sco has a must-read post (as are all of his posts) in support of Sen. Marian Walsh's (D-West Roxbury) proposal of an independent expert review board with subpoena power for the Big Dig, modeled on the Ward Commission, an expert panel … [Read more...]
Archives for August 4, 2006
Another Patrick Endorsement
I'd say my candidate is on a roll! According to "Political Intelligence" (no challenge here that that might be an oxymoron), Patrick has yet another key endorsement to follow up on the Harshbarger announcement earlier in the week. I think … [Read more...]
Too Left for me– Deval Patrick can’t win
Why do the Dems always shoot themselves in the foot by supporting big liberals like Deval Patrick? Deval is so far removed from the mainstream and reminds me of Dean.Like Dean, Deval is a great speaker but I often find him a … [Read more...]
Endorsement OPEN THREAD (with poll!)
Should Blue Mass. Group endorse a candidate in the Democratic primaries for Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, and/or contested legislative races? If so, how should we arrive at the decision on who to endorse - questionnaire, … [Read more...]
Gabrieli’s Big Dig/Bechtel Connection
By now, almost every BMG reader has heard Gabrieli utter the words (probably over and over and over), "And the Big Dig proves again that government is not getting the job done." The ad appears designed to cast Gabrieli as an outsider … [Read more...]
Marge Innovera
OK, here's my first take on what a poll's "margin of error" really means. (Title of this post shamelessly cribbed from the Car Talk guys, of course!)First, you don't actually get enough information just by knowing what the margin of … [Read more...]
For Those Who Care About Substance
I'm surprised to see folks paying that much attention to candidate's policy proposals. Don't you know too well by now that political candidates can promise you everything under the sun to look smart and thoughtful in order to get elected? … [Read more...]
Did You Hear the Rumor about Michael Flaherty
3. Finnigan, Brett, Fitzgerald, DiCara,.....these are names of recent times. Go back further and its the same thing. History is against the long talked about 'next mayor'. Mike got 17,000+ votes in last election. About 100,000 voted. … [Read more...]
Buy Our Ads — Or Else, Channel 4 poll
Here's the header on Jon Keller's blog today:"Poll Shows TV Blitz By Gabrieli, Reilly Paying Off"Anything wrong with a for-profit company that benefits from selling ads to candidates doing polling? Just asking.Buy our ads, your … [Read more...]