The powers-that-be over at Soapblox Central have been hard at work finding ways to enhance your blogging experience. Here are some of the new features that, hopefully, are up and running.WYSIWYG editing. Now, instead of dealing … [Read more...]
MA-05 hits the NY Times op-ed page
On today's NYT op-ed page, Gail Collins gives her whimsical take on the Mass. 5th (reg. req'd).This primary -- an almost sure ticket to a safe Congressional seat -- is going to be held on the day after Labor Day. There is an old saying that … [Read more...]
Undoing Romney’s pocket veto, Patrick signs bill outlawing adoption-for-dollars
Just in from the Adoption Professionals of Massachusetts:Late last year, the legal definition of "placement agencies" was amended in Massachusetts to allow one well respected Massachusetts "for-profit" foster care agency to provide foster … [Read more...]
Pre-Labor Day weekend quick hits
It's looking more and more likely that Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) will resign in light of his guilty plea to disorderly conduct charges stemming from the now-famous "incident" in the airport men's room. [UPDATE: And it's now pretty … [Read more...]
The Bluest Pundit: chapter 2
Chapter 2 brings us an excellent example of Keller's tendency to make broad generalizations that may -- or may not -- be justified, based on a couple of anecdotes. For instance, on p. 41, the book tells us that Mayor Dolan and his … [Read more...]
MA-05: a Donoghue surge?
The polling is in. Niki Tsongas still holds a fairly commanding, though basically unchanged, portion of the electorate: she's got 40%, up from 38% two weeks ago. The big news, though, is Eileen Donoghue, who has jumped from a … [Read more...]
Last-minute surprise in MA-05?
Heads up: according to Jon Keller, who is the keeper of the SurveyUSA polling in the MA-05 district,there's been a dramatic shift in public opinion about the Democratic field.You don't say! The last SurveyUSA poll, from mid-August, … [Read more...]
The Bluest Pundit: introduction and chapter 1
I've spent a lot of time on the "Democrat vs. liberal" thing because it's fundamental to what's wrong with Keller's book. Really, the whole book is premised on a strawman, namely, the notion that Massachusetts has for years been run … [Read more...]
Disgraced Senator Larry Craig backs Romney: watch the video!
As you know by now, Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was busted in a men's room at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport back in June and pled guilty to a misdemeanor -- and euphemistic -- "disorderly conduct" charge. Somehow the whole … [Read more...]
The Bluest Pundit: general reactions
Let's start with this: Keller is right about a fair amount of what he says. There really are problems with government in Massachusetts, and within the MA Democratic party. That's why we started this blog, for God's sake -- … [Read more...]
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