It's about time gutless Coakley brought charges to a local crook instead of letting the feds deal with it.

"The former treasurer is entitled to contest the allegations against him....... The key question is whether the benefits for Cahill exceeded those for the public. In light of the law and the available record, Coakley has ample reason to prosecute." (NEW PARAGRAPH) How very nice of you to grant that Cahill "is entitled" to fight the charges. It's reassuring that the Globe recognizes his RIGHT to a trial. And, by the way, how did buying all these ads work out for Cahill in November?

The strawman, Cahill, was a phoney spoiler from the get-go. His purpose, apparently, was to pull away sufficient anti-Patrick voters away from the Republican, Baker, to win the general election for his "opponent" Patrick. If Cahill actually believed he was superior to Patrick, why not pull an Ed King, and topple Patrick in the Democrat Primary, rather than go the third party route? Quite a mystery. What is not mysterious, however, is a Massachusetts politician using his elective office to game the system in his, or her, favor. Until the rare indictments emerge, they never think these scams were illegal, but merely political business as usual. As for the Globe they always become a fervent Democrat Amen corner, until the the indictments are delivered. Then, and only then, they become strangely . . . silent. Hmmmn.

That's right, everybody does it, but everybody and their staff are smart enough not to write e-mails saying they are doing it, and therein lies the difference. Too bad stupidity isn't a crime, or there would be a few more charges to bargain away.

The Globe long ago ceased to be relevant with respect to opinion. Now who is going to indict Coakley for boosting her public image. It gets ridiculous. Now Cahill will spend much of his savings to protect himself when all he did was to produce the best run lottery in the country. I did not support his campaign nor would I back him in another but that is beside the point. Shame on you Martha and you also the Globe.

Tim Cahill was a bafoon and totally incompetent to be governor. But Martha Coakley is off base here. Congressional franking privleges, Air Force One flyig the president from state to state touting renewable energy, the governor being driven around the state by state employees (i.e. state troopers) to push his jobs agenda....aren't any of them also using their office and budget for political advancement?? Coakley, by pursuing this prosection is politicizing her office to feather her own nest. How many times does a DA or Attorney General proceed with a high profile prosecution coincidentally during an election cycle. If Cahill is guilty, isn't every sitting ofice holder also guilty?? Clearly the current crop of pols on Beacon Hill stink to high heaven for the most part. But if she prosecutes Cahill, and is successful, why stop with him? He is an easy target since he left his political party and is no longer a viable political figure in Massachusetts. If she tried this with Patrick or DeLeo or even the "connected" Therese Murray, martha would be politically dead. Coakley is a politician first, and a prosecutor second. Don't ever forget that.