Pre-primary finance reports were due 1/3 for the three special elections.http://www.mass.gov/ocpf/Wo 2Ellis (D) 6825Rice (D)9275McCallum (D) 2575Dennehy (R) 18,855 (5,000 from self)Venuto (U) no reportBr 1Coppola (R) 5026 (500 from … [Read more...]
David Letterman hammers Bill O’Reilly
Tom Ball at Kos has posted a link to the video and a transcript of last night's David Letterman show on which Letterman stopped being a comedian for long enough to lay into Bill O'Reilly about Iraq. Good for Letterman. As Ball … [Read more...]
Say it ain’t so, Len!
It appears that one of MA's finest blogs, Cape Cod Works, is closing up shop. Len, CCW's proprietor, is on to hopefully bigger and better things. But he will be missed here in left blogistan! All the best, Len. … [Read more...]
Bush recess-appoints half the FEC
This President is so evil. Today he recess-appointed three individuals, including the nefarious Hans von Spakovsky (discussed here), to the Federal Election Commission. In so doing, he bypassed the Senate confirmation process … [Read more...]
Ban car radios if you’re sincere
Looking for something outside of the car (building, street sign, etc.) (23% of drivers in a distracted related crash; 0.8% of all drivers)Dealing with children or other passengers (19%; 0.7% of all drivers)Looking for something inside the … [Read more...]
Presidential signing statements: it’s worse than you thought
As I noted in this post, Samuel Alito proposed some fairly radical views when working for the Reagan administration regarding the effect of the President issuing a "signing statement" when he signs a bill into law. Among them, he … [Read more...]
Bostonians: Q&A with Sam Yoon at DFA-Boston this evening
I first met Sam Yoon about one year ago, at the January 2005 meeting of DFA-Boston. He and another city council candidate, John Connolly, were the first of many to talk to our group and seek our endorsement. We had a long, … [Read more...]
AWOL already
Anyone remember when Romney said he wasn't running for reelection, but that his quest for national office wouldn't keep him from attending to business here at home?Guess not. A GOP-sponsored hunting trip in Georgia, for God's … [Read more...]