Howie Carr has this to say regarding yesterday's less-than-bombshell announcement that three former probation department officials had been indicted: The feds called it racketeering, but it’s more like hacketeering.  But as Peggy Lee might … [Read more...]

I love a juicy political yarn as much as the next guy, even when it involves members of the party I generally support.  So I, along with every other political observer in Massachusetts, was excited for "Probation Day" - the day when the … [Read more...]

Bored with the 2012 presidential race?  No worries - people are already talking about 2016.  In particular, Chris Cillizza, the proprietor of WaPo's excellent "The Fix" blog, has set up an NCAA-style bracket he calls "Sweet 2016" with 8 … [Read more...]

You almost have to feel sorry for Eric Fehrnstrom.  His boss wins a big victory in Illinois, which leads just about everyone to conclude that, yes, he will be the nominee... ...and then Eric wrecks everything by shooting off his big … [Read more...]

HT nopolitician, who noticed MassLive's report that Jim King has dropped out of the Democratic Senate primary race.  According to the story: King is pledging his support for consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic Party's bid … [Read more...]

Now, don't get all worked up. But yes, the latest poll (from Public Policy Polling) shows that Elizabeth Warren has retaken the lead in the (largely meaningless at this early date) horserace between her and Scott Brown. More encouraging … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Warren recently restated her case on for whom Washington is working, and for whom it isn't. This is raw video from the Medford Democratic caucus about a month ago. It's a good distillation of her stump speech - and, importantly, … [Read more...]

It seems almost churlish to pile on about the fact - reported in the Globe - that Scott Brown's St. Patrick's Day crack about how Rick Santorum's having Secret Service agents assigned to him might have been the first time Santorum ever used … [Read more...]

Mitt Romney apparently believes that the president has the power to wave his magic president wand and cause gas prices to fall, and he just can't figure out why Obama won't do it.  It's hard to find another explanation for his increasingly … [Read more...]