For John, BLUF: In house Mass GOP fight. Nothing to see here; just move along.
On Wednesday the State Committee of the Mass GOP will hold a meeting. The State Committee is made up of one elected woman and one elected man for each of the 40 State Senate Districts. Ours are Ms Susan Slade and Mr Rick Green.
The meeting will be at 7:00 PM, at the Doubletree Hilton, in Westboro. The specific address is 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts, 01581, off of Route 9, just West of the 495 Interstate (Exit 23B. There is a phone number, (508) 366-5511.
I have not seen an agenda, but I am sure the recent State Convention and the missing ballots will be on the minds of many people. It is unlikely those who show up will get to hear much of the debate as the use of Executive Session is expected.♠ In my opinion, showing up can be a signal to the State Committee that those of us out in the Grass Roots are concerned about the Party being captured by "Down Town" Republicans. A key for those showing up to show support for one view or another is to remember that Republican virtue of being respectful to all.
As for news coverage, there is little. The best is this item from Monday's Boston Herald. A sort of tangential item is this from The Boston Globe. Let us face the truth. To the establishment Democrats, including The Boston Globe, Republicans are a small and insignificant rash that flares up once in a while but is easily medicated. The problem for Democrats is that if the Republican Party in Massachusetts implodes, and goes away, the infighting that ensues will consume the institutional Democratic Party and there will be major fissures and realignments of power.
Regards — Cliff
♠ No one airs their dirty laundry in public, especially if there is even the hint of a lawyer in the area.
