Left In Lowell

Yesterday’s Lowell Column carried disappointing news for some of us who live in Ward 10 (South Lowell, Ayer’s City), former Lowell City Councilor and Mayor Eileen Donoghue has decided not to challenge our current State Representative, David Nangle, this fall.

Eileen’s name was mentioned earlier this year when it looked like Nangle would accept a job as Sergeant at Arms of the Massachusetts Legislature. Recently she joined the law firm of Gallagher & Cavanaugh and according to the Column, “she wants to settle in before trying her hand at another run for public office.”

The Column states that a “Nangle-Donoghue election would have been a bruising affair.” True, true but some political battles are worth fighting. But who are the “many political insiders” who told the Sun that Eileen’s chances of beating Nangle were “slim.”

Who are these “political insider?” What are their credentials? Do you need to start out as an “insider” then you move into the political realm? Or do you start out as a “political outsider” then move into the inner circle? Since I believed that Eileen would win big if she chose to run, I guess I would never make the cut.

As for Eileen’s future, I think by the summer of 2009 she should be ready to return to public service. She can always come back home to the City Council or maybe the School Committee.