CNN is reporting that the conservative activists at CPAC have hilariously decided that Ron Paul should be the next president. Mitt Romney came in second - apparently he was not able to pay enough lackeys to overwhelm Paul's appeal to … [Read more...]
Globe screws up Aguilera’s screw-up
As everyone knows by now, Christina Aguilera booted the words to the National Anthem to open the Super Bowl. Whatever. My beef with her is how she sang it (i.e., badly and self-indulgently), not that she messed up the words, … [Read more...]
Transfixed by Egypt as Mubarak resigns
I listened to Hosni Mubarak's rambling speech live on the radio yesterday afternoon. As soon as it became clear that Mubarak was not stepping down - as had been widely reported he would - but rather was still planning to stay in … [Read more...]
Election to replace Chuck Turner will go ahead as scheduled
Globe: A federal judge today cleared the way for Boston to hold a special election next week to fill the City Council seat left vacant when Chuck Turner was thrown out of office. Chief US District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf said the residents … [Read more...]
Testing Care2 widget
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Happy 100th, President Reagan
Today is President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, as you can probably tell by the outpouring of conservative hero-worship. It's so interesting, because if that guy ran for office today as a Republican, he'd be roundly trashed by Fox … [Read more...]
Open Left shuts its doors
Posted this morning. I have some sad news. After nearly four years in operation, today will be the final day Open Left publishes new content. The site will not disappear, and all published content will remain online, but after today we will … [Read more...]
Globe echoes BMG’s call to abolish the Governor’s Council
In the wake of the Governor's Council's appallingly close 4-3 vote to approve Fernande R.V. Duffly to the SJC, featuring reasons for voting "no" that I described as ranging "from barely plausible to laughable," I called for the Council's … [Read more...]
Open thread
Can you see above the snow piles in your neighborhood? … [Read more...]
Barney Frank is running. For reelection to the House.
I will be running for re-election to the House of Representatives in 2012. While I would have preferred to put off a discussion about the next election until a later date, I have been asked on a number of occasions about my plans. In … [Read more...]
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