Before I continue, I want to make clear that I never was in favor of the Iraq war. In fact, I could not support John Kerry in the primaries because of his vote. I supported Wes Clark Democrat in the primaries because I figured … [Read more...]
Archives for January 21, 2006
End-of-Year Campaign Reports Shine Some Light
Deval Patrick was able to raise $1,485,000 from standing start in one year (not including the $300,000 he loaned his campaign) and spent most of it -- $1, 270,000. The Patrick campaign did reach their goal of having $500,000 Cash on … [Read more...]
Rove’s Opening
The NYT reports Rove wants Republicans to run on national security in 2006. That is an opening for Democrats, because the Republicans are weak on security right now:. Republicans were asleep at the switch on 9/11 and didn't protect us from … [Read more...]
Politicians love to spend , OPM (other peoples money)
It is upsetting to see the arrogance of Romney, Capuano, Patrick who have burned through either their campaign funds or have used taxpayer money without any sense of responsibility. I contributed to Romney's campaign as well as to others, … [Read more...]
Why the Obsession with Staying ‘Nicey-nicey’ on Here?
But I do not think we do the voting public any favors in a democracy when we fail to use the competitive election process to inform it of things that it should know. If being "nice" is a requirement in this discourse, I guess the … [Read more...]