OK, now that Trump's "moderate" advisors choked on health care (Priebus & Pence moderates?...yes that is the country we now live in) will he turn to his extremist advisors and open up the door to the possibility of expanding single … [Read more...]

OK, there is a plan a foot make Elizabeth Warren Vice President and minimize the damage of Baker appointed GOP Senator. Now, count me as one leery of a slam dunk Democratic win in a US Senate Special Election. Been there, did not do … [Read more...]

As I wrote about earlier this month, there is big MA GOP showdown this weekend to elect loyal Trump delegates to the RNC Convention between the Real Donald Trump camp and the Cruz camp, who are running as Trump delegates and will then … [Read more...]

The rise of Donald Trump has offered many "teachable moments" for us. Another moment for many voters will soon emerge and that is: Voters only play a very small role in nominating presidential candidates. As uber-political wonks … [Read more...]

Yep. Last night the New England Police Benevolent Association endorsed Donald Trump for President. The NEPBA is the umbrella association for police unions primarily located in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Given their track record of … [Read more...]

It is difficult to keep a simmering pot of fascism from boiling over. Not only is the Trump camp trying to suppress dissent, they are squeezing the media's ability to freely report on events. This kind of stuff will only get worse over … [Read more...]

...being the most secretive and the most unresponsive government agency in the United States to public information requests, according to the Investigative Reporters and Editors Association. While the competition was tough, it was the … [Read more...]

When a news story about a politician's military service appears two weeks before an election, it's usually not good news for the campaign. Particularly when the byline reads Walter V. Robinson, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter … [Read more...]

It appears that Seth Moulton's campaign was right to suggest he was the better Democratic candidate to oppose Richard Tisei. From today's Globe story about Deval Patrick's endorsement of Moulton: ...one group that handicaps political races … [Read more...]

As Joe Biden once said, this story about the US government using a drone as a domestic surveillance tool, is either a BFD, or the Patriot Ledger will have egg on their face. Here is a Globe story from last year about the mysterious UFO … [Read more...]