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WaPo poll shows Americans strongly back Murtha’s plan for Iraq — but the WaPo won’t tell you!

February 26, 2007 By David

Interesting news from the WaPo/ABC pollsters (HT: TP).  Asked whether they would support a congressional effort sponsored by Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA) to block President Bush's proposed escalation of the Iraq war bycreating new rules on … [Read more...]

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FY 2008 budget preview

February 25, 2007 By David

Fasten your seatbelts: details of Governor Patrick's first budget have been leaked to the Globe, and there's no doubt more to come at the big unveiling on Tuesday night (which, by the way, will take place at a public meeting in Melrose and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, ma, patrick

Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery,

February 24, 2007 By David

we're amused to note the arrival of a new conservative blog focusing on "MA and beyond."  It's running on soapblox, as we do, and it's called ... wait for it ... Red Mass Group.As far as I can tell, the site has no connection to the … [Read more...]

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Request for information

February 24, 2007 By David

Received from someone doing some excellent digging:Investigative blogger in Colorado seeks info on former Mass GOP operative. If you are familiar with David Kinnamon's 2002 congressional race or any GOP candidates who were clients of The … [Read more...]

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Lege votes to continue business as usual

February 23, 2007 By David

Surprise surprise.  By lopsided margins, the legislature voted to reject two proposed rules that would increase the public's access to information about what goes on on Beacon Hill, and would make it easier for regular folks to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: legislature, ma

If you blinked …

February 23, 2007 By David

you missed Tom Vilsack's campaign for president, which will end today.I don't know enough about the situation in Iowa to have a good sense of whether this matters much.  Vilsack never emerged from the low single-digits in the horserace … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, democrats, vilsack

Blogging in the news

February 23, 2007 By David

Two interesting blog-related items in today's Globe.  First, an article about paid political consultants masquerading as regular folks.  The article details a recent incident in which a paid shill tried to drum up some grassroots … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: blogosphere

The Nevada Dems and Fox News

February 22, 2007 By David

Offered without comment -- I think this is an interesting dispute.  On the one hand,Statement from Nevada Democratic Party spokeswoman Kirsten Searer on the August presidential debate in Reno, NV:  "A 50-state strategy means … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, democrats

State retirement board rejects Parente & Co.’s efforts to Bulgerize their pensions

February 22, 2007 By David

The Globe reports that the state retirement board has rejected the efforts of ex-Reps. Marie Parente, Thomas George, and Susan Pope to bump up their pensions based on a variety of perks they received while in the legislature, including the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma, pensions

Lieberman might switch parties

February 22, 2007 By David

Oh, this is great.  Reports the "politico":"I have no desire to change parties," Lieberman said in a telephone interview. "If that ever happens, it is because I feel the majority of Democrats have gone in a direction that I don't feel … [Read more...]

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