Up-and-Comer?

Massachusetts State Senator Anthony Galluccio, a Democrat (not that you’d know that from reading the AP story) appears to be positioning himself as a challenger to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy in the upcoming special election.

The Boston Globe gives the details:

Cambridge police gave state Senator Anthony Galluccio a ride home early the morning of Oct. 4 when a gas station attendant called 911 and said he feared the lawmaker was “too intoxicated to drive,” according to a police report made public today. Thirteen hours later Galluccio was behind the wheel and fleeing the scene of a crash after rear-ending a minivan and hurting a 13-year-old boy.

The 42-year-old Cambridge senator hit the family’s car at 5:30 p.m. with enough force that he left an imprint of his license plate on their van, which helped police track and cite him with leaving the scene of an accident.

He’s getting there, but he won’t truly be a hero to the people of Massachusetts until he overcomes true adversity.

Chappaquiddick

15 comments to Up-and-Comer?

  • Veruckt

    Do you only get Kennedy’s seat if you flunk a blood alcohol test?

  • Stephanie

    Not shocked. MA is the most f’d up place I ever lived. In fact its more f’d up than California. Were it not for San Francisco and LA, Cali would be a deep RED state but we have idiots on the coasts…however MA is insane from Ocean to border…

  • Mr. Sideous

    He sounds like a shoe-in. All he needs to do is make jokes about his accidents, and grope the interns.

  • Sometimes the fish is too big for the barrel…

  • JohnFN

    Yeah, but has he ever made a “waitress sandwich?”

  • According to his website, Galluccio is a member of the (are you ready for it?): Mental Health & Substance Abuse Committee.

    JohnFN, you are correct: irony is dead.

  • Galluccio also gave the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate Bill 233, which states – in part – the following:

    (c) Each district superintendent and charter school leader shall develop a bullying prevention and intervention plan in consultation with teachers, school staff, professional support personnel, administrators, students and parents, and shall update the plan biennially. Each district superintendent and charter school leader shall also ensure that the plan is posted on its district website. Each district superintendent and charter school leader shall provide the school community, including teachers, staff and students, the opportunity to offer input into the creation of the bullying prevention and intervention plan by administering a public comment period. Each plan shall include the following:

    (i) a statement prohibiting bullying on school grounds and at any school-sponsored event or activity, whether on or off campus; bullying through the use of the district computer system while on or off campus; bullying through the use of a personal digital device on campus or at any school or non-school-sponsored, off-campus activity in a manner that causes a disruption on school grounds; and retaliation against students or school personnel who report incidents of bullying;

    (ii) ongoing professional development in social competency programming or similar training for staff and developmentally appropriate classroom instruction for students regarding bullying and cyber-bullying, including the dangers and consequences of engaging in such behavior;

    (iii) procedures for reporting, investigating and responding promptly to complaints of bullying made by students, staff or parents; and

    (iv) disciplinary measures that may be imposed on a student who has engaged in bullying or retaliated against someone in the school community who has reported an incident of bullying.”

    I suspect that young Tony Galluccio got his ass kicked on a regular basis during recess.

    • Kit

      I have nothing wrong with school’s going against bullying except it seems they are more concerned about punishing the kid who is being bullied and tries to defend himself than the actual bully.

    • Kit

      Of course, the Orwellian aspects of the bill (how can the school police ALL of THAT?) is a bit creepy?

      And I don’t think the state should be in charge of setting school policy towards bullying. Otherwise we have zero tolerance against (translation: Zero Tolerance against self-defense).

  • Raoul Ortega

    Forget it Jake. It’s Massachusetts.

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