The Palin/McCain Ryan/Romney campaign needs a SuperPAC to win back the votes of the 39 percent of American households that own dogs: CNN: Speaking in a state that gets 20 percent of its electricity from wind power, Obama on … [Read more...]
Archives for August 15, 2012
Update: Yeah, maybe not. Was: Scott Brown Plagiarizes Again
For those who don't remember, Scott Brown was caught plagiarizing from Elizabeth Dole back in October. At the time he brushed it off as an "oversight". But there he goes again: his issues page contains text which appears to be lifted … [Read more...]
State Votes to Change Its Most Cost-Effective Health Plan [Edited – see header note]
Note: I've left this post unmodified, but there is a factual inaccuracy I want to correct. The law does not require MassHealth to entirely phase out its fee-for-service plan: it can implement an alternative payment plan that keeps … [Read more...]
The Reviews Are In: Republican Scott Brown Lacks Substance
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow on Twitter.] Yesterday, Republican Scott Brown delivered remarks that were billed in advance as a “major policy speech.” Given that Brown’s campaign has … [Read more...]
Wind Energy Opponents Pre-Reject Results of Test They Demanded
Just as sound tests prepare to begin on two wind turbines in Fairhaven, opponents have announced - before the test has even happened - that they won't be appeased no matter what the test results show. If the sound results come back normal, … [Read more...]
Shadowboxing for the Senate
Some young polling fellers just out of Suffolk U. pointed us to this post, which got us thinking again: Why is the MA Senate race so stable -- and in a tie, at that? Why haven't Scott Brown or Elizabeth Warren broken through yet? For … [Read more...]
More on GOP dirty tricks 2012
George W. Bush was elected in part because his brother purged thousands of democratic voters from the FL rolls before the election. Now the NYT calls out the latest Republican trip to the well: If you live in Butler or Warren counties in … [Read more...]