Casey Ross reports that only two candidates filed papers to run for Robert Travaglini's now-vacant Senate seat: Rep. Anthony Petruccelli, and Revere city councillor Dan Rizzo, both Democrats. In an impressive display of its … [Read more...]
Latest right-wing meme: Soros, the evil overlord, is responsible for Media Matters
This is really so interesting. It seems that the right-wing noise machine has lately become quite terrified of Media Matters, the excellent organization headed by former VRWC activist David Brock that documents quite meticulously all … [Read more...]
A fine job smoking out a New Hampshire weasel
There's a relatively non-controversial campaign finance bill in the US Senate, S. 223, that would generally require the Senate to be brought in line with what the House already has to do. In particular, it would require that Senate … [Read more...]
Drama in Cambridge
Like I said a few days ago, sometimes art does -- and should -- take its audience outside their usual comfort zone. Really, that's one of the things that art does best, and that makes it worthwhile. Art that just makes people … [Read more...]
“Being stubborn isn’t a foreign policy”
So says Bill Richardson in one of his two hot-off-the-presses TV ads, released (I think) today. Richardson is reportedly the first Dem to hit the airwaves in New Hampshire and Iowa.No, he didn't raise $25 million, or even $15 million, … [Read more...]
Ah, of course. Thank goodness someone has finally had the sense to point this out.
At last, we can conclusively assign the blame for the VA Tech shooting. Not the gun laws. Not the school administration. Not even Cho.It's the victims' fault. At least, that's what the National Review's John … [Read more...]
A note on this week’s Supreme Court decision
As everyone knows by now, on Wednesday the Supreme Court issued one of the most important abortion decisions in many years, upholding the so-called "Partial-Birth Abortion Act of 2003." The replacement of Justice O'Connor with Justice … [Read more...]
Gun law outrage at VaTech: Cho had been involuntarily committed, lied about it
NPR News is reporting that the Virginia Tech shooter been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility as an "imminent danger to himself or others" in 2005. Then, of course, he lied about it on a form he filled out in order to … [Read more...]
Patrick requires state buildings to go green
Over the last weekend, approximately 170 light bulbs were changed in the Governor's office. In total 1,000 bulbs will be changed in the State House which will mean $15,000 in savings and a reduction of 56 tons in carbon emissions per … [Read more...]
Are there no limits?
From Debbie Schlussel, a wingnut blogger who also appears regularly on Fox News Radio and other national outlets. This is from earlier today, when the Virginia Tech shooter's nationality was unclear.Here's what we know about the … [Read more...]
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