Somebody needs to tell Frank Maher
that he’s not a state senator anymore
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| At the left in this picture is Frank Maher. What do you suppose he’s thinking? |
By Will Collette
Losing by a ten point margin wasn’t
enough to make an impression on former state Senator Frank Maher (R-District
34 which includes half of Charlestown) who is still acting as if he was still senator.
Appearing recently on the dais for
the Coventry-West Greenwich Elks veterans’ ceremony, Maher was identified as State Senator even though he lost in November to Cathie Cool Rumsey
by 1,341 votes.
In the Elks photo supplied to the Coventry Patch, Maher is shown looking like
something very unpleasant had just happened. Fill in your own caption.
Maher was also seen harrumphing along to a recent anti-gun control rally at the State House, again acting as if he was an elected official.
Maher’s main claim to fame during
his two terms as a state senator was winning the passage of a bill that
drastically reduces the penalties faced by criminals who use a crossbow in the
commission of a felony.
Perhaps he was confused and thought
that crossbows, his apparent weapon of choice, would be covered in the various
gun control measures currently being considered by the General Assembly.
Or maybe he’s just getting himself
positioned for a rematch with Cathie Rumsey in 2014.
While we’re waiting, here’s a little
song in honor of former State Senator Frank Maher, Dan Hicks’s cover of a
favorite Homer and Jethro classic:
