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Reality-based commentary on politics.

Have You No Shame?

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The troops are that much safer now that we have "condemned personal attacks" on Gen. Petraeus and U.S. troops.  We can rest assured that today in Iraq no soldier fighting this war will die of an IED or cowardly sniper fire.  We … [Read more...]

Tell Kerry To Cough Up the Cash

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Cross posted at Mass Revolution Now!BMG made the call to shake down our unopposed federal officials for money so we can make sure that the newly competetive House and Senate seats have the cash they need to stay competitive.  Now there … [Read more...]

Support The Mass Dems

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(Cross posted at Mass Revolution Now!)Strapped for cash but still want to make a $3,000 donation to the party so they can help elect Deval Patrick?  YOU CAN!!  All you need to do is vote for Massachusetts and Russ Feingold will … [Read more...]

“Voting Not Broken.” Are You Kidding Me?!?

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The Herald's basic premise is that question two is all about special interests because it is a way to get these admittedly minor interests to be represented by the larger parties.We must have missed the memo detailing the crisis of getting … [Read more...]

Does Healey Have Anything To Offer?

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Cross posted at Mass Revolution Now!How do you even respond to this?  Negative campaigning is one thing when it is about issues relevant to the campaign.  I can even "accept" negative ads that distort positions but this ad goes … [Read more...]

Defecting Dems, The Gang of Three

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First, let's start with some of the nonsense and then "decode" what was said.  Let's start with O'Flaherty:After appearing with Healey at that press conference, state Representative Eugene L. O'Flaherty, a Democrat from Chelsea, told … [Read more...]

Time To Pony Up

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(Cross posted at Mass Revolution Now!)The primary campaign wasn't cheap.  Deval Patrick raised, and spent, over $5 million to change politics in Massachusetts.  In addition to our voluteer hours he needs our bucks.  The … [Read more...]

Changing Politics EVERYWHERE

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(Cross posted over at Mass Revolution Now!)I haven't poured over the results but from everything I have heard Patrick's victory last night was a lot more than just a landslide.  He carried areas he should never have carried.  In … [Read more...]

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