Part 1 Foreplay "Does it matter in the case of Congressman Frank what I would have preferred?" Patrick said, smiling. Can’t find the spot on msnbc.com, it ran just before I posted at around 3:35pm this afternoon. Frank Phillips (who has … [Read more...]
Archives for February 1, 2013
BMG exclusive (I think): Jack E. Robinson considering a Senate run
Jack E. Robinson emails BMG as follows: I'm mulling pulling papers on Monday as an Independent, which I changed to right after the November election! Robinson, as you may recall, ran as a Republican against Steve Lynch several years ago. … [Read more...]
Scott Brown will not run for Senate
Scott Brown has just announced that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming special election to replace John Kerry in the US Senate. Scott Brown will not run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry, the Herald has learned. "U … [Read more...]
Janet Wu: statement coming shortly from Scott Brown
Janet Wu tweets that Scott Brown "will put out a statement @ 1 pm today." Now, Scott Brown has done some odd things in his career, but surely one of the oddest would be to announce that he is running for Senate in what would instantly … [Read more...]
Lynch: Not exactly a non-bigot
... and certainly no advocate of religious tolerance, or neighborliness, or the First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of religion. From a few years ago, when Lynch faced a primary challenge (read the whole thing): Lynch: Moslems … [Read more...]
What type of Democrat[s] are we?
I started this as a reply to David's post "Lynch hits the ground running," but decided it deserves it's own post because vetting our two candidates is an important discussion to have. I hope the readers will agree. And in the interest of … [Read more...]
Does Brown Really Want it?
The Globe has reported that two leaders within the MA GOP are saying that Brown is now reluctant to run in the US Senate special election and now the NRSC is involved. With time running short, Washington Republicans have begun a “full … [Read more...]
Convention Date Moved – Democratic Dispatch February 1st
On Thursday night the Democratic State Committee voted to move the State Convention to July 13. This date is after the special general election for U. S. Senate. Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman, John Walsh, recommended the change so … [Read more...]
Kerry Farewell Gig at Faneuil Hall
Nice send-off for the Secretary of State tonight at Fanueil Hall. High point for me was seeing Senator-be-Be Cowan's eyes light up when I introduced myself as a fellow Stoughton resident. Not what usually happens when you mention that. … [Read more...]
Kirsten Hughes wins a squeaker to head Mass. GOP
Congratulations to our friend Kirsten Hughes, who won the hotly-contested election for Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party. Apparently it was a long and, to judge from Herald reporter Joe Battenfeld's tweets, annoying … [Read more...]