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Deval hires lobbyist to raise campaign funds: What could possibly go wrong?

June 3, 2010 By shirleykressel 5 Comments

I worked for his campaign, I hoped, I checked back in!  And he betrayed me and all the others who stood, teary-eyed and lump-throated, when he spoke at rallies and when he made his acceptance speech.  We progressives/liberals … [Read more...]

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Deval: $200million more for developers

May 16, 2010 By shirleykressel 28 Comments

Gov. Deval Patrick is going to give away $200 million to developers this year, much of it for shopping malls and parking lots. The apparent motive is to please the construction unions.  The cover is that it will not only "create jobs" … [Read more...]

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So much for civic engagement

April 16, 2010 By shirleykressel 8 Comments

At his English High campaign kick-off, I asked Governor Patrick to meet with me to discuss the Liberty Mutual tax break. He said, "I can help you with that," and asked his aide to give me his contact information to arrange a meeting. … [Read more...]

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Deval and the Unions: Part 2

March 13, 2010 By fredtsmurch 19 Comments

For whatever reason the Mass AFL-CIO seems to be dominated by the hysterical police and fire unions. This story in the Globe today: Some patrolmen object to paper's Obama depictions  is illustrative. If one ever gets a chance to read … [Read more...]

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Cahill Runs Right

January 6, 2010 By bostonlawyer 1 Comment

As a Democrat likely supporting Charlie Baker, I may be too quick to see rainbows in what could arguably be a rain cloud.  However, as insignificant as these picks generally are, Loscocco gives Baker more room to pick up disillusioned … [Read more...]

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LeftAhead! Podcast: Bizarre Politicians and How to Cure ‘Em

July 7, 2009 By Ryan Leave a Comment

Today, on LeftAhead, Lynne, Mike and I chatted about four sets of politicians on the national, state and local levels who have made rash, illegal, unacceptable and/or bizarre decisions. We discussed Sarah Palin and her problems in Alaska, … [Read more...]

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Tonight in Somerville -Sciortino event with Deval

July 22, 2008 By keepin-it-cool 28 Comments

Carl Sciortino has been my State Rep for four years now. I can go on and on about what a wonderful representative he is - but I will try to be brief. I find  Carl to be  extremely intelligent and personable. He is quick to … [Read more...]

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NY Times: Early Dazzle, Then Tough Path for a Governor

March 26, 2008 By mannygoldstein 4 Comments

NY Times article that compares Deval to Barack - sort of a cautionary tale. While I recognize that there are obvious parallels between both men, I see them as being entirely different creatures.  Deval has turned out to be pretty much … [Read more...]

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Deval’s right…we need a SecEd

February 8, 2008 By sabutai 10 Comments

Why "almost despite himself"?  Well, to take Deval at his word, this isn't even a big part of his "vision" for education.  Looking at his ersatz eternal campaign/parallel government website devalpatrick.com, his spiel on education … [Read more...]

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Does this Governor make my butt look big?

February 6, 2008 By gladys-kravitz 13 Comments

In the summer of 2004, just as pundits were pronouncing that political conventions had become irrelevant, a young senator from Illinois was making his national debut on center stage. As he spoke, he held the nation in his hand. His words … [Read more...]

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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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amywesterveltAmy Westervelt@amywestervelt·
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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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brianr2600Brian RIstuccia@brianr2600·
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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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