Does the recent imbroglio over Mitt Romney's hand-picked Turnpike Chairman and transportation secretary John Cogliano's rehiring of Bechtel to fix the tunnel they broke remind you of anything?Let's compare RomneyCo's response to this string … [Read more...]
Archives for October 27, 2006
A Last Push for Out-Of-State Giving
If our gifts to out-of-state campaigns are going to make a difference, they have to be counted while decisions about spending are still being made. The Netroots combined page on ActBlue is making its final push tonight, to reach $1.5 … [Read more...]
Take my vote, please…
A couple of days ago there was an excellent article on Ars Technica entitled How to steal an election by hacking the vote. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in having reliable vote transparency and accountability. You don't have to … [Read more...]
Muffy the Hypocrite strikes again!
The hits just keep on coming -- check out this little tidbit in the Herald [http://news.bostonhe...] Rapists ex-lawyer in Healey campWhile Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey has blasted Deval Patrick for supporting Ben LaGuer, one of the convicted … [Read more...]
A peculiarity at the Globe
Here's something that struck me as odd.Let's think back about a week - specifically, before the plethora of polls this week unanimously showing Deval Patrick with roughly a 25 point lead over Kerry Healey. Before the first of those … [Read more...]
Haverhill Rally
I scribbled a few notes and took a couple pictures. I will try to post more on it later. Several local Republicans attended and are supporing Deval … [Read more...]
A big THANK YOU from Congressman Jim McGovern
I wanted to thank all of you who attended Wednesday's rally in Worcester for helping to make it such a great event. I know that Deval and Tim were thrilled with the attendance and the energy, and President Clinton called to say how … [Read more...]
Harvard extends an invitation to the BMG community
Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society is hosting a "Celebration of Political Bloggers" on Monday, October 30, starting at 5 pm. They've invited the BMG community to attend -- the idea is to discuss and celebrate … [Read more...]
Tuesday 10/31 — Campaign ’06 Night at the Bell in Hand
Drinking Liberally has two Boston area chapters, and is about to add a third. Come join us every week at Boston's home for all things progressive, and promote democracy, one pint at a time. -- Boston: Wednesdays, Globe Bar, … [Read more...]
Spitzer and NYC Establishment Back Patrick
[Cross-posted at Truth & Progress] Candidate Deval Patrick surveyed a sea of grey and black suits at 9.00 this morning at a command center for the New York establishment: the Cambridge Room of the Harvard Club. He began with humility. … [Read more...]