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Herald calls Reilly a DINO

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In a rather curious editorial, the Herald writes the following:As Reilly himself noted, it has been 20 years since a Democrat was elected governor. Maybe it’s not so counterintuitive for Reilly to run the state’s first DINO (Democrat In … [Read more...]

Leahy lands some good questions

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This morning's round of questioning of Samuel Alito has not yet landed any knockout punches, but Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) has nonetheless asked some interesting and probing questions.  Of particular interest:Leahy asked whether the … [Read more...]

Thanks, Pat

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Finally, someone asked the question I've been waiting for.  Sort of.  Today, this exchange occurred between Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) and Judge Alito:ALITO: If a statute is unconstitutional, then the Constitution would trump the … [Read more...]

Sideshows

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What a waste of time.  The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee apparently can't think of anything better to talk about than whether Judge Alito should have recused himself from an inconsequential case involving the Vanguard … [Read more...]

David on NECN

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I'm scheduled to appear on Jim Braude's NewsNight show on NECN tonight sometime after 8:30 to talk about the Alito hearings.UPDATE: Watch the video here (click the link called "Samuel Alito denies he is 'bigot' Wednesday"), if you missed it … [Read more...]

Alito is close to a done deal

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NY Times:If Senate Democrats had set out to portray Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. as extreme on issues ranging from abortion to government surveillance of citizens, they ran up against an elusive target on Tuesday: Samuel A. Alito Jr. For … [Read more...]

Missing the point

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Argh.  Sen. Russ Feingold, who is generally doing a pretty good job on his questioning, is still missing the point on the executive power questions he's putting to Judge Alito.Here's the thing.  Feingold wants to know whether the … [Read more...]

The Duke nails it on health care

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Michael Dukakis published an outstanding op-ed in today's Globe in which he castigates the "business community" (i.e., AIM and the Chamber of Commerce) for opposing all forms of "pay or play" in the health care debate.  Dukakis makes … [Read more...]

The trouble with Senators

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As I'm watching the Q&A in the Alito confirmation hearings, I am struck by how bad most Senators are at asking questions in these kinds of proceedings.  They just cannot get out of speechifying/campaign mode.  As a result, … [Read more...]

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