Martha Coakley is a dogged hardworking human being. That's her only sin. Those of you still wondering what she stands for can finally open your eyes: she stands for an honest days pay for an honest days work and y'all could have seen that … [Read more...]
Archives for November 5, 2014
Looking forward – implementing the questions and a look at 2018
The one question that went "our" way is also the one about which I felt most strongly, but we do need to deal with the fallout of the others. This is what I recommend to alleviate the losses. For Q1 - Make it a sales tax. Gas is … [Read more...]
A @#$%burger to go: even yet still more takeaway
If you haven't read Bill Scher ("Good News Democrats, You're Going To Lose") and Norman Ornstein on the coming GOP crackup in the Congress, they may well have you feeling better about 2016. The next two years will be an absolute $#$%show, … [Read more...]
Working families
Martha Coakley can now be placed on the scrapheap of Democrats who wore out the phrase "working families" while running unsuccessfully for Governor in Massachusetts. She joins Scott Harshbarger, Shannon O'Brien, Tom Birmingham and Tom … [Read more...]
Looking on the Bright Side of Election Results – Baker Owes Brian Wallace, Tim Cahill, and Tookie a Beer- When’s Everett Casino Injunction Coming?
Scott Brown lost. Just keep thinking how much today would have sucked if Scott Brown won. Martha Coakley is no more. Rinse and repeat. Martha Coakley is no more. Feels good, doesn't it? Admit it. One step backward for two … [Read more...]
Some Good News for Dems and Progressives
While we all deconstruct the governor's race and bemoan losses in the U.S. Senate, we should keep in mind some significant victories for Democrats and progressives. Here are some that for me are close to home--literally and … [Read more...]
A few takeaways from a bad night
Well, well, well. Another day, another midterm bloodbath. And this time, unlike 2010, we can't even be all self-satisfied by looking at how bravely Massachusetts withstood a national Republican juggernaut. There was really only one race … [Read more...]
Citizens United 1 Massachusetts 0: Coakley Concedes
Politics is a business and money has the loudest voice: yesterday's election was a stark demonstration of the point. In Massachusetts, Baker outspent Coakley approximately 2-1 — CommonWealth magazine put the total for third party groups at … [Read more...]
When Baker cuts 5,000 state employees and services, just remember
It was this pages lack of enthusiasm that enabled him to sneak past Martha by a mere 30,000 or so votes. Perhaps, this unfortunate outcome would have been avoided had the base on this site not knee capped Martha by the endless gripping … [Read more...]
Election 2014 Post-Mortem #1: On Martha Coakley
Back in April, I attended the Gubernatorial Forum hosted by Progressive Massachusetts during its Second Annual Policy Conference. During the session with Coakley, the moderator (Jordan Berg-Powers) asked her how, especially in the … [Read more...]