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March 28th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Sounds like Donoghue will fit right into Marty’s seat. Welcome to Eileen’s Waffle House.
March 28th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I’d vote for Eileen. Her only mistake was running Cox out of City Hall, otherwise she’s been a very bright, sensible, City Councilor.
Does she have a web presence established yet?
March 28th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
And I’d say that was one of her most charming attributes, Mike, but then, we’ve always had to agree to disagree on that subject.
Hey anonymous “Prince”: what in tarnation are you talking about? I have never seen Eileen as a fence-sitter (like some other city councilors I could name). So, back up your statement, or…you could just STFU.
March 28th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
A good pol, like Eileen is, can be all things to all people. We sometimes fall for “oversights”, like clerical errors on applications etc. This woman is an attorney, and a damn good one. If she had thought this out, she wouldn’t have been as embarrassed as she is not. If I were one of her clients, I wouldn’t want to lose my case on a “clerical error”. She is the type of person who likes to make sure that everything is in order. It just appears that she didn’t have a good answer when questioned about her political affiliation. People appreciate honest explanations from politicians. She’s gonna be fine, she’s already dancing around things and she hasn’t even been elected yet.
March 28th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
What possible motivation should she have for filling in paperwork as an independent and then immediately saying she isn’t and that it was an accident? It’s not helpful to her in the least. Please, use Occam’s razor when looking for reasons for things. Or at least logic.
She was quite firm that she’s running as a Dem almost right away after the error…if she wanted to appear to “waver” on that so as to appear to be an independent at heart, this wouldn’t be a good way. It would be more to her advantage to register as a Dem and RUN like an independent.
So what’s the parsimonious explanation? That she’s a total calculating and cynical pol or that the paperwork got filled out wrong? Without any indication to the former, you have no reason to say that.
March 28th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
She had no motivation, she just got caught with her bloomers down.
March 28th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Whatever. Your “evidence” is dodgy, at best. Actually, it’s not even that.
March 28th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Hello folks, agreed Eileen’s credentials are impeccable. I remember her coming out fair and square endorsing John Kerry over Bill Weld in the Senate fight. Besides this distrcit isnt all about partisan politics, we have supported dems, repub. conservatives, moderates and liberals..
While she is a democrat, she has shown to eb a very thorough independent thinker and doer.. Go Eileen