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GOP: The gathering storm
Republicans could not have won as many elections as they have won lately if they were just the party of the religious right, nor if they were just the party of the corporate elite (i.e., the rich). They have to be both. And the … [Read more...]
Stay tuned…
I went to hear and meet Deval Patrick last night at Rindge Latin School in Cambridge. Pretty good stuff, and I'll have a rundown this afternoon. He made his brief but quite effective stump speech, and took some tough questions about his … [Read more...]
DeLay, in a nutshell
The NY Times very helpfully printed out the House ethics rules today, along with more on DeLay's latest Abramoff bombshells. (It's a carpet-bombing, at this point.) Let's just put two and two together, and agree that it makes four:The … [Read more...]
Nucular, Because They Can.
Dear folks: After last night's Nuclear Hootenanny, Senators really need to hear some phone calls on this issue, especially (but not only) if you live in NH, ME, and RI. And don't get complacent: The Dems need to hear from you, too. In his … [Read more...]
The crime lab really is underfunded!
A week or so ago I ranted about how outrageous it is that the State Police Crime Lab took many months to analyze the DNA sample provided by the guy who has now been arrested for the murder of Truro resident Christa Worthington. I … [Read more...]
“Novak lied” theory apparently gathering strength
For some time, the big mystery in the Novak-Plame-gate scandal has been why douchebag of liberty Robert Novak has not been forced to reveal his source. Novak, as you'll recall, is the heroic journalist who first publicly disclosed … [Read more...]
Boston: We’re just a pathetic backwater now.
This ... thing ... in the NY Times today was flat-out garbage. "Boston's inferiority complex"? Because we lost a magazine? Riiiight. Not since October, baby.And besides, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government (full disclosure: my … [Read more...]