Incredulous opponents can only laugh. Meanwhile, the full House will decide as early as next week whether to fund Clean Elections. It's a measure that will inspire more people to run for public office and will create greater competition, and ultimately, a more representative government. Supporters believe they have roughly 60 votes in the House - 20 shy of victory. Finneran controls the rest.
History is about to be made on Beacon Hill, either for better or worse.
Tom Finneran is 100 percent right when he says that character counts. Now's the time for him to show it.