In a court hearing today, a judge ordered that Sen. Anthony Galluccio be placed under 24-hour house arrest -- no exceptions for church, Senate votes, or, I assume, anything else. This is in light of his having failed an alcohol test … [Read more...]
Now THAT’s a sweet gig
I missed this when it first came out, so thanks to Adam Reilly for the pointer. Scott Simon, the host of the Saturday version of NPR's "Weekend Edition," makes a cool $300,648 a year. For a once-a-week two-hour radio show, … [Read more...]
Oh, by the way, there was a Senate debate yesterday
They were on the radio - Coakley, Scottie, and the other dude. Having not heard a word of it, I can confidently state that Coakley won, having not declared that she was opposed to babies, puppies, or apple pie. ;-) The … [Read more...]
Two derailments to report today
A Red Line train derailed at Alewife station this afternoon; no injuries. At this hour, passengers are being bused between Harvard and Alewife. No word yet on what went wrong. And in a related story, Senator Galluccio failed a … [Read more...]
Seven tried and seven failed: what’s really driving Obama?
With all the hullabaloo and disagreement even amongst your faithful editors about whether the current, everyone-agrees-crappy-in-some-respects, Senate health care bill is worth passing, one does occasionally have to sit back and wonder what … [Read more...]
Images in signature lines
There's been a recent proliferation of images (often, images of a candidate) in BMG users' signature lines, so that the image shows up every time the user posts a comment. While we applaud our users' zealous advocacy for their … [Read more...]
Galvin for AG?
If Martha Coakley wins the Senate race, the legislature will fill the vacancy at the AG's office until the 2010 election. They vote in joint session, and since there are 160 Representatives to only 40 Senators, the House pretty much … [Read more...]
Comment of the day: Coakley and the public option
RIGHT NOW is a really good time for ... Martha Coakley to take an outspoken, leadership role in the fight to preserve a strong public option. I would love to see her and Mike Capuano, along with the rest of the Massachusetts congressional … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Martha Coakley!
A very impressive win. Here are the numbers -- 100% reporting. Coakley: 47% (309,943) Capuano: 28% (184,715) Khazei: 13% (88,886) Pagliuca: 12% (80,166) The total of those votes is 663,710, maybe a tad higher than predicted, but still … [Read more...]
Caroline Kennedy: “It would be amazing if this guy won.” (She means Khazei.)
Politico: Caroline Kennedy was a guest at New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's fundraiser last month for Khazei, where she lavished praise on the candidate. "It would be amazing if this guy won," the daughter of President John F. Kennedy said … [Read more...]
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