In last night's debate, Tom Reilly called out Deval Patrick for his involvement with predatory lending giant Ameriquest. I don't know the details of Patrick's involvement with Ameriquest's parent company, other than that it began in 2004, more than a year before the settlement was finalized, and that it generates more than $100,000 in income for Patrick. Maybe Patrick was brought in to help reform the company's practices, working from the inside, as he implies. But, the settlement was based on predatory lending practices for loans given up until December 31, 2005.

I'm also curious about where Tom Reilly got the information. I would hate to think he's going through his office's investigative files looking for dirt on his rivals.