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Dev al Patrick

August 22, 2008 - 7:10am

DiMasi and Patrick had ‘come-to-Jesus’ conversation

By Jeremy P. Jacobs
Category: Governor, Local
Tags: Casinos, Salvatore DiMasi, Dev al Patrick

In order to save a faltering political relationship that had developed during the governor's first year in office, Gov. Deval Patrick and House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi had two meetings, including one private dinner in the North End, to resolve their differences and move forward, the Boston Globe reports.

Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Milton)"We had a great, quiet, come-to-Jesus kind of conversation with each other," Patrick (D-Milton) told the Globe.

That dinner, along with a handwritten note of apology from Patrick, repaired the relationship between the executive office and the legislature, the Globe writes, allowing Patrick to push his priorities through the legislature with DiMasi's cooperation. Patrick's letter remains under a blotter on DiMasi's (D-Boston) desk.

In particular, Patrick and DiMasi reconciled their public feud over casinos. "We were both feeling like there was some blood on the floor after the casino vote," Patrick said.

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