Hey Adrian: check the website!
Adrian Walker has an interesting column in today's Globe about Saturday's Deval Patrick rally at Faneuil Hall, and about the Patrick campaign generally. The column strikes me as generally a decent assessment of where the Gov's race … [Read more...]
Rumsfeld on the Importance of History
"I think the biggest problem we've got in the country is people don't study history any more. People who go to school in high schools and colleges, they tend to study current events and call it history. ... There are just too darn few … [Read more...]
Koufax awards – last chance
If you haven't yet voted for Blue Mass. Group in the "Best state or local blog" category, and would like to do so, hustle on over before midnight tonight Monday (see update), at which time voting in the first round closes.Here's the … [Read more...]
GBIO still makin’ noise
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization is keeping the heat on the legislature to make the health care compromise something that actually provides, like, health care. Pretty poor showing from Senators -- what or whom are they afraid of?GBIO … [Read more...]
The faithful vs. the bishops
Here's Margery Eagan (reg. req'd), a lifelong, still-churchgoing, self-described "so-called cafeteria" Catholic, on the bishops' decision to force Catholic Charities out of the adoption business rather than abide by state … [Read more...]
Today’s poll: Reilly vs. Patrick
I thought it would be interesting for everyone to take a look at the complete dataset on the Democratic primary for Governor from the poll that, as Ben notes below, is the subject of a front-page article in today's Globe:Here are a couple … [Read more...]
Green-Rainbow Party announces slate of candidates
A brief item in this Herald article reminds me that I was derelict in posting about the Green-Rainbow Party's slate of candidates for statewide office, announced earlier this week. They are:for Governor: Grace Rossfor Lt. Governor: … [Read more...]
Portrait of a city on the brink
The economic woes of central Massachusetts have drawn national attention, at least for a day. In today's NY Times, on the first page of the "National" section, is this long article about Springfield, Mass. The final vignette in … [Read more...]
UNH Survey Center Results
Both Reilly (40-26-15) and Patrick (36-29-13) defeat LG Healey and Christy Mihos in the general (assuming that Mihos makes it that far without self destructing). In the Globe's political snapshot, it seems that both Patrick and … [Read more...]