Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Veto Proof
Willard Mitt recently vetoed legislation to let the state pension investment board keep secret details of its holdings in venture capital funds.
When asked to explain his decision, the Fraud Governor claimed that he had "a great deal of concern" with regard to anything related to confidentiality, secrey and the state treasurer, but more importantly, "when that piece of legislation came through, it was the first I'd seen of it or my staff had heard of it. We never received any information about it until it was on our desk...." (source: Boston Globe, 7/4/2004)
Really?
Romney vetoed the privacy piece on June 25. (source: State House News, 6/25/2004) Which means that, as he had ten days to review the matter, the bill hit Fraudo's desk around June 16. (Psst - thanks!)
Yet a Boston Globe article outlined the proposal on May 22 in a piece which included the following: "(the) measure, along with the rest of the state budget, now goes to a legislative conference committee and, ultimately, to the (fraud) governor's office for approval. (Fraud) Governor (Willard) Mitt Romney is a former venture capitalist who made his fortune at Bain Capital, a Boston venture firm he helped launch. His spokeswoman said he had not yet reviewed the secrecy measure." (source: Boston Globe, 5/22/2004)
His spokeswoman said he had not yet reviewed the secrecy measure.
Let's review.
His spokeswomen said he had not yet reviewed the secrecy measure: May 22.
Bill sent to Willard Mitt's desk: June 11.
Romney veto: June 25.
"When that piece of legislation came through, it was the first I'd seen of it or my staff had heard of it."
And they say Romney is not primping for a federal post.
Willard Mitt recently vetoed legislation to let the state pension investment board keep secret details of its holdings in venture capital funds.
When asked to explain his decision, the Fraud Governor claimed that he had "a great deal of concern" with regard to anything related to confidentiality, secrey and the state treasurer, but more importantly, "when that piece of legislation came through, it was the first I'd seen of it or my staff had heard of it. We never received any information about it until it was on our desk...." (source: Boston Globe, 7/4/2004)
Really?
Romney vetoed the privacy piece on June 25. (source: State House News, 6/25/2004) Which means that, as he had ten days to review the matter, the bill hit Fraudo's desk around June 16. (Psst - thanks!)
Yet a Boston Globe article outlined the proposal on May 22 in a piece which included the following: "(the) measure, along with the rest of the state budget, now goes to a legislative conference committee and, ultimately, to the (fraud) governor's office for approval. (Fraud) Governor (Willard) Mitt Romney is a former venture capitalist who made his fortune at Bain Capital, a Boston venture firm he helped launch. His spokeswoman said he had not yet reviewed the secrecy measure." (source: Boston Globe, 5/22/2004)
His spokeswoman said he had not yet reviewed the secrecy measure.
Let's review.
His spokeswomen said he had not yet reviewed the secrecy measure: May 22.
Bill sent to Willard Mitt's desk: June 11.
Romney veto: June 25.
"When that piece of legislation came through, it was the first I'd seen of it or my staff had heard of it."
And they say Romney is not primping for a federal post.
