In a column patronizingly entitled "Some friendly advice for the governor-elect," Scot Lehigh says he's "getting a little nervous here."Good.Personally, I hope everyone who's part of the ossified political establishment in this state -- and … [Read more...]
“All in the family” for Healey flack
From today's Herald:It didn't take long for at least one member of Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey's campaign squad to land on her feet. Healey spokeswoman Laura Nicoll has been named director of corporate communications for Affiliated Managers … [Read more...]
Happy 2nd birthday to BMG!
It was two years (and one day) ago that the first post went up on Blue Mass. Group.Since then, we've recorded nearly two and a half million page loads and over 850,000 unique visitors. Our 2,200 registered users (including Bob, … [Read more...]
“Civic Engagement” — hey, that’s us, right?
One of the things you can do on the new Patrick/Murray Transition site is send your comments directly to one of the various "working groups," each of which is charged with looking at the current situation in state government and in the … [Read more...]
Major announcement on Patrick/Murray appointments and transition teams; transition website is up
First things first: here is the Patrick/Murray Transition website. If you're looking for information on the working groups or want to send in your resume to be considered for a job in the administration, that's the place to go.Some … [Read more...]
Patrick opens the door to casinos
Today's Herald reports that Deval Patrick has left the door quite ajar to allowing slot machines and possibly full-fledged casinos in Massachusetts -- a big shift from Mitt Romney, who was unalterably opposed, and one that sets up the first … [Read more...]
More election dissection
Following on Hoyapaul's painstaking and SSL's pro-Tim analyses of last week's election (welcome back, SSL!), we thought you might enjoy taking a look at the always interesting work of Robert David Sullivan over at MassINC. … [Read more...]
… and on the Republican side, Mr. Segregation himself returns!
That's right, folks: Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) is back, this time as Assistant Minority Leader -- the #2 guy in the soon-to-be minority party. (Minority party -- just can't say that enough times, can you?) You'd think the GOP would … [Read more...]
An Abscam unindicted co-conspirator for Majority Leader? No thanks.
So it turns out that Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi's preferred candidate for Majority Leader, John Murtha (D-PA), was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Abscam scandal. You can watch the entire painful video here. (Some of the … [Read more...]
Close race decided in CT-02: another Dem pickup!
Hat tip to David Bernstein who alerts us to the Hartford Courant's report that one of last Tuesday's closest races has been officially resolved: Democratic challenger Joe Courtney has beaten incumbent Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT) -- by 91 votes … [Read more...]
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