"They are the future of the Democratic Party. The future mayors, city councilors, school committee members and activists of the Merrimack Valley and beyond." - In political game, they're the farm team: Merrimack Valley Young … [Read more...]
Freedom of The Press… Whatever…
and a side order of Obama Takes a Hard Line Against Leaks to Press In 17 months in office, President Obama has already outdone every previous president in pursuing leak prosecutions. His administration has taken actions that might have … [Read more...]
When does it end?
How much more of this monarchist-like flummery can we possibly endure??? Case in point, today's web edition (is there any other) of Politico.com where we are tutored on the actual dangers a president faces when he is, well, "perfect" … [Read more...]
The love story that has no end in sight.
What I learned from DNC's - I mean NBC's Brian Williams exclusive White House excursion, part one of which aired on the commercial network last evening, June 2. Barack Obama has plenty of apples around the White House, thus insuring ample … [Read more...]
Probably a different look at the press conference……
Even a casual observer could appreciate the sardonic attitude of the press corp which shamelessly peppered President Obama with patronizing questions during last night's prime time presidential news conference. The members of the … [Read more...]
Sal DiMasi, The Boston Globe & the issues that matter to me
On Sunday, I read the Boston Globe's story on Sal DiMasi and his lobbyist "friends" by perpetual DiMasi antagonist Andrea Estes - to me the story contained nothing new - imagine lobbyists in the State House making money off clients and … [Read more...]
Hidden agenda surfaces in the Globe, part 2
The headline was matched by the lede, another finger-pointing gotcha: HANGING ROCK, Ohio - Senator Hillary Clinton, who has accused rival Barack Obama of sending misleading mailers to voters about her healthcare plan, misstated his … [Read more...]
Bill Clinton attacks the Press
I had forgotten how slick and sly B Clinton could be. He sees that his wife is going to loose Saturday so he preempts the loss by blaming it on the Press, going so far yesterday as to say that the Press is "taking the election away … [Read more...]
Is More Trouble On The Way?
This was reported today by WBZ:Governor Deval Patrick is facing questions over some contributions he received during his campaign for governor. The donations came from employees of two firms building a new development in Cambridge.It gets … [Read more...]
The Grudge Report
Brian McGrory begins today's column reporting in Gov. Patrick's fine work addressing the awful raid in New Bedford. Instead of continuing to focus on the raid, after a few short paragraphs, McGrory launches into this screed"Where has … [Read more...]