I think BMG can take some credit for bringing this to the fore.GLOBE EDITORIALAdams everlastingSunday October 15, 2006SOMETIMES, history pierces the mists of time like an arrow.Words spoken by John Adams two centuries ago resonate now with … [Read more...]
Visibility Sat 10/14/2006 for Deval
Was doing visibility for Deval today for a couple of hours with 8 or 9 friends on a busy street corner. Response very very positive with lots of thumbs up from all ages. No women gave thumbs down. The few thumbs down (5 or 6 over 2 hours) … [Read more...]
Framing the issues for “cognitive misers”
Political wannabees would be wise to look at the work of Matt Nisbit on social communication.The basic points is that framing issues is critical to control political perceptions. Obviously with the LaGuer and Songer topics this was not done … [Read more...]
State Panel Call for Gas Tax Hike
I think we can do a little predictive politics on this item and say that Healy will use this as a way to tag Deval as wild spending liberal. They will totally ignore the current state of the infrastucture across the state and the virtual … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Justices Brennan and Marshall agreed with the basis of the Songer Appeal
1. Interesting to note that in the Songer Appeal that the Appeals Court vote was 11 to 0 to hear the case. 2. Supreme Court Justices (Thurgood) Marshall and Brennan agreed with the basis of the appeal. I think few cases get to the Supreme … [Read more...]
John Adams, lawyer for the defense
It may be worthwhile remembering than none other than John Adams, Quincy native, author of the Massachusetts constitution, father of a president (JQAdams), and, of course, 2nd president, was the lawyer for the British soldiers involved in … [Read more...]
Positive Wash Post on Deval by Broder no less
New Star Among the DemocratsBy David S. BroderThursday, October 5, 2006; Page A33 BOSTON -- The buzz here this autumn is all about the newcomer to elective politics who is threatening to break the hold that Republicans have had for an … [Read more...]
Saturday
Couldn't do too much today for the campaign as I had to go off Cape. There were 10-15 Reilly visibilty folks at the Bourne rotary at 10 but none at 2:00. The many Mihos signs, the only ones I have seen, that were at the rotary last weekend … [Read more...]