William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection has started a bit of a kerfuffle by accusing Elizabeth Warren of practicing law without a license. She was never licensed in Massachusetts, and wasn't required to be in order to teach law. His … [Read more...]
State Convention Rideboard
Please post a comment here if either: You're going to the convention and need a ride OR You're going and you have seats available in the car. Give everyone some idea of when you're planning on leaving (day/time) and where you're … [Read more...]
Scott Brown owns more houses than Mitt Romney
Mittens takes a lot of crap for his many houses, but he doesn't quite own the 15 that Newt Gingrich thinks he does. Politifact reports that Romney currently owns three houses. ABC reported that he owned five houses in … [Read more...]
The Phoenix projects a Brownsberger win
See David Bernstein's column here. He doesn't provide any numbers, and sadly, the folks at the Cambridge Elections Commission have gone home for the night without providing any info for the public. But, the numbers for the … [Read more...]
“Sen. Brown’s politics are tailor made for New York Republicans”
Quote from GOP lobbyist and Scott Brown bundler Wayne Berman, to iWatch News. Who are these New York Republicans, you ask? Why none other than Berman's clients: "financial heavyweights like the Blackstone Group and Carlyle … [Read more...]
Cain Announces He’s Dropping Out
Looks like the joke review was just in time. If Bob had been late posting it, the headline would've been serious. Cain is dropping out, and his voters are generally likely to go to Gingrich. Although I wouldn't term them the pro-adultery … [Read more...]
Scott Brown has more friends on Beacon Hill than any other candidate
Interesting quote from Lowell Sun columnist Peter Lucas: "The fact is that Brown, having served in the Massachusetts House and Senate, has more friends on Beacon Hill, like Travaglini, than do Elizabeth Warren and all of the other … [Read more...]
Willie Horton Was Irrelevant
I recently had a discussion with a friend about Governor Patrick's parole crackdown. Parole is routinely being denied to eligible prisoners who have life sentences because the Governor is scared of political fallout after Dominic Cinelli. … [Read more...]
Keiko Orrall misstates employers of extremist donors
In a practice that has become common for Massachusetts Republicans, Keiko Orrall took money from anti-gay extremist Kristian Mineau of the Massachusetts Family Institute and then lied about misstated [-ed.] his occupation and employer. … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren’s Impact on the HCR Debate
About half of Americans filing for bankruptcy do so because of medical bills. 75% of those declaring bankruptcy due to medical reasons had health insurance. This was one of the most influential statistics in the healthcare reform debate, … [Read more...]