I've been trying to write a post on Romney's pandering to the right for days now, and I keep getting so angry that the post becomes incoherent.  So I'm trying a new approach, just letting his own words do the work.Read this, from … [Read more...]

I may get pilloried for saying this, but I kind of like having Larry Summers around. He's useful, kind of like the Fool in King Lear, who gets to say the most outrageous and provocative things to the King without fear of reprisal.Now, as we … [Read more...]

... the local version. Hoo Lordy, this is good. … [Read more...]

This is really revealing, about all involved:Gov. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he's "made it very, very clearfrom the very beginning that I do not support gay marriage or civilunions," and that remarks he made earlier this week … [Read more...]

Underlining the thesis that he is more interested in campaigning for the White House than being Governor of the Commonwealth, Willard found time Saturday to deliver the keynote address for, of all things, the Missouri state Republican … [Read more...]

As we've written before, March 15th's special primary in the 18th Suffolk district (Allston-Brookline-Brighton) represents a terrific pickup opportunity for progressives in the MA House of Representatives. The previous rep, Finneran … [Read more...]

Thinking... hard... can't place where I've heard this before ... NPR's Juan Williams had a report Friday on Tim Pawlenty, Gov. MN, who is having to moderate his approach after aggressively targeting Democrats and losing big (ceding a … [Read more...]

Must-read post by Frederick Clarkson on the special primary elections coming up on March 15. (The general is April 12.) The most interesting are the 18th Suffolk district (Allston-Brookline-Brighton), being vacated by Finneran-zombie Brian … [Read more...]

Deval Patrick put $100K of his own money into his new campaign coffers. (Thanks to Kristen again.) It'll take more than that to beat Reilly, but then again, it may take more than Reilly to beat Romney.I'm not mature enough to resist the … [Read more...]

Excellent reporting (audio file) on WBUR this morning on the new global warming report (media summary here) commissioned by the EPA, and written by scientists from Tufts, U. Maryland and BU. (See, the EPA hasn't become completely useless … [Read more...]