Call Me Snake

The tall fish tale told by Charlie Baker during his recent debate with Martha Coakley was dishonest on many levels--a cynical, calculated attempt to present a softer side to the supposedly numbers-driven CEO. Baker couldn't pull off this lie because his acting skills--unlike those of, say, Bill Clinton--are severely wanting. He and his minions have been backpedaling ever since he conjured up fake tears onstage during his face-off against Coakley. Maybe the guy wasn't from New Bedford, they say, on second thought. Maybe his sons didn't play football. Maybe they did or did not get scholarships. And maybe one of them, or both, did go to college after all. Next they may be admitting that the guy wasn't even a fisherman.

The only thing about this fishy tale that rings true is the part about the "big, sweaty guy." Only the big, sweaty guy is Charlie Baker himself, squirming under the spotlight brought upon himself by the bogus story he tried to palm off on us.