Steady as she goes.  No Change.

Here is my test, Mr Horan.  Write a check for $500 to my campaign fund.  I don't have one at this time, but if I got a check like that I would sure start one.  The fact is, Money talks, rhetoric walks.