Because I am a Hillary Clinton supporter, endorse her position on health care, and believe that a single-payer health care program is both unattainable and a distraction, several political allies have pronounced me no longer sufficiently … [Read more...]
With friends like ZZZZZZZZZZ’s
Speaking of Tea Parties, the Northborough Tea Party also endorsed Mary Connaughton, and here's why: ALL candidates who have appeared at our NTP meetings have pledged, in writing, that if elected they will uphold our core values: * Strict … [Read more...]
What about Charlie Baker?
Just this week, Charlie Baker headlined a fund-raiser for Jeff Perry. Charlie Baker cries at his daughter's recitals. Think he's going to cry for Lisa Allen? Are you still supporting Jeff Perry, Charlie? … [Read more...]
What’s eating Charlie Baker?
Brian McGrory had an incredibly perceptive column in Friday's Boston Globe - Sour Baker a harder sell. Watching last week's debate, I had the same impression that McGrory had: Why does Charlie Baker look so perpetually put upon? When … [Read more...]
More newspaper endorsements for Suzanne Bump . . .
I've already posted on Bump's endorsements by the Boston Globe, the Newton TAB, the Brookline TAB, the Cambridge Chronicle, the Somerville Journal, the Needham Times, and the West Roxbury Transcript, but there are several more to … [Read more...]
Boston Globe Endorses Suzanne Bump
Tomorrow's Boston Sunday Globe features an endorsement of Suzanne Bump in the Democratic Primary for State Auditor. Here is the Globe's reasoning: Of the three candidates for the Democratic nomination for auditor, former state labor … [Read more...]
Why I support Suzanne Bump . . .
I've heard the criticism about the Suzanne Bump supporters - that we're only dissing other candidates and have nothing positive to say about our own candidate, and I accept the challenge. As odious as I find Guy Glodis, and as … [Read more...]
Boston Globe finally onto Odious Glodis . . .
At long last, the Boston Globe is starting to look into the background of Guy Glodis. Today's article by Frank Phillips, entitled Glodis left loan source off his state ethics filing, expands upon the questionable loan that I talked … [Read more...]
Can we have an intelligent conversation about PLA’s here on BMG?
Now, full disclosure. I'm definitely pro-union. I won't cross a picket line, I'm not getting my coffee fixes at Dunkin Donuts right now, and I get chills up my spine when I hear "Solidarity Forever." Nevertheless, I think … [Read more...]
Bump beats Lake on home field . . .
Missed this one a few weeks ago, but it's not too late to be newsworthy. Suzanne Bump got the endorsement of the Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee, Mike Lake's own ward committee. David Wedge from the Boston Herald reported … [Read more...]