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Charlie Baker thinks the earth is warming. Wait – no he doesn’t. Wait – maybe it is. Wait – what?

February 23, 2010 By David

For your enjoyment, we're pleased to present this round-up of Charlie Baker's views (and I do mean views, plural) on global warming.  And these are all in the span of about two weeks!  Impressive. (NB: YouTube seems to be on the … [Read more...]

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Lieberman leads the way

February 22, 2010 By David

No, seriously. Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today issued the following statement regarding his intent to introduce legislation to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell: "I will be proud to be a sponsor of the important effort to enable patriotic … [Read more...]

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Charlie Baker agrees that the science shows global temperature levels are rising. Maybe.

February 18, 2010 By David

On an irritatingly non-embeddable video at WBZ, Charlie Baker had this nugget on global warming. We should all rely on the fact that most of the science agrees that temperatures are rising, CO2 levels are rising, and it would probably be a … [Read more...]

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Happy birthday, stimulus bill. Oh, and by the way — it worked.

February 17, 2010 By David

One year ago today President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, popularly known as the Stimulus Bill.  That bill has become something of a flashpoint in the country's political conversation (if you can call it … [Read more...]

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MA economic numbers continue to outperform most of the U.S.

February 14, 2010 By David

More votes of confidence in Governor Patrick's management of the fiscal crisis.  This is via a campaign email: I wanted you to have this information first, before it appears in the media, because it is an important independent … [Read more...]

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And with that, the Globe’s love affair with Charlie Baker came to an end

February 11, 2010 By David

Charlie Baker's hilariously embarrassing efforts to avoid antagonizing the Jeff Jacoby wing of the climate change "debate" while still appearing to be a reasonable, electable-in-MA Republican have bitten him on the tuchus.  Here's … [Read more...]

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Senator Brown introduces bill to tax TARP bonuses! What??

February 11, 2010 By David

Holy cow!  Has Senator Brown turned the corner?  Has he seen the light and realized that being against bank bailouts actually means you have to be against bank bailouts? SEN. BROWN TO ANNOUNCE BILL TO TAX WALL STREET BONUSES TO … [Read more...]

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All MA highway stimulus money is now obligated – a month ahead of the deadline

February 10, 2010 By David

"This strategic use of federal stimulus funds is putting Massachusetts residents to work today while ensuring we have a strong economic future for our Commonwealth," said Governor Patrick. "From the start, we have been aggressively … [Read more...]

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Senator Lockstep casts his first vote

February 9, 2010 By David

It wasn't close, so Brown's vote wasn't the deciding one.  Nonetheless, on his first somewhat controversial vote in the Senate, Scott Brown voted just the way Mitch McConnell and the rest of the Republican leadership told him to. … [Read more...]

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Today’s Globe is all about you!

February 9, 2010 By David

Above the fold on the front page of today's Globe is a must-read story about the 2010 Governor's race.  Here's the money quote: "We had this incredibly rich relationship that we built with the grass-roots network the last time," the … [Read more...]

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