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Somma’s Sad Saga

February 17, 2008 By brightonite Leave a Comment

I'm sure you've heard of this story, by now.  It's pretty sad.  As a jurist, I've had my problems with him (see In Re Strayton)  He's always been pretty squared away.  I hate to see this go down like this. … [Read more...]

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Will Deval Raise Taxes?

December 30, 2006 By brightonite 14 Comments

This was in the Globe this morning:Aides to Governor-elect Deval Patrick said yesterday that the state is facing a deficit that could reach $1 billion next year, a looming budget gap that observers say could force Patrick to scale back his … [Read more...]

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Romney & mouthpiece

December 1, 2006 By brightonite 2 Comments

I've been seeing a lot of John Hanify on the tube.  Does this mean Hanify & King is representing Romney?  Is Romney suing individually?  Perhaps someone could score a copy of the brief?  nudge nudge wink winkI've … [Read more...]

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Another day in the Kerry “Botched Joke” Scandal

November 2, 2006 By brightonite 2 Comments

Funny, I thought this was going away.It was the lead story on NECN this morning.  Apparently, the AP had dug some remarks Kerry had made in in 1972 campaign for congress, that are somewhat similar to what he made the other day. I'm not … [Read more...]

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Anyone know how to get rid of Active-X prompt every time this page loads

October 29, 2006 By brightonite 5 Comments

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. … [Read more...]

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Brian McGrory: Healey Campaign Aid

October 27, 2006 By brightonite 3 Comments

Another bite:The twin secrets of this campaign: Healey was a better candidate than people thought, and Patrick wasn't as good as he's been made to seem.* * *Healey could have been the champion of the victim, the savior of the taxpayers -- … [Read more...]

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Just watched Braude

October 23, 2006 By brightonite 3 Comments

Braude always like to point at the Leguer and Songer ads are based on facts to which no one disputes.  However, no one ever points out that the intent of the ads is specifically not to set forth facts, but in fact, to present a falsity … [Read more...]

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Post-debate thoughts

October 19, 2006 By brightonite Leave a Comment

Wasn't Deval's best debate but I suspect his 23 point lead is not in jeopardy. Goes to show, a one-on-one with Healey might not be for the best.  I'm not sure we learned anything substantive about the positions of the candidates.  … [Read more...]

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Healey: The crime fightin’ prowess of Yosemite Sam

October 18, 2006 By brightonite 2 Comments

Thanks again to Herald Columnist, Peter Gilzinis for this gemA tidbit: No, Kerry Healey didn’t sign that citation honoring Edward J. MacKenzie - drug dealer, leg breaker, swindler and sexual predator who honed his skills under Whitey … [Read more...]

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Speaking of Obama

October 17, 2006 By brightonite 2 Comments

Has anyone read the article on Barack Obama in the September Harper's?  It kinda disses him as sort of DLC corporate creation.  (This is a oversimplification).  Harper's portrays him as calculating in a Hillary Clinton sort … [Read more...]

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