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On the Road to Political Irrelevance with Rudy Giuliani

February 22, 2015 By steven-j-gulitti 1 Comment

Another famous New Yorker, Yogi Berra, once said, “We may be lost but we’re making good time.” That pretty much sums up the current state of Rudy Giuliani’s political reality and doesn’t bode well for his future. When it comes to Rudy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: American Churchill, barack-obama, Barry Goldwater, chris-christie, democrats, Donald Trump, franklin-d.-roosevelt, john-mccain, meet-the-press, Michael Gerson, rand-paul, Republican Establishment, republican-party, republicans, rudy-giuliani, sarah-palin, scott-walker, Steven J. Gulitti, tea-party, Ted Cruz, Yogi Berra

The real IRS scandal

January 10, 2014 By dave-from-hvad 5 Comments

This morning, I listened as Joe Scarborough tried on his MSNBC TV political entertainment show to equate President Obama's supposed tolerance of IRS misconduct with Chris Christie's GW Bridge scandal. In both cases, Scarborough said, top … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chris-christie, irs

For the Tea Party, Another Election, Another Defeat

November 6, 2013 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Ever since the high water mark of the Tea Party movement in 2010 the path forward nationally has been nothing if not downhill. The net number of seats held by movement members on Capitol Hill has declined overall. Twice they have cost the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2013 Alabama State Elections, 2013 Elections, 2013 Government Shutdown, 2013 New Jersey Gubenatorial Election, 2013 New York Mayoral Race, 2013 Virginia State Elections, Bill de Blasio, Bradley Byrne, chris-christie, Ken Cuccinelli, koch-brothers, Main Street Advocacy, republican-party, tea-party, Ted Cruz, Terry McAuliffe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Gov. Chris Christie is Keeping New Jersey Mired in the Discriminatory Past

May 14, 2013 By Laurel 17 Comments

The passage of a marriage equality law in Delaware last week leaves New Jersey the only Atlantic coast state north of Virginia to retain a discriminatory marriage law. “[V]acationers this summer can travel anywhere from Portland, Maine, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chris-christie, gay-marriage, lgbt, marriage-equality, new-jersey

Mitt Romney and Autumn’s Black Swan

November 2, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti 1 Comment

In nature black swans are a rarity. In the world of politics and economics they represent rare surprise events that have significant consequences. Of late the term black swan gained renewed currency when economist Nouriel Roubini said that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Election, Auto Bailout, barack-obama, Black Swans, bob-mcdonnell, chris-christie, chrysler, Consumer Confidence, General Motors, Hurricane Sandy, jobs, michael-bloomberg, mitt-romney, Political Polling, Swing State Polling, The Cook Political Report

C’mon Mitt, Privatizing Disaster Relief Would be a Disaster

October 31, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti 1 Comment

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, with the upcoming election a factor, one thing is apparent and that is that Mitt Romney is no better off at figuring out disaster relief than he was at figuring out who constitutes our geopolitical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chris-christie, Disaster relief, fema, government-spending, Hurricane Sandy, hurricane-katrina, louisiana, mississippi, mitt-romney

As Jobs Focus Dims, Christie Joins Brown as a ‘Rock Star’ of Intolerance

March 5, 2012 By massuniting Leave a Comment

Still painfully absent from town halls or open forums where constituents can engage him in public, Senator Scott Brown will be making yet another pay-per-view appearance tonight in Boston. If you're a constituent with $2,500 to spare, you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chris-christie, ma-sen, masen, scott-brown

The Fading of a Great White Hope

October 4, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Well there you have it, Republican Governor Chris Christie has decided not to run for president in 2012. This will certainly be a let down for many in the G.O.P. but in reality it probably doesn’t matter all that much anyway. For one thing, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Election, American Conservativism, barack-obama, chris-christie, jeb-bush, meet-the-press, Mitch Daniels, mitt-romney, Republican Primaries, republican-party, Rick Perry, sarah-palin, tea-party

NeoCon Kristol Unsettled by G.O.P. Contenders

September 28, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

William Kristol, editor of the neoconservative organ, The Weekly Standard, recently bemoaned the performance of conservative candidates during the last Republican presidential debate. He claims to be saying out loud what he implies is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-presidential-elections, barack-obama, chris-christie, Expeditionary Warfare and Public Opinion, jeb-bush, Military Operations, Mitch Daniels, mitt-romney, Paul Ryan, Rick Perry, Weekly Standard, william-kristol

Baker to MA: “Go Jersey”

October 24, 2010 By proath 17 Comments

Under Governor Patrick, Massachusetts won the Race to the Top competition, delivering millions to Massachusetts schools. We came in first place. New Jersey came in 11th, losing out on funds. And Chris Christie's team has been roundly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charlie-baker, chris-christie, deval-patrick, new-jersey

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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This won't do at all.

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This is horrible

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They did the same with Obama and the economy in January '09.

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Yesterday Hannity was ranting about how it’s awful that Biden hadn’t solved the COVID crisis yet, hours after he was inaugurated https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-attacks-president-biden-not-having-covid-pandemic-under-control

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My mother is very proud that I’m the one dropping an f bomb in this bitch. Seriously though, it’s time to widen the lens of climate accountability. Big Oil relies on enablers, and they shouldn’t escape scrutiny https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1352389540334481410

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Ad agencies and PR agencies are renting themselves to the fossil fuel industry, supplying the creative juice necessary to wreck the planet. Please--do something different with your talents!

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@BostonDotCom Seventeen speeding tickets, at least 7 wrecks, and 6 license suspensions. Why do we need to wait until someone dies before permanently revoking the license of a driver who has repeatedly demonstrated that they can't be trusted to operate an automobile safely? #mapoli #ZeroVision

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@bluemassgroup @BostonGlobe More details not behind a paywall:

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