Patronage

Quotes from Governor Mitt Romney on Patronage

1. ”Very simply, I was running to help people. Massachusetts had been burdened for too long by waste, abuse, inefficiency, and patronage. Government needed to be more about public service and less about self-service.”
2. The merger is one example of the fundamental restructuring Romney will introduce as part of his Fiscal Year 2004 budget proposal. The MDC, long criticized as a patronage haven, was targeted for elimination by Romney shortly after he took office. (Taken from a 02-19-2003 press release)
3. Governor Mitt Romney today previewed another portion of his Fiscal Year 2004 budget by outlining a plan to squeeze savings from the state's courts, putting an end to the patronage, duplication and waste that has crippled the state's judicial system. (Taken from a 02-20-2003 press release)
4. He added, “For the last several months, we have successfully focused on reforming the old way of appointing judges and replaced it with a non-partisan and merit-based process. This new system – free from patronage, politics and favoritism – has yielded the highest caliber individuals for these positions.” (taken from a 12- 03-2003 press release).
5. The Fiscal Year 2004 spending plan embraces many of the ideas Romney proposed earlier this year, including: Creating a unified parks system for the state by merging the patronage-laden Metropolitan District Commission with the Department of Environmental Management to form the new Department of Conservation and Recreation;... (Taken from a 06-30-2003 press release)