Mild symptoms appear in the form of moderate confusion in trying to understand the positions of Tom Reillyâs candidacy for Governor. For those like me who suffer from a more severe form of the disease, this confusion progresses into … [Read more...]
Filibuster of Alito fails
The vote is still going on [UPDATE: it's over now, final tally is 72-25], but it's obvious by now that the pro-filibuster Democrats will not come close to preventing 60 votes from being cast to invoke cloture, thereby allowing the final … [Read more...]
Emergency Town Meeting on domestic surveillance in Boston this evening
The ACLU of Massachusetts is inviting all of us to an Emergency Town Meeting on domestic surveillance and the rule of law, at Faneuil Hall, 6-8pm today. If you're in Boston, please come! Here's a flyer with the details.Speakers … [Read more...]
So who is Marie St. Fleur?
Apparently, Rep. Marie St. Fleur is Tom Reilly's pick for Lieutenant Governor. I don't actually know that much about her, so I thought I'd see what I could quickly dig up.The answer is: not much. She is apparently the first … [Read more...]
AP is reporting that Reilly has chosen Rep. St. Fleur as his running mate
Our own FieldGuy had it first, and now it's semi-official: Tom Reilly has tapped state Rep. Marie St. Fleur (D-Boston) as his running mate. At least, that's what campaign insiders are whispering to the AP.Well, if that don't beat … [Read more...]
Reilly chooses St. Fleur
My first reaction to this is: WTF?! … [Read more...]
Reilly/St. Fleur?
Anyone else hearing this? If it's true, Debby Goldberg has an endorser become an opponent just like that - boy that's got to hurt. … [Read more...]
People We Shouldn’t Listen To Anymore
These are two guys with permanent seats at the Beltway Cool Kids table, but they can publish an entire chapter -- and cite my friend Eric Alterman in doing so -- on how conservatives "work the refs." This is in a book in which Tucker … [Read more...]