There has been no small amount of justified hand-wringing about George Will's latest column. I don't want to spoil it (completely), so go read it. Good. You're back. Let's talk about those last lines: Instead, the nation, which is … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2, 2012
Q3 is about Pot Convenience Stores – Not Sick People
Marijuana is NOT medicine. Let's not kid ourselves Patients deserve and can get real FDA approved treatments that work. In states with “medical” marijuana, pot shops are everywhere, substance abuse among teens has risen and more people … [Read more...]
Fact-checking Brown’s 54% with-party voting claim
Last night, Scott Brown unleashed an eyebrow-raiser: he votes as often with Democrats as with Republicans. (Because, you know, he's an Independent or an independent or something.) Later Brown was more precise: he votes with Republicans only … [Read more...]
Brown Misleads on Unions, Republican Leader
As some research has suggested about debates, they may not do much to actually move an election. They certainly can, but not always. To that end, they are an opportunity for challengers to be an equal footing to the incumbent. In any of … [Read more...]
Where’s Scott’s Organization? Sign of Weakness Should Encourage the Rogue Supporters
Maybe that's what caused the anxiety in his voice last night. He saw Scott Brown signs tied to fences. Not in hands like the scores of Warren sign holders. Where are the fans from two years ago? What the hell is happening here? He's a … [Read more...]
Unemployment compensation IS NOT welfare
Last night, Scott Brown pivoted from questions about unemployment to observations about welfare. I hope I'm not the only one to notice, and to note that unemployment compensation is not welfare. Mr. Brown has blocked several efforts to … [Read more...]
Capitalizing on Scott Brown’s “Scalia moment”
How's this for an Elizabeth Warren ad? It might move a few votes in a carefully targeted buy. The scene is Warren sitting in her house looking right into the camera, as she very effectively did in this ad. WARREN: One of the most … [Read more...]
Shhhh! Time For Rogues To Go Eric Fehrnstrom on Scott Brown
Okay all ye good samaritans out there who want to see Brown go down, if you really want it than now is the time to get to work. Let the campaign and John Walsh do their thing. This for the "rogue volunteers". For those who want to help … [Read more...]
Mass gov is in the hotel business? why?
"The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has paid $33 million for a 5.6-acre lot near the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center to be used for construction of two mid‐priced hotels, according to MCCA executive director James … [Read more...]
Warren wins, despite the horrendous moderator
Sometimes good news come from unexpected sources. So it was this morning, when I learned that Channel 7's Andy Hiller, whom nobody would confuse with a lefty sympathizer, declared Elizabeth Warren the unequivocal winner of last night's … [Read more...]