Boston Globe Endorses Ed Markey For Mass. Senate

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Rep. Ed Markey, the Democratic nominee for John Kerry’s Mass. Senate seat, picked up the endorsement of the Boston Globe on Wednesday. The Globe cited Markey’s long Washington career, calling him a “talented legislator” that would ably represented the state’s interests in the Senate:

Far from being a detriment, Markey’s Washington experience fills a need for a state that lost Senator Edward M. Kennedy to brain cancer in 2009, and John Kerry to the State Department this year. Freshman Senator Elizabeth Warren is carving out a niche on banking and loan issues, but it’s not realistic to envision her exercising enough clout to, say, provide an extra $250 million a year in federal reimbursements to Boston’s teaching hospitals, as Kerry did. Markey, who served in the House with dozens of current senators, has proven beyond any doubt that he’s a vigilant guardian of the Bay State’s interests in the capital: He will step easily into the role of veteran dealmaker, making himself the go-to guy for local industries and institutions.

 

 

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