Since when? Prove it.

And you can't blame Patrick for a loss of jobs if you don't give him credit for the reciprocal.

And only someone who calls himself "astute" could take a comment in a blog out of context.

It's amazing: I've never heard wealthiest human Bill Gates complain taxes are too high, or almost wealthiest human Larry Ellison complain taxes are too high, or almost wealthiest human Warren Buffett complain taxes are too high. Only a bunch of guys who make $3.50 an hour cleaning their moms' basements find the time or need to bitch.

Oh, and guys: You missed a spot.

*Guffaw!*

And I asked, would you care to list anything he is doing to lay claim to this?

I guess not.

A governor of a wealthy state like Massachusetts who promised that his administration would reduce the unemployment rate in Massachusetts should be held accountable for the failure of his administration's "economic" program to quickly provide union-wage jobs for Massachusetts residents. When the April 2009 jobless rate in Maryland (which contains the city of Baltimore) is 6.8 percent, the April jobless rate in Texas is 6.7 percent, the April jobless rate in Virginia is 6.8 percent and the April jobless rate in Nebraska (which contains the city of Omaha) is only 4.4 percent,but the April jobless rate in wealthy Massachusetts is 8 percent, then it's not surprising that most people in Massachusetts realize that the Patrick Administration is actually doing something wrong, on the issue of high-wage jobs creation in the Commonwealth.

Readers who are interested in how the current unemployment situation in wealthy Massachusetts compares to the unemployment situation in other states, might want to check out the map on the following link:

http://workexposedblog.com/2009/05/27/visual-map-u-s-unemployment-rates-by-state-april-2009/

With the official jobless rate in Massachusetts increasing to over 8 percent under Patrick & Obama ( whose campaign media "saviour" images were apparently both created by the Chicago media consultant David Axelrod), not to hold Governor Patrick accountable for his failed administration would seem to also be a form of classism.

In other words, bf is saying that the media should hold Patrick responsible for the unemployment rate. But the Mass unemployment is better than the national average. So he must be doing something right.

Of course, all this is incumbent on using the unemployment rate as the metric. Which I wouldn't. But that's a separate argument.

Just what is he doing right to lay claim to that fact? Care to be specific?

With the official jobless rate in Massachusetts increasing to over 8 percent under Patrick & Obama ( whose campaign media "saviour" images were apparently both created by the Chicago media consultant David Axelrod), not to hold Governor Patrick accountable for his failed administration would seem to also be a form of classism.

In addition, Governor Patrick's decision to participate in a "stand with Israel" rally at Chesstnut Hill on January 8, 2009–at the same time U.S. weapons were being used by the Israeli military to attack civilians in Gaza–also raised additional questions about Governor Patrick's moral leadership qualities among most people in Massachusetts.