The problem is, after the caucuses, less than 20 percent of the delegates are unattached to either Reilly or Patrick. It's no secret both Reilly and Patrick are doing everything they can to keep their delegates on the reservation. Reilly … [Read more...]
“It’s Healey’s race to lose”
The discussion started with a review of the past legislative session - topics included the health care bill, Melanie's Law, in-state tuition for children of undocumented immigrants, the upcoming vote on gay marriage, and the Sal & Trav … [Read more...]
The latest from Gabrieli
Somewhat belatedly, I finally got around to watching Chris Gabrieli's latest TV ad. It starts out with Gabrieli intoning:We can make college more affordable by making college savings tax deductible.As he finishes that sentence, the … [Read more...]
Sound files of post-debate Q&A
I put some sound files up of Reilly, Patrick, and Gabrieli taking questions after the debate on Friday. (Sorry they're so enormous, and I apologize for the sound quality -- I'm not really good at the audio-engineering thingy yet. Gabrieli … [Read more...]
Open Thread: MADemGuv Debate
... going on right now (8:30am) on CBS4.What do you think? … [Read more...]
Complete write-up of MADemGuv Smackdown #1
To the first question, none knew the amount (it's <a href="http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/topic/35.html">23.5 cents, BTW; I heard that Gabrieli later asked Keller if he knew how much the federal tax was; he didn't. … [Read more...]
Dem Gov debate today: Quick hits
Just got back from the Democratic Governor's candidates' debate @ CBS4, which will be broadcast @ 8:30am on Sunday. I don't have time to do a big write-up right now, but I'll just give some impressions: All candidates came off decently, I … [Read more...]
New Gabrieli ad: better than the first, but with one HUGE problem
I wasn't too psyched about the first TV ad released by Chris Gabrieli's campaign - to me, it seemed uninspired and uninspiring.The second one, which I can't figure out how to access from his front page but which you can watch here … [Read more...]
Well, at least Wayne Woodlief doesn’t think I’m crazy!
Today's Herald brings another of Wayne Woodlief's too-infrequent columns (reg. req'd) on the ins and outs of state politics. I found today's column especially gratifying, because he raises some of the same issues I raised at the end … [Read more...]
Focus!
With the signing of the health care bill, we see a few things coming into focus: There is really nothing Romney won't do to please the Norquistites and the religious right. If he were the guy he claimed to be in 2002 -- a can do, make it … [Read more...]