Here in Massachusetts, we have had a tradition of strong, progressive leaders from Barney Frank and Ed Markey to Elizabeth Warren and Deval Patrick. But not too long ago, bold, progressive action was met with resistance from party leaders … [Read more...]
Archives for August 23, 2014
Cops, guns, and the Attorney General’s office
As I said yesterday, the recent events in Ferguson, MO have caused me to totally rethink the race for Attorney General. Both Warren Tolman and Maura Healey are competent, basically progressive lawyers, each with some interesting and … [Read more...]
Comment of the day: what’s happened to the Mass. GOP?
In a generally very worthwhile thread regarding the dynamics of the upcoming race for Governor, the always astute centralmassdad poses an interesting theory. A single foolish incident in autumn swings these elections often. Silber snarling … [Read more...]
Marian Ryan for District Attorney
Just kidding. I haven't seen polling for the Middlesex DA race, but I can't imagine the recent news that Ryan withheld pages of a report on the Jared Remy murder will help her. Yesterday the Globe reported that Ryan withheld 19 pages … [Read more...]