Fascinating. The 48-year-old Khazei offers a strong vision for success in the Senate, channeling the energy of activist groups and private-sector policy incubators while dedicating himself to the laborious task of building legislative … [Read more...]
Archives for November 28, 2009
Boston Magazine Must Read — Martha Coakley’s Finances
I don't necessarily think of B-Mag as the place for hard-hitting journalism. However, the December issue certainly has an interesting summary/take-down on Coakley's campaign finances, which should not be ignored. It also answers the … [Read more...]
Mr. Limbaugh’s Nazi Obsession
It is a cardinal rule in American political discourse that one refrain from associating an opponent or an opposing position with Adolph Hitler or the Nazis. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) discovered this all too well when he found himself on … [Read more...]
Coakley 12.8 Challenge for funds and votes
This is a sophisticated piece of code, which begs the question, was all the work done since Martha announced her candidacy or has she been campaigning using state funds for months before that? We should hearing soon from the FEC soon … [Read more...]
The health care / anti-abortion amendment decision tree
Here are the sixteen possible outcomes of this tree: Candidate votes against amendment, amendment fails, candidate votes against bill, bill fails Candidate votes against amendment, amendment fails, candidate votes against bill, bill … [Read more...]
Has It Really Come to This?
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. Markos quoted in Washington Monthly: Two in five Democratic voters either consider themselves unlikely to vote at this point in time, or have already made the firm decision to remove themselves from the … [Read more...]
Michael Dukakis Officially Endorsing Capuano
Dear Friend, Tomorrow, I am formally endorsing Mike Capuano for US Senate during the Brookline Open Mike at the Washington Square Tavern, 714 Washington Street at 3:30pm. I have known Mike Capuano ever since I met him as a young staffer … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue
Palin, a Republican gift that keeps giving. Here the "Alaskan Aphrodite" fights through her handlers to get duped a second time (Palin aficionados no doubt remember her campaign chat with "Nicholas Sarkozy") by a Canadian comedian. She … [Read more...]
Mike Capuano reaffirms his Afghanistan policy
Congressmen Mike Capuano joined NECN's Good Morning Live as a guest the day after Thanksgiving. On the race: He said that being the underdog all his life has prepared him for this final stretch over which he plans to make up the ground … [Read more...]