Five Things you should know today, August 6, 2012

by: Rob "EaBo Clipper" Eno

Mon Aug 06, 2012 at 06:17:05 AM EDT

According to the State House News Service, at 10:30 this morning, Deval Patrick will sign health care cost control legislation.  Legislation that a Boston Business Journal Editorial says will destroy the level of care in the Commonwealth.

Another fault in the Soviet-style thinking is that heath care cost should naturally track the greater economy.  Why should the fate of teh commonwealth's medical device industry, for example, or its defense industry help determine how much health providers can charge? And how will the Massachusett medical system react if gross state product drops for a few years in a row?

"Soviet-style thinking" that the current Republican House leadership put it's wholehearted support behind.  Remember to hold them accountable, you can reach Brad Jones' leadership office at 617-722-2100 or his district office at  978-664-5936, according to the legislature's website.

2. Deval Patrick swears in new Inspector General

The Commonwealth will have a new Inspector General starting today.  Glenn Cuhna, selected in a process that was closed to the public, will be sworn in as the Commonwealth's Inspector General at 11:00 am today.  Governor Deval Patrick will preside over the ceremony.

Mr. Cuhna has a target rich environment here in Massachusetts.  He could start by finding out why Deval Patrick allowed an alleged child rapist to continue to work for him, even after the man settled a lawsuit, for what has been termed by the victim's lawyer, for "ten times the average salary of an average American."

When the President has destroyed this economy enough that a porn star endorses a Mormon, you know it's pretty bad.  Jenna Jameson, former porn star, and current adult industry entrepreneur has endorsed Mitt Romney.  

The polls say Mitt Romney has a likability problem, but he gets two big thumbs-up from a gal who once worked the pole! Queen of Porn Jenna Jameson says she's royally behind the GOP presidential candidate, but not because she thinks Romney is hot.

4. Elizabeth Warren to open Worcester office today

Elizabeth Warren is scheduled to be at her Worcester Democratic Coordinated Campaign office today at 5:00 PM on Park Street in Worcester.  The office will also, presumably be used by other Democratic politicians.  Including James O'Day who was mentioned prominently in a July 14, 2012 Boston Globe story on an alleged jobs for Speakership votes scandal.  

5. Herald chides Minority Leadership for being "content with the status quo"

The Boston Herald editorial today chides minority leadership for being, "content with the status quo".

But forget health care and its absurd promise of delivering $200 billion in savings; in our view the most significant accomplishments of this session were the casino gambling bill and enactment of a new sentencing law - and those bills got the same closed-door treatment.

There is something rotten in this system.

Too many members of one party are in charge. And too many members of the other party are content with the status quo.

Voters should chew on that during this legislative "recess."

It is time for the leadership of the Republican minority caucus to start acting as a check on the Democratic Majority.