Lt. Gov. candidate Andrea Silbert has apparently decided to spend some of her bountiful cash-on-hand by hiring two fairly big-name Democratic operatives: media consultant Tad Devine and campaign manager Steve Gerencser. From the press … [Read more...]
More Governor’s race developments
There's more interesting Gov's race news in the morning papers. First, Deval Patrick has been making progress in the fundraising department - he still has a lot less cash on hand than Tom Reilly, but he has raised more money than … [Read more...]
Meltdown in the NY GOP
Closing of College Shadows Candidate for Governor By SAM DILLON; JIM RUTENBERG CONTRIBUTED REPORTING FROM NEW YORK FOR THIS ARTICLE. (NYT) 1246 wordsPublished: November 17, 2005In the days since William F. Weld left Decker College … [Read more...]
Supreme Court will review Tom DeLay’s Texas gerrymander
The Supreme Court today announced that it will hear several challenges to the legality of Tom DeLay's infamous gerrymander in Texas that handed several seats to congressional Republicans. You can read good coverage of the issues at … [Read more...]
Governor’s race: It’s Tom vs. Deval
Bill Galvin is out. (Hat tip: Fray.)Why did he bail - and why now? Who knows? Galvin is an odd bird, the ultimate insider trying to play the populist card, periodically grabbing headlines by taking on HMOs, the … [Read more...]
He’s baaaaaack…
Here's how this dreadful piece begins.A POLITICAL sidebar that made surprising news the last few weeks is a phrase in a 1985 job application from now-Judge Sam Alito questioning the Warren Court's reapportionment decisions. That tidbit sent … [Read more...]
I come not to bury Pumpkinhead, but to praise him
This morning on Meet the Press, Tim Russert showed some barely-concealed anger about the way that the federal government has completely forsaken the city of New Orleans, mentioning a number of articles about the pathetic state of … [Read more...]
Good for a chuckle
Samuel Alito told the Senate <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051206/ap_on_go_co/alito_2">he'd recuse himself from cases involving Vanguard investment management. He then did not do so in 2002. So who should be afraid? Whispers … [Read more...]