Onion: "Tentacle Quickly Smooths Romney's Hair" Borowitz: A Letter from Mitt Romney About My Finances SOUTH CAROLINA (The Borowitz Report) – Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has released the following letter … [Read more...]
Archives for January 20, 2012
I went to Scott Brown’s Reelection Campaign Kick-off Last Night
This was originally posted this as a comment in David's diary Scott Brown reelect kickoff #fail. I went to Scott Brown's reelection campaign kick-off Thursday night since it was here in Worcester. WHAT A SNOOZER. But it was … [Read more...]
Occupy Boston: Summit and Teach in with Pam Wilmot, Avi Green, and others regarding Citizens United: Get the Money Out of Politics!
Here is the complete schedule for both Friday and Saturday (I know, Friday has come and gone - but it shows how in depth this program is and what is offered by all involved). Saturday includes a presentation by Laurence Lessig, as well … [Read more...]
Playing out a scenario for the GOP primaries – help me out
Imagine if you will: Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina tomorrow by 5 points over Romney (could well happen). Ron Paul comes in third, as usual, and Rick Santorum is a disappointing fourth. Following that, Santorum, who is out of money and … [Read more...]
F. Scott Brown: The rich are different
Some literary themes really are timeless. "The Rich Boy", 1926: "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, … [Read more...]
According to Scott Brown, George Washington Was A Hypocrite
George Washington Was A Hypocrite By Paul Krugman OK, that’s not what I believe. But it’s apparently what Scott Brown believes. Via Steve Benen, Brown’s campaign is going all out on the proposition that Elizabeth Warren is a big … [Read more...]
Scott Brown Super PAC Ban Failure
Scott Brown is racking up the failures today, and it looks like he might be adding the Super PAC ban to his list. The Globe is reporting that Brown and Warren failed to reach an ad ban agreement today. It seems that Brown's camp added … [Read more...]
Scott Brown reelect kickoff #fail
Remember how two years ago, Scott Brown held a rally at Mechanics Hall in Worcester and everyone showed up? Curt Schilling was there, and Doug Flutie, and 3,200 other supporters? For the record, there was a capacity crowd of 2,200 in the … [Read more...]
Why is Mitt Romney dissing the Boston Herald?
Here's a weird one. The Boston Herald pretty much hearts Mitt Romney - after all, it offered a full-throated endorsement of his candidacy right before the Iowa caucuses. And the Globe has never shown Romney much love, seeing as how it … [Read more...]
The Tea Party’s Empty Dance Card
Well there you have it, another onetime Tea Party favorite has dropped out of the 2012 race to be America’s president thereby shrinking the field of “viable” candidates that a Tea Party true believer could vote for this coming November. In … [Read more...]