Content concise, easy to understand explanation on the big issues of the campaign.Rating:Gabrieli, Patrick, ReillyWhy:I was looking for bullet point answers on the big issues with an opportunity to dig down further if I wanted to. … [Read more...]
Is Patricks tax position courageous?
Why is Devals position on the tax rollback not clearly stated on his website? After reading sabutais comment stating that he could not find Patricks rollback position on the web site I wondered if he was missing something and went … [Read more...]
Reilly surges ahead in new poll!
For the first time since early in the campaign, Tom Reilly has taken the lead in a new poll. Here is the breakdown:Reilly 50%Patrick 25%Gabrieli 25%This poll was sponsored by the Caralis family endowment at a cost of 4 ice cream cones and … [Read more...]
The Curse of BMG
Move over Sports Illustrated and make way for the curse of BMG. Since BMGs endorsement of Deval Patrick it seems the s**t is hitting the fan. New poll puts Gabrieli in the lead. Brownsville girl switches from Patrick to Gabrieli … [Read more...]
Talk radio feel at BMG
The recent discussion on taxes has talk radio feel to me. There are lots of people talking about what other people should be doing. So I pose the following questions:1. What is YOUR specific position on the 5.0? 2. What is YOUR message on … [Read more...]
Kerry Healey on Greater Boston (WGBH)
Here where her talking points:1.I will counterbalance the legislature and keep taxes in check. 2. Beacon Hill is out of touch with voters. Not only did they spend the 1 billion dollar surplus but they are trying to spend 500 million of the … [Read more...]
The 4 Laws of Electability (from a political neophyte)
1. Likeability. This is the toughest, because you either have it or you donât, but the truth is many times it is THE deciding factor.This quote by John Maxwell speaks to the likeability factor.âPeople buy in to the leader first, then … [Read more...]
Wiki Expansion?
It seems the Wiki portion of the site is underutilized. I think it would be nice to see some new Wiki pages on key areas that are not well understood by most people (including me), like the budget process, the constitutional convention and … [Read more...]
Ben Stein’s Money
It has been a position of Democrats that the rich, especially the super rich, should pay more taxes than they currently do. Democrats have been asking to raise taxes on the top 1% for quite a while. This is a position I agree with, but we … [Read more...]
America’s rags-to-riches dream an illusion
I just read a story, "America's rags-to-riches dream an illusion" on Yahoo from Reuters. The study they cited says that if you are born poor you will remain poor, if you are born rich you have a good chance of staying rich. No surprise … [Read more...]