Okay, I totally geeked out at this. I just came across Fantasy Congress and got way too excited. I figured, what the hey, if anyone wants to do a league based here, I started one called BlueMassGroup. The password is … [Read more...]
The big stage
Get meta. I think the comment system is unfair to long-time users. I want the comments to be alphabetical. What is blogging anyway? Is it an integral part of the process, a part of integrating the process, or … [Read more...]
Santa — Democrat or Republican?
Exhibits for Santa as Republican:Wears red.Overweight -- clearly leaves a comfortable lifestyle.Expects gifts (milk and cookies) for doing his job.Focuses almost exclusively on Christians.Comfortable judging people.Relies on exploitative … [Read more...]
Romney’s National Numbers
First the fun aspect. Romney has a 45.9% favorable impression, and 64% of the voters say that they don't know enough about him to give him a rating.In other words, at least 18.1% of the population feels favorable about him they … [Read more...]
Have the courage to allow the vote
In my simple-minded way, I figure either you agree with a process or you don't. Either you respect the integrity of the initiative/referendum process or you don't (and some clearly don't like the process -- fine. At least … [Read more...]
Senate prediction contest results…
A great day to be a Democrat. With pretty much everyone calling it for Tester in Montana, and Campaign Staffer Anonymous saying that George Felix Allen, Jr. is "disinclined" to contest his narrow but clear loss, I'm calling them both … [Read more...]
Election Eve
The usual poetic drabble...To open up, first things first Ill risk the last-second jinx,By saying that "Governor Deval" will be better than any of the finksWho hobbled and slandered my state, before running off with nary a careTo chase … [Read more...]
Can we moderates vote for Deval?
I'm reading about mandates and statements round these parts. People want to make a large victory a launching point. Sadly, though I could ask "launching point for what?", the better question is "against what?"Why, Massachusetts' … [Read more...]
Senate predictions anyone?
Well, the leads in half-a-dozen Senate races are now thinner than the separation between Rep. Foley and the nearest adolescent male page. For those many of us looking outside the Bay State, how 'bout a Senate prediction thread? … [Read more...]
Poemitics Two — Primary and Debate
Deval had scored and won big, on a wave of astounding G-O-T-V,And sure he won in Gloucester, Northampton most every liberal town,In those places hed his vote totals up about where wed expected them to be.But to capture the lead in … [Read more...]