First I have to say this - I had a bad primary night. All of my statewide picks came up short. I would have preferred John Tierney be renominated, though that is not my district. I had a couple of friends in the Merrimack Valley who … [Read more...]
Archives for September 9, 2014
Martha Coakley Is Your Democratic Nominee for #MAGOV; Grossman, Berwick concede
And that's all there is. It is our standard-bearer Attorney General Martha Coakley vs. Charlie Baker in November. Very best of luck to her. Let us say this: For all that we have moped and complained about 2010, she has returned a vastly … [Read more...]
Supreme Judicial Court and the Middlesex Clerk of Courts Michael Sullivan
It will be interesting to see now what the SJC and the Ethics Commission think about Michael Sullivan and his private business dealings with the developer in Cambridge. Sullivan did not wait the one year cooling off period when he got off … [Read more...]
Looking like Healey, Kerrigan, Ryan, and Goldberg winning their races pretty easily
In the down-ballot state races, the big surprise is looking like Maura Healey. Recent polls had suggested that she was opening up a lead ... but wow, did anyone really think she'd be up 25 points with 61% reporting?? I thought that the … [Read more...]
Tierney concedes – Moulton the winner
Well this is stunning. Tierney came down with a minute's notice and conceded the race to Moulton. RT @GlobePolitical: Live updates: http://t.co/cj7xznhWEi#ma06#mapoli RT @GlobeKMcCabe: Tierney concedes pic.twitter.com/9d5ygr7XYw — Matt … [Read more...]
Primary night open thread
Away we go! … [Read more...]
The People Who Care Voted
Is it my self-righteous bias or is there truth in the belief that the minority of citizens who are the ones that chose to vote today are the people who value democracy and really care about community and civic life. Could there be … [Read more...]
Whatever the Problem, Very Serious People’s Solution is Always More All-Out War
The Washington Post editorial board, which Republicans would have you believe is part of our "liberal" media, today demands President Obama lead us into nothing short of all-out, indefinite war in Iraq, Syria, and wherever else war takes … [Read more...]
I’m Calling Out Bob Kraft for Supporting the NFL Commish on the Ray Rice Video. Kraft Is The Problem. Time For Protests At NFL Games
Bob Kraft went on national television today and lectured us that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did the best he could in investigating the Ray Lewis elevator incident but was unsuccessful in obtaining the tape. That's a blatant lie … [Read more...]
Predictions Open Thread
Who you think will win, by what percentages. I'll start. Gov: Coakley (51%) Grossman (37%) Berwick (12%) LG: Kerrigan (38%) Lake (32%) Cheung (30%) AG: Healey (53%) Tolman (47%) Treasurer: Feingold (42%) Goldberg (35%) Conroy … [Read more...]