I ran across this article indicating that the Republicans might sue if the law is changed now granting the Governor appointment power. Like Tisei I'm not a lawyer, but my sense is that while the 145-160 has already started and thus we … [Read more...]
Musical Chair(manship)s
I found this piece on an aspect of fallout from Ted Kennedy's passing which I hadn't seen discussed here yet. It addresses who can take Kennedy's HELP chairmanship and the political implications thereof. It basically comes down … [Read more...]
Surprise – Americans DO support health plan favored by White House!
SurveyUSA has a new poll out which appears to contradict all the naysayers who claim American's don't favor the current reform proposal including the public option. In fact, a slight majority does favor the plan and more than 3/4 say … [Read more...]
Redistricting Revisited (WITH POLL)
District 1: (Berkshires and Pioneer Valley) Berkshire County (all) Hampden County (all except Brimfield, Holland, Palmer, and Wales) Hampshire County (all except Plainfield) District 2: (Route 2 corridor and Greater Worcester) Franklin … [Read more...]
Ted Kennedy awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Boston Globe article here … [Read more...]
The passing of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
I was a little surprised that nobody else had posted this yet, but Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away this morning at the age of 88. There are links to articles and Obama's statement at the newly reformated Politics1. For those … [Read more...]
Happy Bunker Hill Day!
Tomorrow (or today by the time many of you read this) is a key day in our republic's early history. On June 17, 1775, the colonists proved they were willing to stand up to the Redcoats, though the British achieved a rather Pyrrhic … [Read more...]
Frank endorses Sestak
Yes, it's just copy and paste, but I thought you'd be intersted: "PENNSYLVANIA. Although he won't win the race for collecting the most high-profile endorsements, Congressman Joe Sestak (D) will get an endorsement from House Financial … [Read more...]
This just in…
Salon is reporting that the NH General Court has passed, and Governor Lynch has signed, marriage equality legislation. As one of the comments says, 6 down 44 to go. Out of New England only RI appears to be AWOL on this issue. … [Read more...]
Proposal for a resolution at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention
I don't know if there is still time for this and since I'm currently in DC and won't be attending convention I'm not in a position to do much about it. I'm wondering if there is any appetite among delegates to pass a resolution … [Read more...]
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