WOW, I can't believe that the 400 people who spent probably weeks lining up their calls to the fattest cats in the Republican ranks who might support pretty boy Willard for his long-shot run for president were actally able to surpass their … [Read more...]
Can we Ditch the Flashing .gif File?
I have long thought that Bush was the worst president ever, and I am glad to see somebody marketing the idea, but how long do we have to have that unbelievably annoying yellow/red/yellow/red flashing advertisement in the right hand column. … [Read more...]
Greedy Trial Lawyers
We all know that Rove has built his political machine on the backs of trial lawyers. He has tried to make the term trial lawyer an epithet, apparently forgetting some famous trial lawyers, like Adams and Lincoln.Well, check out this story, … [Read more...]
Marian Walsh, Democrat, Suffolk/Norfolk State Senate District
A couple of years ago Marian Walsh shocked her district, which is probably the most Catholic district in the state, when she went against all predictions and voted against restrictions on gay marriage in Massachusetts. Marian has always … [Read more...]
The Final Throes of the Healey Campaign
I live on a busy street. I'm not surprised to find dog crap, newspapers, nip bottles or Dunkin Donuts refuse in my yard from time to time. But tonight it got much worse.And I'm pissed! I come home from an errand and there is a … [Read more...]
Say it Ain’t So in Montana!
DANG! For weeks the NY Times poll tracker has kept Montana a sweet light blue, not unlike the colors which adorn this page, indicating the race was leaning Democratic, with Burns looking like he would finally get a one-way ticket out of … [Read more...]
Poor Poor Rev. Haggard
Poor Rev. Haggard. Accused of using methamphetamine and buying sex from another man! Which, if he knows his scripture, would be a sin, and he's been preaching against while his accuser says he was getting it. If true, and I'm assuming it … [Read more...]
OH WELL on the Herald
Well, so much for earlier hopes, the Herald has endorsed Healey (they do have a lot of letters in common don't they?). Their endorsement … [Read more...]
Meanwhile, In Tennessee
The Republican National Committee, with Rove clone Mehlman, has gone bottom fishing again, this time in Tennessee with an ad that makes Healey's handlers look like they run a charm school.The ad is a faux man-on-the-street piece, with a … [Read more...]
Ben Alper’s Piece in Sunday Herald–FUNNY
I was just googling the campaign and came across this very funny piece from Ben Alper in the Sunday Herald, in which he talks about the dangers of one party rule in Massachusetts, including the likely threat that Deval Patrick would invade … [Read more...]