I will second John’s comment and tell you that I still love you!

I thought the “curling iron” remark was reported as coming from an unknown person in one of Brown’s audiences during the closing days of the campaign. Where did it get attributed to Brown, himself? I’m curious because, as far as I know, Brown did not bring up that case in his campaign. I did hear a lot about it on various talk-radio shows, however, especially following the Boston Globe article criticizing M.C.’s handling of the case.

I know the wonderful work you have done and are doing for justice. You are a true friend and a true friend of justice!

-Bob

I thought it was telling, though, that MC was both hated FOR and hated AGAINST in her professional work with regard to “sex offenders.” For us on the Defense – the work she had been a part of was inexcusable. For some, on the other side the work she had done was “not sufficiently” prosecutorial and thus -inexcusable. I was/am still shocked by the entirely circumstantial case of “the cop and the curling iron” & I appreciate why her office extended some bail flexibility, etc. which created such horror in the tea-bag universe.

For me this election had to be about “now” and the coming year – not some “pay back” for wounds genuinely protested. MC would help universal health insurance – even imperfect as it is – become law. Scott Brown vowed to stop it. STOP END OF LINE. Yes I care about the 30 MILLION Americans without health ins. (and Bob – I spent decades in that group of uninsured myself and racked up back-breaking debt myself) but I actually worry more about what it has done and will continue to do to our standard of living. You know heath care cost have been eating away at the average worker salaries at a rate which is simply unsustainable. Working people make “less’ today in relative dollars than 20 or 30 years ago almost entirely due to the cost of medical insurance and it is not stopping. Health Care Reform is not just a “nice” idea but one essential to our ability to maintain our standard of living relative to the 90% of the developed world that does have medical costs under better control.

Is the Bill perfect? Is anything?

With not just 30 million uninsured on my mind but with all of US on my mind, focusing on what one little lawyer did in a JOB that effected – as you counted – 3 people in a HORRIBLE way, just was not a good enough reason for me to toss our generation’s one shot at national health reform.

Call me short cited but please understand I have defended sex offenders for more than 10 years and hope to do so for the rest of my life as nothing gives me more satisfaction than defending these “witches” in our new “Salem.”

Even so – without reference to an actual faith I am continually moved and supported by Mathew: “As you do on to the least of these, so you do unto me.” In these few words, Bob, I suggest – may I presume, despite our differences – we are family?

Debra

Coakley and the other two of the Middlesex D.A. triumvirate have ascended the political ladder of ambition, the rungs of which have been innocent folks, including the alleged child toddler-victims, who, after the interrogations for trial and the subsequent years of “therapy,” still believe they were abused. These officers of the court, defenders of the law, seekers of truth and justice, all, have utilized political expedience to further their ends.

Wouldn’t our electing them to be Governor of the Commonwealth, or United States Senator, be more acts of political expedience, but not their acts any more? Ours.

I’ve been told to “eat crow” for the greater good of the country, and vote for Coakley. But, as far as I am concerned, I, we, have been “eating crow” for the last 25 years, by our not yelling from the rooftops that injustice and corruption have been alive and well in the Middlesex D.A.’s Office.

Beyond that, what assurances are there that a Coakley in the U.S. Senate would ensure an acceptable and adequate universal health care bill? Even were there an iron-clad assurance, even though I was born and brought up a “Boston Irish Catholic Democrat Son-of a -Bitch,” I could no more vote for her than deny whatever integrity I have discovered in my being who I am, and have become, a friend of justice.

Thank you for your comment! I knew about what Coakley tried to do to you, because Bee Baran told me. i was appalled at the time and I remain appalled. I have posted about this, but only in general terms and always leaving your name out of it. I didn’t want to drag you into a public controversy and I wasn’t sure whether or not you and your lawyers had agreed to a gag order.