For Democrats and progressives, it is critically important that President Obama's nominee to succeed the late Justice Scalia becomes the next Supreme Court Justice. Unless...wait for it...unless President Clinton's or President Sanders' … [Read more...]
What price ad revenues?
I just saw a National Rifle Association ad on BMG. It offers a free knife (think "guns don't kill people" -- cute) to people who join. This both angers and saddens me. We just marked the second anniversary of Sandy Hook. 83 people in … [Read more...]
Time for the Coakley high command to rise to the occasion
What the campaign and candidate have been doing so far regarding issues and message seems not to be working. Yes, MC is being outspent, but let's save our whining about that for the post-mortem: nobody cares, and it's loser talk. Yes, we … [Read more...]
Likely voters in a year of low enthusiasm
The polls in the gubernatorial primary consistently show a large lead for Martha Coakley. I expect that this is mostly name recognition, but three weeks out, 24 points (over Grossman) and 35 points (over Berwick) is still pretty … [Read more...]
Avoiding a prolonged senate seat vacancy
The problem is that Massachusetts is now a state where a special election must be called before a senate vacancy can be filled. I'm sure someone on BMG will know just how long this vacancy is likely to persist, but I believe it will take … [Read more...]
GOP VP Haiku
Commander in Chief Ready to lead on Day One Sarah Heath Palin … [Read more...]
Are the pollsters doing it right?
I keep reading national polls pitting Obama vs. McCain and Clinton vs. McCain, and it strikes me that these are being drawn from the same survey samples. That is, Gallup or WaPo or Rasmussen or whoever asks a selection of people, "Who would … [Read more...]
It’s the Politics, stupid.
A few dots to connect:Patrick recruits a legislative pro, Dan Bosley, to be a top administration economic official. But the deal somehow breaks down and Bosley retreats to the legislature.Patrick appoints a cabinet and senior staff almost … [Read more...]
What if the SJC had decided Goodridge differently?
We would be stuck with a Constitution that denied basic human rights to many people. We would be legally powerless to change that fact. We would be told our only recourse was to vote dozens of legislators out of office -- or else to keep … [Read more...]
Moonbat Anthem Redux
With Election Day finally here, I thought I'd turn what had been a comment three months ago into its own post.With apologies to Van Morrison (sung to the tune of "Moondance")..."Moonbats"Well, its a marvelous year for us moonbatsWith the … [Read more...]