The slew of Boston city councilors and state legislators who are positioning themselves for a possible mayoral race next year know each other’s every move. What they don’t know — and what they openly fear — is the emergence of what some are calling a “Bloomberg candidate.’’
The reference is to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg whose combination of fiscal conservatism and urban liberalism — along with $74 million in campaign funds from his own deep pockets — launched him into City Hall in 2001.
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Greg Selkoe would make a fantastic mayor, IMHO - a young and creative guy with a hard-won knowledge of City Hall's ins and outs thanks to his time served in the bowels of the BRA.
This is a fantastic idea and may actually work. I don't think D'Allesandro is right though, I think he wants to remain "retired." But I'm sure John Fish would handle the job nicely. What about Roger Berkowitz? He might want the job just for the "halibut."
Let's see...Rooney is a Bulger puppet with a sweetheart employmnet gig and D'Alessandro engineered the de-mutualization of John Hancock in order to transfer the bulk of its value from policy holders to a small group of Hancock executives when they sold out. I don't think so.