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Good luck with that, Christie

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From the publisher's note to Christine Todd Whitman's new book: The Republican party is embroiled in a heated and high-stakes battle between its far-right and moderate wings -- with conservatives declaring open warfare on the moderates who … [Read more...]

“See Mitt run”

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That's the title of this Joan Vennochi column in today's Boston Globe, which generally makes it pretty obvious that the Mittster is running for President in 2008 (not that we were ever in any doubt about that).  In the column, His … [Read more...]

Flip, flop, flip, flop

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The AP reports that House Republicans have not only ditched their plan to make it harder for the Ethics Committee to find ethical violations, but have also reversed course on the "DeLay Rule," which (as we discussed here a little … [Read more...]

R.I.P. Shirley Chisholm

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I love this quote from Shirley Chisholm's 1970 book, as reported in the NY Times's obituary today:Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their … [Read more...]

Homeland insecurity

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A hat tip to Ben for noting that the Trust for America's Health has rated Massachusetts as tied for last (with Alaska, arguably the state least likely to be hit by a terrorist attack) in emergency preparedness for a bioterrorist … [Read more...]

The Novak mystery … solved?

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Somehow I missed the NY Times's latest article on the Valerie Plame affair (hat tip: MyDD) and the mysterious role of douchebag of liberty Robert Novak, who for reasons unknown has remained unscathed as other reporters face jail time, even … [Read more...]

About Us

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Blue Mass Group is the most widely read independent political blog in New England. The site was founded in 2004 by David Kravitz, Bob Neer and Charley Blandy (left to right in the photo, taken at the 2008 Democratic National Convention) to … [Read more...]

The perfect death penalty

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His Excellency the Governor has said that he plans to file a bill to reinstate the death penalty in Massachusetts.  And this time it's going to be perfect: "it will guarantee only the guilty are executed."We expect Romney's … [Read more...]

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