Rasmussen (who, remember, has a well-documented history of skewing in favor of the Republican candidate) has now polled the Senate race three times, to my knowledge. The first poll, released on March 1, had Scott Brown up 5 points, 49-44 … [Read more...]
Archives for May 8, 2012
It’s not nothing. It’s racist. So reject it.
Now I'm starting to get mad. This whole kerfuffle over Elizabeth Warrens Cherokee heritage is, to be perfectly blunt, a racist meme: it relies on a subtext of inferiority and class subservience long engrained in our culture... … [Read more...]
Scott Brown joins Republican filibuster of bill to prevent student loan interest rate hike
Scott Brown, who claims to want to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling, today voted to filibuster a bill that would do just that. His reason, presumably, is the one put forward by Republican leader Mitch McConnell: he … [Read more...]
Brown Continues Campaign Parody
Scott Brown is slowly inching his way towards the Jerry Seinfeld of campaigns. A campaign about nothing. Today, Brown injects himself personally into the made up Warren heritage controversy: Serious questions have been raised about … [Read more...]
RSVP: President Obama in Boston on June 25
Join President Obama for his first general election fundraiser in Boston on Monday, June 25! RSVP here: http://bit.ly/JbOzwm Now that the general election is officially underway, the choice could not be clearer and the stakes could … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick Talks Sense on Immigration
This is the kind of pragmatic approach to problem solving that helped Deval Patrick triumph over the Massachusetts Democratic machine on his first election and see off Republican dream candidate Charlie Baker walking away in his second. In … [Read more...]
House Bill on Payment Reform
The House version of payment reform creates a new mega agency, the Division of Health Care Cost and Quality. To be fair, the House collapses a few other state agencies into the new Division, but there is no question this entity is … [Read more...]
Two Profiles In Courage
From the Presidential campaign news today, two profiles in courage. The first is from Mitt Romney. Remember in 2008 when John McCain stood up to a voter making crazy accusations about Barack Obama? In 2008, Senator John McCain of … [Read more...]