One problem with single-party Democrat rule as they have in Massachusetts is that the lack of competition breeds arrogance and allows lowlifes to achieve positions of power. Consider the administration of Governor Maura Healey:

LaMar Cook, who has served as deputy director of Healey’s western Massachusetts office since 2023, was charged with trafficking over 200 grams of cocaine, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition related to the bust, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced Wednesday.

He wasn’t just over 200 grams. He was way over:

Multiple parcels containing about 21 kilograms of cocaine have been seized by Massachusetts State Police throughout the investigation into Cook.

You thought the little bag of cocaine Joe Biden’s bagman Hunter evidently left in White House was bad?

Cook was arrested during a Tuesday traffic stop, three days after authorities conducted a “controlled delivery operation” of eight kilos of coke to the Springfield State Office Building, where the Healey staffer worked.

In Cook’s defense, he is compliant with the DEI principles upon which staffing decisions are made under Democrat rule.

A top aide to Gov. Maura Healey is a drug trafficker. This is beyond shocking. This is a reflection not just on our governor and her failed leadership and management skills, but on our entire state, and we shouldn’t tolerate it. Gov. Healey owes Massachusetts an explanation.…

— Brian Shortsleeve for Massachusetts (@ShortsleeveMA) October 29, 2025

On a tip from Jack D.