By adamg - Fri, 08/07/2009 - 11:18am.
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A passenger as well
He always did ride the T when he was Governor.
Well, the T would be CLEANER
Well, the T would be CLEANER because he's known to pick up garbage along his route.
Aw...
Dukakis is a nice guy! Why do you all hate him so much?
Grabauskas was a nice guy too
Unlike Dukakis, he had been an actual manager with proven results. Look where it got him. Dukakis himself may have been clean but his retinue, not so much. I witnessed it personally.
Is this a joke?
Dukakis should be kept as far away from state government agencies as possible. Governor Weld spent his entire time in office cleaning up the messes he left behind.
And everyone's now cleaning up after Weld
And now Patrick et al. are stuck cleaning up the massive, irresponsible financial mess created by Weld, Cellucci, Swift, and Romney.
Anyone care to donate a buck to help retire the debt they dumped on the MTA and the MBTA?
At least Dukakis had a better understanding of the pay-as-you-go approach to government.
Oh!
I'm all for Dukakis. You know who else would be good? Doug mcdonald. He was in charge of the MWRA in the cleanup years and was the head of the DOT in Washington State for a while. Just a thought.
Just say no!
I like and respect Mike Dukakis. I wouldn't wish that job on him. He's in a much better position to make a difference working on the Northeast corridor rail service initiative.
Advocating vs. managing
The Duke is a terrific political activist and a passionate advocate for public transportation, but I'm not sure either skill set translates into the kind of granular financial, labor and capital management the T needs most desperately. And the Duke's current bi-coastal gig is way to sweet to surrender. Odds that the Duke would take the job if it was offered: way less than slim, and just below none.
Agreed...
that it would be a long shot for him to give up his cushy Professorships, but disagree that he's got the wrong skill set. An advocate is EXACTLY what the MBTA needs right now. To me, Grabauskas' biggest failing was that he wasn't in the Governor and the Legislatures face each and every day about forward funding and the Big Dig debt burden.
he is good in a crisis
am I the only one that remembers him being on tv like, 24/7, during the Blizzard of '78, making us feel better? Maybe it's naive of me, but I did feel better, I felt as if someone in government actually cared.
It wasn't like he went to an 'undisclosed location' and hung out till it was all over.
I've got to say no, solely
I've got to say no, solely because I'm scheduled to take his class at Northeastern this fall.
/admitted selfishness.
But he would be good for the job.