It may be flying under the national radar, but the congressional race in the 10th district is actually of great national significance. As an open seat race with a legitimate Republican candidate in the most conservative district in … [Read more...]
Ending birthright citizenship: 2,500 years of failure
The historical perspective: For many years in Greek times, citizenship was an issue. Typically, citizenship was granted only to those who were descended patrilineally from those who were present in the city at a certain period when … [Read more...]
Guy Glodis: what happened? (WITH POLL)
I have a few ideas. The first one is that people finally got fed up with him. There are certainly enough things out there about him to make people turn away from him. He could have very easily alienated former supporters … [Read more...]
In light of the disasters, what we need to do NOW (Good Politics+Good Policy=Good Future)
An exclusively clean energy bill will have great results for relatively little cost, and will be very popular as well. It reduces our dependence on foreign oil, helps prevent more disasters like these, creates jobs, and, if a … [Read more...]
A Call For Moderation
I've also seen a lot of opposition here and elsewhere to Elena Kagan. I agree that she has taken some troubling positions, and I would have probably preferred that she didn't get the nomination. However, she got the nomination, … [Read more...]
Khazei ’12
Pros of Alan Khazei running again: He's run for Senate before, and made major inroads in the last campaign It's a regular election, so he will have more time to win over voters, a luxury he didn't have in the last campaign. He has fresh new … [Read more...]
The election was a referendum on (GASP) Martha Coakley
So, how did a relatively popular left-of-center Catholic AG from Middlesex County lose to a right wing Protestant Republican unknown in the battle for Ted Kennedy's seat? And, how did it seem that he represented MA more when she … [Read more...]
Scott Brown live robocall
So, I, although a college student, am home for break right now, and my mom happens to be a Republican. So, I get calls from Scott Brown and Martha Coakley. Recently, I got a robocall from Scott Brown, saying that he would … [Read more...]
Redistricting difficulties
5 Reps live within the first circle; 6 within the second This makes redistricting hard, since Southeastern MA pretty much gets screwed no matter what, and inside 128 gets disproportionately represented (in the interest of full disclosure, I … [Read more...]
So, anyone here voting for Tom Coburn on Tuesday?
Let's compare the two: Just as Tom Coburn voted against troop funding to stall the healthcare bill, so too did Scott Brown vote against paid leave of absence for employees of the Commonwealth who volunteered for the Red Cross after 9/11. … [Read more...]