Beyond 495

Yeah, I know it’s Congressman Meehan’s wife who endorsed Niki Tsongas, but let’s not kid ourselves here, okay? Seems Meehan is playing king queenmaker here.

Mimi at Left in Lowell had this to say:

I thought Congressman Meehan, and by extension his wife, would stay above the fray. I expect that come Wednesday, September 5th there will be some angry and bitter people in Lowell. I thought Marty would be the one to bring the elements of these three groups together, so we could move on. I guess I was wrong, again. I really need to fine tune my political senses.

Secondly, the 5th Congressional seat is not a dynasty. It is not passed on to those chosen by a few insiders. With 7 Democratic candidates with different experiences and vision, I believe this election will be about clear choices, in spite of the belief by some that this election should be by acclamation.

Given Tsongas’ answer on the issue of healthcare at the NENF-sponsored debate last Saturday, I find Mrs. Meehan current professional status, “…started her own consulting firm advising health care providers” of major interest. But this topic will be discussed at a later date.

The Lowell Sun has Mrs. Tsongas’ answer regarding universal healthcare

Tsongas said she does not favor a single-payer system.

“We need to bring in the public sector, private sector and see what happens with the Massachusetts system,” she said. “Let’s experiment locally before we go national.”

Yikes. Nothing like hiring a health care advocate to chair your campaign. No possible conflict down the road there, right? What?