Compare for yourself (also: Was the camera tilted for Cahill's ad or is his house sliding off the side of a hill?):
Tim Cahill
Conor Yunits reports ex-Democrat Tim, busy chatting up the Doug Bennett crowd on the Common yesterday will be crashing a Republican state convention in Worcester this weekend.
Check out the link on this tweet, says it's something about a Globe endorsement.
Which might explain why he sent fundraising e-mails to state legislators's government addresses, which is, oh, what's the word? Oh, right, illegal.
Just a database mistake, Treasurer Tim's PR person says.
The Globe notes that Treasurer Tim's recent apocalyptic warnings about our imminent state bankruptcy on the shoals of health care are nowhere reflected in a prospectus for investors thinking about buying the state bonds he's about to sell. In fact, three bond rating services gave the state good marks after he announced the sale.
The Outraged Liberal: They way I see it, Treasurer Tim is guilty of securities fraud or voter fraud.
That would explain all his donations from outside Massachusetts, from real-estate brokers and lawyers who just want the best for Massachusetts.
Guess they don't want Cahill siphoning conservative votes from Baker; but did Baker's attack-dog campaign manager come up with the specific word?
Both Red Mass. Group and the Outraged Liberal agree: Tim Cahill lacks any substance in a Globe survey piece on dealing with the state's fiscal crisis.
Good to know: If you outsource your campaign to lawyers, you can use attorney-client privilege to shield what you're up to from everybody, even the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Thanks, Treasurer Tim!
The Outraged Liberal wonders why Tim is wasting money on oppo research when he can just browse the Globe and Herald Web sites each morning.
First, don't drop your multi-page announcement speech on the floor. They have these things called Teleprompters, you know.
Second, don't repeat your critics' charges to rebut them. Remember when Nixon said he wasn't a crook? Right, everybody started thinking he was a crook. So when you bring up charges you "have no core convictions," guess what?
Channel 5 reports he's becoming an independent as he gears up to run a campaign for governor that could possibly consist solely of whining.
Will Treasurer Tim agree to pay more for his own taxpayer-funded health coverage? You know, as a symbol of how concerned he is about state finances, or something?
In any case, looks like he's getting his wish.
Deval Patrick likes his vacation days. But potential opponent Tim Cahill is like a well-oiled weathervane. The Outraged Liberal says if he has to choose next year, he'll take the well-rested incumbent:
... Conjure up all the stereotypes you want, but the decision by then-House Speaker Sal DiMasi to dispatch Ways and Means Chairman John Rogers and Quincy representative and Cahill friend Ron Mariano to chat with the treasurer has Hollywood overtones. ...