As Adam Reilly has pointed out, there's a marked contrast between the websites of Republican candidates for Governor Christy Mihos and Charlie Baker. Since news of Kennedy's death broke, Mihos's regular campaign website has been … [Read more...]
Massport booze cruise: the gift that keeps on giving
Remember this oldie but goodie? (Photo via the Boston Herald) That, of course, is the end of the ill-fated Massport booze cruise back in 1999. Once the story (and that photo in particular) hit the papers, then-Massport director (and … [Read more...]
Dan Grabauskas for Lt. Governor.
Dan Grabauskas for lt. governor? The Republican Rumor Mill is stacked with stories regarding G.O.P. hopeful Charlie Baker, who recently joined Christy Mihos as a contender for the G.O.P. nomination, tapping Grabauskas as his running … [Read more...]
Opportunity lost: Charlie Baker is not the state’s anti-slots savior
Herald: During his Herald interview, Baker also: Opposed Patrick's plan to legalize three resort casinos in Massachusetts, saying the resorts would "cannibalize each other." Baker said he is open to some sort of expanded gaming, … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker’s inaugural video, complete with fake scenery
Here it is. Drop your thoughts and criticisms in the comments. My first: the hands crossed in front of the chest is a bad idea. By the way, this whole bucolic scene of Baker outside on a pleasant pedestrian mall is a … [Read more...]
Stop the presses! Bill Weld endorses Charlie Baker for governor!
Bill Weld offers perhaps the least surprising endorsement of the 2010 election season. Weld added: "I think I'm not taking anything away from any other candidate . . . but I think Charlie Baker is different. People with that much ability … [Read more...]
Three questions for Charlie Baker
1. Where do you stand on abortion/choice? 2. Where do you stand on same-sex marriage? 3. Where do you stand on casinos and slot machines? The answers to those three questions will tell us a lot about how viable Baker's candidacy really is. … [Read more...]
Lehigh: Appetite for Destruction
In mad, dauntless pursuit of a conceit for his column today, Scot Lehigh trips over his own feet. How does one reconcile these consecutive statements?In part it's because the governor clearly lacks the appetite for the bold, tough … [Read more...]
A reason for health insurers?
From the No Harm In Trying The Obvious Dept. .... A while back I said Charlie Baker had failed to justify his existence -- well, to be nicer, and more accurate, his company's existence. Why must we have health insurers at all? But in … [Read more...]
Is Baker running?
That's the obvious inference from this story in which Harvard-Pilgrim CEO Charlie Baker takes some pot-shots at Deval Patrick:"He doesn't know why he won, and he doesn't know who elected him, because he ran a campaign that was not based on … [Read more...]