Robert DeLeo blames casino woes on Deval Patrick By Hillary Chabot  |   Wednesday, August 4, 2010  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Politics Photo by Nancy Lane Gov. Deval Patrick is jeopardizing his re-election and “underestimating” voters if he kowtows to liberals and kills slots, Speaker Robert A. DeLeo told the Herald yesterday, as he blamed the “rigid” governor for the [...]

Hidden deep inside Gov. Deval Patrick’s new plan is a fine-print provision linking the gas tax rate to yearly inflation-fueled hikes in the consumer price index, guaranteeing Bay State drivers will keep getting hosed at the pump long after he leaves the Corner Office.