REP. STEVEN WALSH (LYNN D ).......VOTE OF COURAGE...

The vote is over and like the Cambridge "racist" arrest matter.......I want to move on...........but I have a few comments..........The new US Senator from Massachusetts is Paul Kirk .........but that is not the real story.......(Thought's... 9/17, 9/18 ) .....Now a news account is reporting that Senator Kirk received $ 250,942 as a Board Member of Hartford Financial which is in some way connected to the selling of health plans to retirees.......I do not distrust Paul Kirk......however when you do not have to run in an election...the general public does not have a forum or way to make their own judgement........This was part of the "great plan" which was "hatched" at or about the time the Senator Kennedy letter of July 2, 2009 was written........We supposedly needed immediate representation even though the prior Senator missed 97% of votes taken during his illness (Howie Carr 9/25/2009 Herald)...........

The Representatives of the House and Senate voted for the "Interim"Senator bill and demonstrated their hypocrisy in reversing the law they passed five years ago that the US SENATE seat would be filled only through a special election.....This was done

to take power away from then Gov. Mitt Romney (R).....only to turn around and give the power back to " Cadillac" Deval Patrick (D)

The only Representative from Lynn who voted against this bill was Steven Walsh and in my mind it was courageous in the sense that he faced pressure from the House leadership and believe me.........they know "pressure". ...........actions speak not words...........Remember even President Obama and John Kerry threw their " weight around" in this little power play............

It would have been easier for Steve Walsh to vote in favor .....take the benefits of leadership.....and hide in the power of the majority and wait for this to become "yesterday's news "which it already is...........The only other local North Shore Rep. who voted with Walsh was Joyce Spiliotis (D) Peabody.