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Swimmer,
I agree - the Mass legislature and Executive branch all being from the same party could be a very bad thing for taxpayers of Massachusetts. 'Together we can' Duval is 'Obama-lite'. If we elect a Democratic president - Duval will probably be eyeing a Federal position, or a Senate seat if Ted decides to retire.
I actually thought that Bill Weld was decent to good. Paul Celluci was weak and Jane Swift was horrible. Mitt had a good start, but the Governorship was just a means-to-an-end for him. He lost interest fairly quickly. Heard some interesting analysis that runs a bit counter to that. The analysis brought up his venture capitalist background and the short-term nature of the commitment and focus on an acquisition that Bain Capital has. They typically acquire a company, make some changes, streamline it and flip it for a tidy profit - all in a short time period ( < 4yrs). The analysis was that perhaps he took the challenge of becoming the Governor and within a couple of years he grew bored or uninterested in the challenge - and then laid back. I think he could have been good, but he wanted to be in Washington rather than the State House.
What I think though - when you look at the candidates that we have had to choose from in the last presidental election, or the last governor's race - is that the choices among all the candidates were not very good. When I went to the polls last November - I cast a ballot basically against the other candidate - not for who I thought would be a good leader. I did the same thing with the last presidential race as well.
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