Let's start with the obvious: last night was a really, really good night. In addition to the marquee races around here - President Obama and Elizabeth Warren - Joe Kennedy III won Barney Frank's seat by 25 points, handing Sean Bielat his … [Read more...]
Archives for November 7, 2012
A little walk down memory lane
to the last time Mitt lost an election, on what was otherwise a bad night for me. … [Read more...]
Catholic Democrats Congratulates President Obama & Vice President Biden on Reelection
Below is the press release that Catholic Democrats sent out early this morning congratulating President Obama and Vice President Biden on their reelection. Catholic Democrats Congratulates President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden … [Read more...]
Next up, deficit reduction and immigration
Now we begin the next round of chicken with deficit reduction. Expect Obama to sit down with Republican congressional leaders soon. Eventually he will offer up a plan loosely based on Bowles Simpson, designed to be acceptable to a majority … [Read more...]
My son’s first vote
My son cast his first vote last evening (in Somerville, Ward 5, Precinct 2). He waited in line for an hour and a half, his was vote number 1,550. I took a picture of the event, but I don't want to post it without his permission. This was … [Read more...]
How Warren did it, by the numbers
I have spent far too much time staring at the 2010 Special Election Results. Now I have a much more enjoyable page to look at: the 2012 Senate election results. These are almost, but not quite, done. They're close enough to shed some … [Read more...]
MA GOP Loses Seats in House
For all the talk of a silver lining talk in 2010 for the MA GOP in building the House, this past election shows the party once again regressing on Beacon Hill. The state Senate yielded no net gains. Democrats were able to keep vacated … [Read more...]
Return to civility and constructive thinking
It's sad that Mitch McConnell couldn't even be gracious for one night. Boehner wasn't much better. I haven't seen any comments yet from Pelosi or Reid, but they haven't exactly distinguished themselves the last two years. Imagine if both … [Read more...]
GOOD MORNING MASSACHUSETTS!
Some thoughts about last night ... Obama won, we took care of business in MA, and nationally it could have been a lot worse. (It could always be worse. We could be on fire.) In a way ... the Coakley debacle of 2010 was a blessing in … [Read more...]
A few thoughts on Brown-Warren
I think we can all agree that the People's Agreement was a mistake by him. In trying to keep out environmental, women's and labor groups in particular, he put himself in a position to destroy his own likeability. He should have counted on … [Read more...]