Gabrielli's team is hard at work on getting the 500, just got a message asking me to sign on … [Read more...]
Blute decides against Senate run; begs Mihos to invite him to run for LG
Peter Blute has decided not to lose a US Senate race to Ted Kennedy, but "could be persuaded" to run for Lt. Gov., especially if Christy Mihos asked him. AP has the details.Mihos/Blute. Oh please oh please. … [Read more...]
AK Senator trying to scuttle Cape Wind project?
Anti-environmental, pro-oil Alaska Senator Don Young is apparently in cahoots with opponents of the Cape Wind project, according to today's Globe article.Yep, that's 'cause drilling in ANWR makes so much more sense, right? (It does if Exxon … [Read more...]
Would-be Senator Anthony Galluccio faces reopened drunk driving inquiry
This is a truly remarkable story. A lawyer named Ed Prisby, who writes at an interesting blog called Prizblog, was involved in an accident a couple of months ago in which a car driven by Anthony Galluccio, currently a Cambridge City … [Read more...]
Good reading in the Herald
Today's Herald has several pieces worth checking out.This terrific story about the fact that Mitt Romney has been outsourcing Massachusetts jobs to - get this - Utah. [Insert your own joke here.]This story on Middlesex DA candidate … [Read more...]
Health Care: Barbs & Grumbles
There has been a lot of he said, he said going on the past couple of days. The barbs have been flying between the branches and the Governor's office. Each has accused the other of being the chief impediment to any compromise on health … [Read more...]
Ask and ye shall receive
Teddy Kennedy is getting involved in the health care negotiations. (Thanks to Andy for the catch.) This was what John McDonough suggested a few days ago, and I reiterated this morning. Teddy's apparently telling everyone to cool it … [Read more...]
Paul Pechonis and the Slippery Slope
The charge against Pechonis was posting comments on one of his Web sites construed as being threatening to a police officer and a judge. Don't get me wrong. I don't condone those kinds of comments, and I wouldn't make them myself. But I am … [Read more...]