Deb Goldberg has said over and over again that Stop & Shop provided health insurance for both full and part-time employees when her family owned the company.  You can find it in all her press releases; she has made the claim at … [Read more...]

Wow is about all you can say! Outspent 5 to 1...running in a primary against an opponent that was endorsed by the national party...and you kick butt by more than 15 points! Here is the storyThis is major news for the netroots movement and … [Read more...]

Lots of folks are weighing in on the Lt. Governor’s race, from editorial boards to your neighborhood bloggers.  The most avid followers of candidates are the political opinion columnists for the Boston Globe and Boston Herald.  … [Read more...]

Advisor 1:  OK, our internal polls show us in a tailspin.  Any ideas?Advisor 2:  Well we’ve already gone after Deval on Ameriquest and attacked both of them as out of touch millionaires and we’ve still been sinking…Advisor 3: … [Read more...]

Unlike some commentators here, I thought last night’s LG forum was somewhat of a snoozer.  They all got there talking points across (although Deb Goldberg has apparently forgotten the name of the business her family started—polling no … [Read more...]

BTW, can any of the techno folks around here advise an over the hill pol like Skeffington how to post these damn photos directly into BMG postings? … [Read more...]

Saturday, September 9th9:00 a.m. Charles River, Dedham. Supporters gather for tour kickoff and press conference. Special guest environmental legend Marion Stoddart.The little boat house at the end of Boathouse Lane 12:00 p.m. Mystic River, … [Read more...]

I bet that headline caught your attention.  I just (absentee) voted and was surprised to find only the titles of incumbents or current statewide office holders on the ballot.So for the LG race, none of the 3 candidates had any … [Read more...]

Did anybody catch Jim Braude's interview with Kerry Healey Monday night?  She has gotten so much better in the last several months, that we can not underestimate her newly acquired media skills.  Looked very comfortable, no … [Read more...]

I was surprised this item in yesterday’s Globe was not posted here or generated any interest.  (If I missed it all--sorry.)  But Sec. of State Bill Galvin is predicting a low turnout for the Dem primary.  About 620,000, … [Read more...]