Via the Guardian: The whole article is very interesting and well worth a read. It shows in some detail how the Obama campaign has quietly been assembling a major campaign operation in swing states, while Romney has been closing offices … [Read more...]

Of course, the title of this post is just a jest - no hard feelings, Herald!  But seriously, folks, the fundraising numbers are starting to trickle in from the first quarter of 2012, and so far, they look awfully good for Elizabeth Warren. … [Read more...]

So, Martha Coakley indicted Tim Cahill today based on ads he ran touting the lottery while he was running for Governor. A Suffolk County grand jury has handed up indictments against former state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill on corruption … [Read more...]

As you will no doubt recall, a few days ago I announced a competition in which a signed copy of Rachel Maddow's new book about America and the military, "Drift," would go to the author of the best limerick on roughly that subject. There … [Read more...]

Day three of the Supreme Court health care marathon focuses on two issues: severability - i.e., what happens to the rest of the law if the Court invalidates the mandate, and Medicaid expansion - i.e., can Congress require the states to go … [Read more...]

Thanks to bean for noting the fact that our post demonstrating - for, we believe, the first time - that Mitt Romney supported the idea of a federal individual health insurance mandate in 1994 received a substantial shout-out on the Rachel … [Read more...]

Oral argument at the Supreme Court has almost wrapped up on the crucial question whether the individual mandate is constitutional.  And, based on early reports, it's quite possible that the answer to that question is "no."  Tom Goldstein, … [Read more...]

Rachel Maddow has a new book coming out this week entitled "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power."  Dust jacket excerpt: Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from … [Read more...]

This email just arrived: Dear Friend - I am writing to inform you that after much thought and careful consideration, I am resigning my seat in the Massachusetts Senate to accept a partnership position at the preeminent law firm, … [Read more...]

In case you somehow had missed the news, this week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an extraordinary, and perhaps unprecedented, six hours of argument on the Affordable Care Act.  The headline issue, of course, is whether the individual … [Read more...]