If you go to http://housetv.hou.s... there is a click window for gavel to gavel coverage of the State House, House of Representatives anyway. There is no more cable coverage.Supposedly, the House Committee on Abuse and Neglect will … [Read more...]
Coal’s Stranglehold on Congress
Bits and Bobs of InformationBefore writing this diary, I knew little about the financial side of coal. Some tidbits: * Total United States coal production 2005-06: 1131.5 million short tons (eia.doe.gov). * There are … [Read more...]
Close race decided in CT-02: another Dem pickup!
Hat tip to David Bernstein who alerts us to the Hartford Courant's report that one of last Tuesday's closest races has been officially resolved: Democratic challenger Joe Courtney has beaten incumbent Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT) -- by 91 votes … [Read more...]
Markey for Majority Leader?
Having severed the Commonwealth for 30 years as a Congressman, Markey continues to stand out as a champion of progressive politics and is able to communicate what we liberals believe in and why. He is a strong proponent of net neutrality … [Read more...]
US House and Senate results BIG FAT THREAD
Pennsylvania Senate: MSNBC calls for Bob Casey. Bye-bye Rick Santorum, and jolly good riddance.MSNBC says Menendez in NJ. Sanders cruises in VT. All good news so far.Sherrod Brown wins in Ohio! A terrific progressive pickup.Gay-baiting John … [Read more...]
Election Eve
The usual poetic drabble...To open up, first things first Ill risk the last-second jinx,By saying that "Governor Deval" will be better than any of the finksWho hobbled and slandered my state, before running off with nary a careTo chase … [Read more...]
Barron’s Says GOP Will Keep Congress; Robinson & Lynch To Debate
Back to the article, some highlights:We expect the Republican majority in the House to fall by eight seats, to 224 of the chamber's 435. At the very worst, our analysis suggests, the party's loss could be as large as 14 seats, leaving … [Read more...]
Legislative Vacancy
As I was researching more links for my list of candidate web sites, I discovered that Rep. Thomas O'Brien (D-Plymouth 12) has just been named as Plymouth County treasurer.O'Brien was unopposed in the Democratic primary for re-election, … [Read more...]
House and Senate Candidate Update
I started with the official candidate list as published by the Secretary's office. The Green and Libertarian parties each list one candidate on their sites. The Republicans have a few more candidates that are not on the Secretary's site; … [Read more...]
Health care mandate: It’s BACK and more onerous than ever!
So, we've swallowed hard here at BMG, very reluctantly putting up with a consumer mandate to buy health insurance, if it were coupled with a mandate on employers who don't cover their employees to pay something. Well, the Senate has … [Read more...]
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