The I way see it is If you declare to run against Menino and he doesn't step aside you will get your ass kicked. If Menino doesn't pull papers you will be an also ran who upset Menino and non-Menino fans alike. Most likely never get … [Read more...]
Archives for February 27, 2013
How many innocents were burned at the stake in Salem?
On his recent trip to Germany Sec. John Kerry told German reporters: “It turned out that in Massachusetts, they weren’t as tolerant as they thought they were going to be. They had witch hunts in Salem, Mass., and they burned people at … [Read more...]
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act appears headed for demise
To judge from the early reports of today's arguments at the Supreme Court - and all the usual caveats apply about being careful about reading too much into what is said at argument - the Court seems prepared to invalidate section 5 of the … [Read more...]
Markey’s website is *finally* live
Good Lord did that ever take too long. But EdMarkey.com is finally up and running, and it's good, for the most part: It's fully fleshed out, with opportunities to sign up for canvassing and phone calls. The major shortcoming is its events … [Read more...]
A three-way Republican primary in MA-Sen
It's looking like there will be three Republicans vying to be our junior Senator. The Globe reports that Mike Sullivan - the former state rep from Abington, former Plymouth County district attorney, former US Attorney for Massachusetts, … [Read more...]