Damn, Kerry Healey's campaign manager is not taking it after getting called out for using the state seal in a TV ad. Here's the SMACKDOWN delivered to MA Dem chair Phil Johnston:"...I ask only that you resist the temptation to unleash the … [Read more...]
The political success cycle
It must be said that these cycles are not natural, unavoidable phenomena. The worm does not turn on its own, although externalities like the economy, some wars, and natural events may have a great impact. It is not inevitable that dominance … [Read more...]
MA to Mitt: “Meh”
Survey USA poll of Governors' approval ratings, 7/20/06:Romney: 48% approve, 48% disapprove, #36 as sorted by approval rating. The other 4% think Gov. King is doing a fine job. Or something.Seriously, is this a great jumping-off point to … [Read more...]
Give war a chance
Updated to reflect the actual text of the ad.A few days ago just about every major politician in Massachusetts signed onto an ad declaring support for Israel's right to defend itself from unprovoked aggression. As concerned citizens, we … [Read more...]
More finger-pointing, please
So, Chris Gabrieli has a new ad out about the Big Dig, calling for an end to the "excuses and finger-pointing." Well, I'm down with him on the excuses, but finger-pointing? Are you kidding? Let's have more finger-pointing.As I've written … [Read more...]
Romney raises Bechtel bucks
Is anyone surprised by this?Just 10 weeks before the roof came crashing down in the I-90 connector, Romney accepted generous contributions from both Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff, made to the Republican Governors Association (RGA), of … [Read more...]
If wishes were trains
... then Eileen McNamara would ride. Gosh, I wish, I wish I could share her optimism that public transit will seem more attractive in light of recent events:Skyrocketing gas prices and the collapse of ceiling panels in the Interstate 90 … [Read more...]
The Big Big Dig List
OK, so here's a list of people I want to see giving testimony at a long table that comes up to their necks, with nothing but a glass of lukewarm, sediment-laden tap water to comfort them:Jim Kerasiotes: Head of the Big Dig from 1991-2000. … [Read more...]
Taking Paynes
Former Deval Patrick aide and Rat-Pack-talkin' political observer Dan Payne was on 'BUR this morning, talking about the effect of the Big Dig on the gubernatorial race. We agree that it's the new oxygen-sucker; Payne notes that neither … [Read more...]
Overlooked
Thanks to UHub, we welcome the Big Dig Debacle blog, which has some historical comparisons for the bolts that never got inspected:* A rudder that was too small for the Titanic and the main turbine couldn't properly reverse* An improperly … [Read more...]
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