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Mis-step by Patrick

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Gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick made a mis-step in Monday's candidate forum by rejecting for the present the 2000 vote to roll back the state income tax to five percent. He has allowed Reilly to seize this issue. Bad idea. First, … [Read more...]

Hartford Courant Blasts Willard

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The editorial continues: "Mr. Romney initially indicated he would join the seven states, but has since hesitated. He was conspicuously absent when the other governors recently unveiled the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the first of … [Read more...]

Alito: Speech Yes, Abortion No

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In response to a question from Schumer, Alito was unequivocal that the Constitution protects free speech, but said its protection of abortion was a matter of interpretation: damning the Roe doctrine  with faint praise. Separately, he … [Read more...]

A+ for Schumer

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"The President is not a king – free to take any action he chooses, without limitation by law; the Court is not a legislature – free to substitute its own judgment for that of the elected bodies; and the people are not subjects – … [Read more...]

GO PATS!

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Huge performance on the field tonight. Was that play by Watson not a thing of beauty. Not to mention McGinest, Givens and Samuel among other stars -- and the Killer B's Belichik and Brady, of course ... an initial for which I have a certain … [Read more...]

Decker v. Galluccio for Senate

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There's a long way to go before the primary in September, and a number of potential contenders could step in before then. Right now, I'd have to say Galluccio is the odds-on favorite, since he appears to have monumentally more cash and has … [Read more...]

Fumbling Alito

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The NYT reports Democrats plan to call two witnesses to challenge Alito's integrity: one chap who says the judge did not recuse himself, as promised in his 1990 confirmation hearings, from a case involving Vanguard, which managed his … [Read more...]

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