With all the discussion of endorsements and whether or not they play a role in anyone's decision, a question came to my mind. Does the campaign team make a decision when you are making an endorsement? Are you looking for a good … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2009
Mike Capuano for Senate
I was going to cross-post my entire endorsement here, but it ended up being too rambling and personal. Let's put a little Somerville in the Senate. Say what you want about the place, it's never been dull. Mike Capuano has a history of … [Read more...]
The Wife Knows Somebody Now
Yes my wife. The corporate can frisk my wife wife. My wife who is not supposed to let her personal outside of work interests conflict with the unknown and totally undefined commercial for profit interests of "The Center", their … [Read more...]
Why We’re Part of People First
Over the past decade, our state economy has been growing faster than net spending. That means the economy has been growing faster than our budget. But during this same timeframe, state taxes and fees have been growing much slower than the … [Read more...]
Boston Herald Endorses Capuano
The reality is that as smart - and committed - as the Democratic contenders for U.S. Senate are, no flesh-and-blood human being can duplicate the four decades of experience the late Sen. Ted Kennedy brought to the job. And while this … [Read more...]
From this morning’s debate: one good answer, and a couple of bad ones
By contrast, the other candidates handled this one poorly. Capuano, who answered first, said that he gave Bush credit for being someone who "stuck to his principles," and that he "said what he believed, and actually tried to follow … [Read more...]
HUA! Gen. Wesley Clark endorses Khazei
From the Khazei Campaign Website: Former N.A.T.O. Supreme Allied Commander and Four-Star General Wesley Clark Endorses Alan General Wesley Clark released the following statement in an email to the Khazei campaign: "I am proud today to … [Read more...]
I Endorse Mike Capuano for Senate
There is the other progressive in the race, Alan Khazei, and I hope he runs for office in the future. A lot of my progressive friends are on board with his campaign, but I have two major problems with him: one, that on a practical level, … [Read more...]
A Flip Flop or Not, That is the Question
The statements were made at a forum in 2005 around the same time as Congress debated the re-authorization of the Patriot Act. She was on stage with Bush lackey and now Aschroft law buddy Michael Sullivan. Good Company. The Capuano … [Read more...]
Live-blogging this morning’s Senate debate
That's right -- there's a debate this morning! (Who knew? Shouldn't these things be better publicized?) It's being streamed and live-blogged on the Herald's website. But my live-blog will be better. … [Read more...]
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