ImageShack.us Obviously, this is an overly simplistic look at the players, their strengths and weaknesses -- and I encourage anyone's thoughts, critiques and improvements in the comments. Understanding the strength and weaknesses between … [Read more...]
Yesterday’s interesting election results
We all know last night's big results in Massachusetts: a Democratic sweep with extra Democratic. Others, like Charley and David, have extrapolated a lot of the wisdom we can learn from it -- the strategies we should take, the respect John … [Read more...]
Obama keeps DADT alive. Will Democrats Pay the Price?
14 days out from the electoral fight of our lives, Obama has officially killed the hopes of thousands of gay and lesbian soldiers to be able to serve openly and honestly, without fear of being thrown out of the military because of the … [Read more...]
Questions for Charlie Baker
Ras came out with a new poll, showing Patrick's lead is holding steady. As has been the nature of this campaign, there's been little fluctuation in the polls and the lead is real, but it's not large -- we must remain vigilant. The Globe's … [Read more...]
I’m with Tierney — and damn proud of it
As someone who's been a constituent of John Tierney for most of my life, it's hard to think of any other person in the Massachusetts delegation who I'd rather have. Tierney has epitomized political courage, being one of our most progressive … [Read more...]
Doing Our Part in Massachusetts
After reading this blog over at Americablog, I feel a little galvanized. One of the most unfortunate things to happen coming out of Barack Obama's election is the fact that we've seen that the "change" he represents is not the change we … [Read more...]
Fall River Casino Interests Steal $50 million from Massachusetts?
The Bio Park was going to be a hugely important development fom the region. UMASS Dartmouth had already planned investments totaling tens of millions of dollars. What's going to happen with that, now? Well, here's Chancellor McCormack: … [Read more...]
New Rule: you can’t say you support something if you actively work against it
Of course, there's an even greater problem here than the lie that this President actually supports an end to Don't Ask Don't Tell (at least enough to actually work toward it). There's the matter of that election we have coming up... The old … [Read more...]
Hey, House Reps, did you know…
Speaker DeLeo used campaign donations to pay for that Spectrum "study" for that slots bill most of you just voted for, that Spectrum Gaming is now on Speaker DeLeo's campaign payroll? How do you think your constituents will feel about that? … [Read more...]
Roll Call Time: Holding Representation Accountable
I can't express how disappointed I am in these two votes, in particular. Long time opponents of casinos have said that they were only switching their votes because they thought by doing so they could make it better, through amendments, when … [Read more...]
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