Press release (no link): Mac D'Alessandro, Democratic candidate for Congress from Massachusetts' 9th district, submitted nearly 4,000 certified signatures to the Secretary of the Commonwealth today, officially earning a spot on the … [Read more...]
New Suffolk poll has Patrick way out in front
Very, very good news for Deval Patrick in the latest Suffolk/7News poll. The numbers generally support the findings of the Rasmussen poll that came out a couple of weeks ago. 500 registered voters, MOE +/- 4.4%, 95% confidence … [Read more...]
Durbin is wrong: BP = “Broke the Planet”
Sen. Dick Durbin to the NYT: "BP in my mind no longer stands for British Petroleum - it stands for Beyond Patience," said Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate. "People have been waiting 34 days for British … [Read more...]
How to spoil your Sunday brunch: read the Globe’s probation expose
Today's Globe has a first-rate Spotlight Team exposé about the extraordinary -- mind-boggling, really -- level of patronage and hack hiring that has gone on in the probation department since the legislature gave itself control of the … [Read more...]
From #41 to #60: the curious adventures of Senator Scott Brown
Today's Globe has an interesting article about Scott Brown, the man who the tea partiers sent to Washington to stop the Obamagenda, and who turns out to have delivered not only health care reform (in a sort of backhanded way), but also -- … [Read more...]
KY-Sen looking more and more like a Democratic pickup opportunity
Rand Paul, fresh off his insane commentary on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, has taken another step into loony-land. "What I don't like from the president's administration is this sort of, 'I'll put my boot heel on the throat of BP,'" Paul … [Read more...]
Credit where credit is due: Scott Brown votes to end Wall Street reform filibuster
Scott Brown is, well, not our favorite Senator. But we are a reality-based operation here, and we give credit where credit is due. And today, credit is due to Senator Brown, who voted with most (though not all) Democrats and the … [Read more...]
MA sees biggest monthly job gains in 17 years. That’s right — 17 years.
Following on johnk's post about the generally positive economic news 'round these parts, here is an important detail from the Gov's office (press release, no link): The Massachusetts economy added 19,100 jobs in April, the single largest … [Read more...]
Tea Party honcho Mark Williams: Allah is a “monkey-god”
You can't make this stuff up. Here's Mark Williams, the head of the Tea Party Express, and the organizer of Sarah Palin's recent visit to Boston. The animals of allah for whom any day is a great day for a massacre are drooling over … [Read more...]
Perry: “She pulled her pants down for us.” Really, Jeff? Really??
Now here is another wrinkle of this story that worries me. These events happened shortly after the incident just discussed. Within 13 days, Flanagan was fired by the department. Perry and his colleagues were stunned that he was let go … [Read more...]
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