In my last rant on campaign finance as legalized bribery, I neglected to link a good article on the apparent change in attitude at the Department of Justice (I knew I'd seen it somewhere!):Unlike overhaul efforts in the past, though, which … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick is really, really rich
From Jon Keller's blog:Some items of immediate note:-Patrick earned $360,070 last year from ACC Capital Holdings Inc., the parent company of controversial mortgage-lender Ameriquest;-He earned $3,129,126 in 2005 from his work as a … [Read more...]
Tierney endorses Patrick
US Rep. John Tierney of the North Shore endorsed Deval Patrick -- interesting to note his stated reasons:``He's done a great job on the grass roots, and I think that's where the Democratic Party gets its strength," Tierney said in an … [Read more...]
Remembering MA Iraq war dead
While today we remember those who served and died in all wars, here's a list of our <a href="http://icasualties.org/oif/USMAP.aspx?hndState=Massachusetts">war dead from Iraq: <table id="dgSum" style="border: 0px none … [Read more...]
More dumb rule enforcement from the Mass Dems
Here's another dumb rule now being enforced by the MassDems: If you've publicly supported a candidate from another party, you can't be a delegate.The state Democratic Party has yanked the credentials of five delegates to its convention in … [Read more...]
Bribery and strange bedfellows
So Hastert/Pelosi/Jefferson vs. FBI/BushCo was the major story of the weekend. Is it hilariously appalling, or appallingly hilarious, that the Republican Speaker of the House is calling on a Republican adminstration to stop investigating a … [Read more...]
Delegate “Survival Kit”
Deval Patrick's campaign has helpfully put out a "Delegate Survival Kit", with lots of useful advice on how to do this whole convention thang.For instance, did you know this?SECURITY INFORMATIONNo bags other than purses are allowed to be … [Read more...]
“We owe Ted Kennedy a lot”
According to MassDem chairman Phil Johnston, Ted Kennedy is upset at Deval Patrick for supporting Cape Wind:"I'm troubled by people who aren't there for the senator in this battle," Johnston said, in a break in his normal protocol of not … [Read more...]
Taxes: Pennies vs. dollars
With the possible exception of food, in each of these, there is a huge role for the state. And the state may be in a position to invest in such a way that you end up with more money in your pocket than if it did nothing. In other words, … [Read more...]
Cape Wind: Are we winning this thing?
Did Ted Kennedy really soften his stance on Cape Wind?WASHINGTON -- Senator Edward M. Kennedy has dropped his insistence that Governor Mitt Romney be given the power to veto a giant wind farm proposed off the coast of Cape Cod, in a shift … [Read more...]
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