Certainly, there are advantages. First, it guarantees that any challenge will produce a contested election in November. It also gives everyone a chance to participate in the entire process.Many cities already have this provision … [Read more...]
Archives for November 9, 2006
Something That Has Been Bothering Me
My question is: Why is Reconstruction used as the beginning of time in this scenario? I've done some admittedly quick research and I can't find a satisfactory answer. It doesn't seem likely to me that there was a black governor before … [Read more...]
Best explanation yet for Tuesday night’s results
Republicans Blame Election Losses On DemocratsNovember 7, 2006 | Issue 4245WASHINGTON, DCRepublican officials are blaming tonight's GOP losses on Democrats, who they claim have engaged in a wide variety of "aggressive, premeditated, … [Read more...]
“Restoration” Ministry To “Cure” Gays Barbaric
To the editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette: Following revelations of Pastor Ted Haggards sexual immorality with a gay male escort, the disgraced clergyman is being subjected to an ordeal more akin to witch-doctoring than … [Read more...]
MA Budget and Policy Center: MA taxes 32nd of 50
Additionally, tax levels as a share of personal income have declined more in Massachusetts over the last two-and-a-half decades than in almost any other state. Between FY 1978 and FY 2004, state and local tax revenue as a share of personal … [Read more...]
ConCon: th-th-th-that’s all, folks!
The joint session has voted 109-87 to adjourn until January 2, 2007, at 2 pm. In theory, I suppose, there's no reason they couldn't still vote to advance the marriage question to the next session at that point, since the session … [Read more...]
ConCon: motion to adjourn
Rep. Rushing has moved to adjourn the session to January, and has been seconded. There will be no debate; the roll-call is ongoing now.UPDATE: A close vote in the Senate; Trav voted "no." Now we wait for the House vote. … [Read more...]
ConCon: question 19 still on the floor, and debate continues [update: Q19 is defeated]
Senator Joyce (D-Milton) is up. This might be a long one, since he's starting with a historical overview.... Shorter than I thought. Rep. Byron Rushing is up.... Rushing is talking at length -- expect someone to rise soon to ask … [Read more...]
“The Fix”- Webb Victory Makes Virginia a “Toss-up” State?
According to "The Fix", Jim Webb's Senate victory in Virginia over long-time GOP hack George Allen moves the state out of the red column and into a, umm, purple one. The post explains that the conversion of voters in Northern Virginia to … [Read more...]
ConCon: no end in sight for marriage debate
After another interlude featuring two of the week's biggest losers, we return you to the still-ongoing marriage debate.Loscocco is still going, making perhaps the most tortured argument yet heard today.... Now we're taking one of these … [Read more...]
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