Charlie Baker begins by telling you that despite what Governor Patrick says, Charlie is going to tell you "about the actual state of our state." Baker says when the Governor took over three years ago, the state had a $1B surplus and … [Read more...]
Archives for January 22, 2010
New poll on why MA voters voted for Scott Brown.
Washington PostDissatisfaction with the direction of the country, antipathy toward federal government activism and opposition to the Democrats' health-care proposals drove the upset election of Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown of … [Read more...]
Haiti: PLEASE HELP!
LISTEN UP! WAMC, WFCR, and WBUR are now broadcasting a benefit concert given by James Taylor in Great Barrington. James was introduced by our Governor. You can contribute on the Partners in Health website. There will be a 2nd concert … [Read more...]
The Electronic Vote Count
In the most recent election, there were 71 locations where the vote was counted by hand. In those hand-counted locations, Martha Coakley won with 51.12% of the vote, compared with Brown at 47.77%. Interestingly, in 187 locations … [Read more...]
Well… it was a nice democracy, while it lasted…
Citizens United tried, in the District Court, to make this a 'facial test' and, basically, were laughed at. So they dropped the facial challenge and brought it to the Supremes as an 'as applied' challenge ('facial challenge' is … [Read more...]
Stinky The Clown at DU has a suggestion re corporate personhood
We need three unmarried volunteers to challenge the Supremes' dreadful decision Two of the unmarried people should form a corporation. The third shall marry it. Ideally the three will be of the same gender. If not of the same gender, it … [Read more...]
Call to Arms! Eight Reps call for return to democracy on Beacon Hill!
To begin this process, we are focusing on five areas that we believe will begin to restore the balance of power in the membership and insure that issues will receive both proper consideration and debate. We have developed specific proposals … [Read more...]
Invoking the Kennedy Mystique
Scott Brown tempted political fate when he invoked the image of John F. Kennedy in a TV ad during the notorious "sitzkrieg" of Martha Coakley's campaign. But like every other tactic Brown tried, even dabbling in Camelot was a stroke of … [Read more...]
Supreme Court decision a disgrace
How am I supposed to compete with Wall Street in a money race? How does MoveOn.org balance Goldman Sachs? How do the unions? They don't. Again, obviously. To me it's not hyperbole to say conservatives on the Supreme Court have betrayed the … [Read more...]
Who else lost on Tuesday?
It's the hottest game in town: listing the winners and losers from Tuesday's election. My pick for one of the losers: Charlie Baker. Sure, the election can be seen as an ominous warning to Deval Patrick. But, first of all, that's a … [Read more...]