Articles by Paul Roy Jr

I classify myself as a “Born-Again Citizen” because at 54 years old, I have only in the last few years become involved in the political process. I believe education in the political process, the issues and the candidates is the key to future of this country and state.

Question 3 and Casinos – A missing link

September 21, 2010 in Ballot Questions, Casinos and Slots, Tax Cuts by Paul Roy Jr | View Comments

It’s surprising the “Rollback the sales tax” crowd hasn’t hit on an important point in favor of their ballot question, Question 3.

According to a recent report Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville CT will begin laying off employees. This is due to a decline in business caused by the recession. Massachusetts on the other hand wants to build three casinos.

Where the Question 3 people are missing the boat is they should turn this negative into a positive. Besides the fact the casino industry is not doing well, which in itself is reason to not pass casino legislation, there are other reasons as well, which tie in nicely with the reasons to pass Question 3.

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Massachusetts Second District: A fight brewing

September 18, 2010 in 2nd - Neal Wesley Fleitman by Paul Roy Jr | View Comments

Tom Wesley

Tuesday’s winner of the Republican nomination in the Second Massachusetts Congressional district was Tom Wesley of Hopedale, beating Dr. Jay Fleitman of Northampton. He will now go on to face long term Democratic Congressman, Richard Neal. It should be a good fight.

When you look at the results by town, there are some interesting numbers.

First as expected, Wesley did well in the eastern part of the district and Fleitman did well in the western areas. With a few exceptions. The city of Springfield, a place where you would think Fleitman would score a huge win, was only a 177 vote victory for Fleitman, out of 1417 votes cast. The town of Leicester on the other hand, just outside of Worcester and one you might think would vote in favor of Wesley, Fleitman took it by one vote.  Wesley took Palmer which is closer to Springfield, by 68 votes.

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The Tea Party: Radical Extremists or Educators?

August 29, 2010 in Uncategorized by Paul Roy Jr | View Comments

With the November elections not far away, I want to take a look at the Tea Party Movement and and share my thoughts on what I see the movement as.

The first question one has to ask is what is the Tea Party movement. It certainly has been described as many things, a third political party, a racist organization, a bunch of right-wingers bent on ousting the current president, a movement to overthrow the Government by violent means. While every group has their fringe elements, this is not how I see the Tea Party movement, certainly not at the local level here in Massachusetts. This is based on my having attended various Tea Party group meetings and events. I have never seen any evidence of racism, violence, talk of impeachment or any of the things the Tea Party movement is accused of. Being a sceptic,  I have looked for this evidence and have found none.

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