Gomez got 45% of the vote. Very low voter turn out. Markey was a weak candidate. He won votes because he was less bad. It is too bad Massachusets does not have someone great to send to the Senate. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
MA-05: Karen Spilka campaign kick-off 7/1 at 7 PM in Framingham
State Senator Karen Spilka (D - Ashland) has announced the grand opening of her campaign office and the kickoff of her campaign for the seat vacated by Ed Markey as he assumes his new duties as Massachusetts' junior senator. The … [Read more...]
In CD-5, Vote Your Aspirations
As a resident within the Massachusetts 5th Congressional District, I have had the privilege of being represented by Ed Markey. I, along with most of the folks reading this blog, worked hard to ensure that he became our new Senator-Elect -- … [Read more...]
EXTRA EXTRA!! Historical Testimony in Bulger Trial: Boston Globe Either Blackmailed FBI or FBI Blackmailed Globe to Go After Bill Bulger
What did a bunch of Globies do? What did they know and when did they know it? This is like the Catholic Church pedophile horror. The collapse of the legitimacy of most news media starting with the Globe. Here's what happened. Former … [Read more...]
Ethics and Transparency Plank of Democratic Platform Draft a Disgrace
Compared to the rest of the platform there is very little substance to the Ethics and Transparency Plank of Democratic Platform Draft ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY Massachusetts Democrats believe that public officials should be held to the … [Read more...]
How Maine benefits from the shale-oil field in North Dakota
First and foremost, let me wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July. I am so lucky to be invited a neighborhood party with great food, alcohol, and fireworks. To be honest, the fireworks display rivals Boston. I wish you all could be … [Read more...]
This victory belongs to you
“This victory belongs to you.” That’s what Ed Markey told the crowd celebrating his win on Tuesday night, and indeed, this victory belongs to every volunteer who spent time on the phone and knocking on doors in neighborhoods across the … [Read more...]
Surprised?
I guess I shouldn't have been that surprised to see this article in the State House News, but I still am. “I am surprised because I felt that the legislation which was voted on and approved yesterday by overwhelming majorities in both … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: Supreme Court Frees Americans From Voting
Borowitz: SUPREME COURT FREES AMERICANS FROM BURDEN OF VOTING WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — By a five-to-four vote, the Supreme Court today acted, in the words of Justice Antonin Scalia, “to relieve millions of Americans from the … [Read more...]
California Polluting Energy Heir Wasted $1.5 Million Fighting Ed Markey
John Jordan, heir to a polluting energy fortune who now runs his family's California vineyard, decided to dump $1.5 million into trying to defeat Ed Markey in the special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Markey won by 10 points, a … [Read more...]
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