I can't believe I'm so late to this party! But I still beat CNN. :-D With 84% of the vote in, BMG News declares Hillary Clinton the winner of the Indiana primary. ✓Clinton 537,776 52% Obama 499,004 48% … [Read more...]
Archives for May 6, 2008
Did Obama Just Win the Primary? [Tar Heel/Hoosier Open Thread]
No! Holler the supporters of Senator Clinton: he hasn't won 2,025 pledged delegates, and until that day comes he hasn't won the election. True enough, but even though we can't be sure that the sun will rise tomorrow morning until it … [Read more...]
2.7 Billion in tax revenue collected in April – 1.1 billion over “benchmark” for the year
Also, Secretary Kirwan ignored the soaring rates and costs of incarceration. As some may recall, I posted about that here: http://bluemassgroup.com/s... As a state, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts spends more on incarceration … [Read more...]
Arthur Powell UnPledged DNC Delegate
Arthur Powell ******************************* 2008 Senate District Coordinator Clinton for President Campaigned in NH, Maine and Rhode Island Foreclosure Seminar with Cong. Niki Tsongas 2007 Member of the state party's executive committee … [Read more...]
Aw, heck: NC & IN reaction thread
I keep expecting this thread to show up, but not so far. Obama gets NC in his column the second the polls close. Indiana was a must-win for Clinton, and by all appearances she won it. Can we continue the BMG tradition of calling … [Read more...]
Sign Petition For Election Day Registration
Sen. Therese Murray, the president of the State Senate, now controls the fate of the Election Day Registration bill. She can call for a vote on the bill, or she can effectively kill it by doing nothing. The Governor says he'll sign the … [Read more...]
Governor’s speech on green energy
... to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this past weekend. I heard it Sunday night on 'BUR ... and it's pretty good. Here's the link ...And I really believe we must think of this as a shift in age, not merely a shift in … [Read more...]
John and Elizabeth Edwards tell all to People Magazine!!!
Well, maybe not "all." But they did tell People (to the great annoyance of the rest of the MSM) that: they will not endorse either remaining candidate, saving their political capital for their own causes - his, fighting poverty; hers, … [Read more...]
The Legislature We Could Have
1) MORE EMPOWERING The legislature needs to diffuse power from the hands of the few to the hands of the many. It should break up the monopoly on power and staff concentrated in leadership offices and in the Ways and Means Committee. … [Read more...]
Globe calls out Rep. Vallee on alleged threats in the House (but Ernie had it first)
Today's Globe brings us further developments on ... let's see, what shall we call it? ThreatGate? Drop your suggestions in the comments. Anyway, the news is that Sal DiMasi has asked the House Ethics Committee (not to be … [Read more...]