Boston Mayor Menino to run for fifth term

Woopppeee do...what a surprise!

I HOPE THERE WILL BE A DEBATE BEFORE THE SUMMER

Not nearly a shock but a huge disappointment. Haven't you hurt this city enough? PLEASE hang it up!

If anybody has any sense, they will not vote for this man.

The last incumbent Mayor not to be elected was Curley...and he had been jailed for 5 months during his last term. While Menino will be elected, let's not let him run his government of Menino, by Menino, for Menino. He has created an administration that seeks to manage our expectations, that is, to keep our expectations low so we never feel he has failed us, when he sadly has over and over. Boston is a city that follows because our mayor is afraid to lead. He's a first rate politician, a third rate manager. Let's make sure that his he uses his (hopefully) last term to set the city on a path that is not controlled by those on the inside, not controlled by unions, not controlled by megalomaniacs, but is truly for ALL the residents of Boston.

"Moving the city forward"??? Now there is a joke. The city is stuck in the stone age - no 311, no performance-based budgeting, no new ideas. Menino has been done his best but it is high time we got some fresh blood and a new vision for our city.

Ugh. Spare me.

Another four years of this clown will ensure Boston is a 2nd tier city.

Why oh why can't Mumbles just go away?

Great! He can have tons of campaign events in the empty streets in the summer and by the harbor void of Tall Ships.

Awesome - can't wait for the debates to see Menino, Flaherty and Yoon explain why the city predicted a deficit of tens of millions even before the financial crisis in last year's budget and they set about hiring 165 ADDITIONAL employees that they knew we could never afford in the first place. How is it that the only guy that thinks this was a bad idea was McCrea the businessman in the bunch? Probably no coincidence he's the only one that never served on the city council.

enough is enough - go back to hyde park!

BOSTON NEEDS A NEW MAYOR.

We need a change!

Good...it is kind of like the Red Sox winning the World Series. It isn't as sweet unless they beat the Yankees in the playoffs. Mumbles, you are the Yankees. Thanks for clinching a playoff spot.

Run Mayor Run! We believe in you. We trust you. We need you in these tough times. You have my vote

Globe: Please review what Menino has done for Boston. He has let lax traffic enforcement turn every red light into a mockery of the law. Murders spike. Faneuil Hall goes bankrupt. During a riot, men overturn and burn cars, but the only arrests are two women who flash the crowd. Big dig goes way over budget, and corruption leads to serious leaks and ultimately kill a woman. Threatening to hit someone with two tons of steel becomes Boston driving instead of criminal assault. Mass Pike is run by political appointees who shrug off hour-long delays that were avoidable with competent planning. Perhaps his biggest accomplishment is letting things get so bad that we forget what good looks like.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HIS HONOR THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOSTON,

TOMMY MUMBLES MENINO!

If Ralph Martin endorsed him, then we all should vote for him!

UNLESS IF YOU WANT TO RUN RALPH????

IT SEEMS LIKE THE BOSS WILL ALWAYS WILL ALWAYS BE THE BOSS.MENINO IS THE BOSS THAT WILL ALWAYS HELP BOSTON.

I still can't believe this illiterate wino is still the mayor here. He can't talk, he can't walk, he is a buffoon, another tax and spend liberal who has the spine of a jellyfish and this is the best the city of Boston can come up with? The city of Boston poper is one of the smallest municipalities in the United States and it has over a billion dollar budget that can't seem to cut spending anywhere other than libraries

Continued from my previous post. Everyone knows, except the mayor of course, that most useless and overpaid employees go that have no other viable purpose in life is to become a politicians staffer or go and become a police officer. Police agencies have always been a dumping ground for relatives of politicians and Mr. Menino is no different.

What a relief to know that Mayor Menino will be running for a fifth term! He is, without a doubt, the best man to lead our city. With all of the challenges facing any major city nowadays, we need a mayor with integrity, intelligence, and experience. Each of the other candidates may have something to offer - every person does, after all - but not one of them can offer what Mayor Menino can, and immediately will. We do not have time - not even a season - to test some unfounded idea of "new politics." Every day matters, and Mayor Menino has been tirelessly working every single day for our city. No other candidate is as capable of moving Boston forward as he is. Mayor Menino continues to be our best choice to move forward with. Each of the other candidates is a step, or two, or three, back.

I have only lived here since September and am astonished that this man (Menino) has been re-elected --- not ONCE --- but numerous times. I chose to live in the Boston area because I love it. I was here on a consulting job for numerous months and absolutely was smitten by the city. I was, perhaps, 100 cars ahead when the slab fell on that poor woman. Imagine my surprise when it turns out that 'someone' had changed the specs that led to the tragedy. In management, it is the responsibility of the person "at the top" to TAKE the responsibility. Can anyone explain to me why he didn't resign at that point? And, what's this with his son? Whom do I vote for?

Im voting for him. Cheaaa Menino you got it. I think the city wouldnt be the same without him.

"Journalist" is a good example why this city, and even the state is in the trouble it is in. It is ridiculous to think that Menino is the best option we can come up with. He is an utter embarrassment who should be chased out of the city by an angry mob of people with pitch forks and torches. I don't dislike him because of his mush mouth, but the moronic policies he supports. He is ridiculous and should not be allowed to walk the streets unsupervised let alone run a city.

Yikes...this most be a nightmare...that wil be realized. Please dial 911...oh no employees...budget cuts...hum...to be continued....

VOTE FOR THIS GUY IS IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, FREINDS OF MY FAMILY IN EAST BOSTON HE REALLY KEEPS THINGS ON TRACK LIKE TIP O"NEAL.

I'd vote for him just to save the city the $ it would cost to change the signs that his name is on...they're EVERYWHERE. I can't imagine the cost...

OK, I'm all for new blood but let's not give him too much credit. The Big Dig was not a municipal level project. Of course the city had say on how it should be routed through the city etc, but the city did not employ the contractors and subcontractors. That rests squarely on the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. Why should Menino have resigned for something he had nothing to do with? I don't recall people calling for the head of the Minneapolis mayor when that bridge collapsed over the Mississippi a few years back, killing not one but thirteen people.

That said, I no longer live in Boston so I can't vote in this election, but unless the other candidates are so spectacularly bad that I'd think they'd do a worse job, I wouldn't even look at the name "Menino" on my ballot.

hmm. thz sux.. leave the man alone- hez tried but v cant continue to give him chances.. its time 4 a new mayor not becasue Mayor Menino was terrible- he has done a good job but certainly a better job can be done.. we need a new Mayor.. itz been stagnant and it sux!