Jon Keller, the always-opinionated and always-interesting political analyst for Channel 4, has started his own blog. Today he has some quick reactions to the CBS4 poll noted below, as well as a couple of posts on an incident in North … [Read more...]
A Boston transit strike??
Argh. The Globe reports today that upcoming negotiations between the MBTA and its several unions are expected to be "the most contentious in years." And some observers are warning that a strike is more likely on this go-round in … [Read more...]
Gerry Leone: a career prosecutor – but wait, there’s more!
I think it's very easy to caricature this race as Gerry Leone, the hard-core prosecutor who's only interested in locking 'em up and throwing away the key, vs. Jarrett Barrios, the progressive lefty who has never prosecuted a case but who … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Boston Globe
"It was not that Boston lacked newspapers. On the contrary, there were ten competing papers in the city. However, none of them, including The Herald, which accounted for half of all the papers sold in Boston, was satisfactory to these … [Read more...]
“Bail reduced for man accused of Internet death threats”
The case against the Marlborough police officer who allegedly threatened to put a gun to Pechonis's son's head - kicking off this whole bruhaha - is being dropped. The MetroWest Daily News article reports: Also, a case involving … [Read more...]
Mihos website is back up
As you'll recall, Christy Mihos's campaign website (christy2006.com) was live for a brief period in mid-February, then went mysteriously dark again. Now, perhaps in celebration of his official campaign kickoff, it's back up, and it's … [Read more...]
“Mitt? Mitt who?”
We seem to be hearing that a lot lately from Romney's handpicked Lieutenant Governor, Kerry Healey, who nowadays runs screaming every time Romney takes a public position on anything. The latest: Healey has stated unequivocally that … [Read more...]
The Mihos implosion: coming soon!
Christy Mihos's decision to run as an independent was all over the news yesterday, as anonymous sources gleefully leaked the story to anyone who would listen in advance of today's official announcement.But the Herald's report that Mihos … [Read more...]
Adding my voice to the growing chorus
I practically choked on my Cheerios this morning as I read the news, discussed in more detail by Charley and John McDonough, that the Senate has unanimously (!) passed a bill that not only does nothing to encourage employers who don't … [Read more...]
Meet our new pals Pete Domenici (and the Coast Guard)
Senate Energy Committee Chair Pete Domenici doesn't like Rep. Don Young's (R-Abramoff) anti-wind-farm antics, nor does the Coast Guard, says Congressional Quarterly. Wind Farmer's Almanac has the scoop. … [Read more...]
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