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Who Won Storm’s Energy Reliability Test, Wind or Nuclear?

November 3, 2017 By thegreenmiles Leave a Comment

Former Dancin' With The Stars contestant and current U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has a bonkers plan to force ratepayers to subsidize coal and nuclear power in the name of "reliability." Not because Republicans are beholden to existing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: clean-energy, energy reliability, nuclear-power, Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station, Rick Perry, wind-power

The Tea Party’s Empty Dance Card

January 20, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Well there you have it, another onetime Tea Party favorite has dropped out of the 2012 race to be America’s president thereby shrinking the field of “viable” candidates that a Tea Party true believer could vote for this coming November. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Election, barack-obama, Evangelicals, Herman Cain, house-tea-party-caucus, Libertarian Views, michelle-bachmann, mitt-romney, newt-gingrich, Republican Populists, Republican Primaries, republican-party, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, ron-paul, Social Conservatives, tea-party

For the Radical Right, a Defeat in New Hampshire

January 11, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Tonight's outcome in New Hampshire represents a significant setback for the fortunes of the Tea Party movement along with the rest of the radical right as Republican moderates have captured the bulk of the votes cast in the contest. When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Election, iowa-caucuses, John Huntsman, michelle-bachmann, mitt-romney, New Hampshire Primaries, newt-gingrich, Republican Primaries, republican-party, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, ron-paul, Tea Party Caucus, tea-party-movement, william-kristol

“Oops” There Goes My Candidacy and Much More

November 10, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Judging from several pundits on the right, Rick Perry’s candidacy for president is all but finished. Perry’s latest gaffe during Wednesday’s Republican debate, in front of millions of potential voters, may be the proverbial last straw. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Republican Presidential Contenders, 2012-elections, barack-obama, Donald Trump, Herman Cain, michele-bachmann, mitt-romney, newt-gingrich, Rick Perry, ron-paul, sarah-palin

Poof Goes Palin

October 5, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Well we sure are in the midst of non-stop political news. Coming close on the heals of Chris Christie declining to run for the presidency we get much the same news from Sarah Palin. Hot from a cool Wasilla: “After much prayer and serious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Politics, barack-obama, michele-bachmann, Republican Candidates, Rick Perry, sarah-palin

The Fading of a Great White Hope

October 4, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Well there you have it, Republican Governor Chris Christie has decided not to run for president in 2012. This will certainly be a let down for many in the G.O.P. but in reality it probably doesn’t matter all that much anyway. For one thing, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Election, American Conservativism, barack-obama, chris-christie, jeb-bush, meet-the-press, Mitch Daniels, mitt-romney, Republican Primaries, republican-party, Rick Perry, sarah-palin, tea-party

NeoCon Kristol Unsettled by G.O.P. Contenders

September 28, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

William Kristol, editor of the neoconservative organ, The Weekly Standard, recently bemoaned the performance of conservative candidates during the last Republican presidential debate. He claims to be saying out loud what he implies is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-presidential-elections, barack-obama, chris-christie, Expeditionary Warfare and Public Opinion, jeb-bush, Military Operations, Mitch Daniels, mitt-romney, Paul Ryan, Rick Perry, Weekly Standard, william-kristol

Fox News Turns the Guns on the Far Right

September 27, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 2 Comments

Something happened on the way to the presidential forum in Orlando last week, Roger Ailes the CEO of Fox News decided to change Fox News' ideological course and turn the guns on conservative candidates themselves. Quoting Howard Kurtz, "It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, congressional-republicans, fox-news, glenn-beck, michele-bachmann, Rick Perry, roger-ailes, ron-paul, rush-limbaugh, sarah-palin, tea-party

Conservative Pundits Throwing Perry Under the Bus?

September 25, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

For the second time in the past two days a prominent conservative commentator has thrown Texas Governor Rick Perry under the bus possibly sending this latest Tea Party darling into a downward tailspin along the same trajectory as that of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-election, barack-obama, Brit Hume, michelle-bachmann, mitt-romney, Republican Primaries, Rick Perry, tea-party-movement, william-kristol

Bid Bachmann Goodbye

September 23, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 3 Comments

Ever since Rick Perry entered the 2012 race for president, Michele Bachmann's fortunes have been heading south, not to South Carolina but into the political basement. The latest USA Today/Gallup poll shows that Bachmann is now polling in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Campaign, barack-obama, michelle-bachmann, Republican Candidates, Rick Perry, sarah-palin

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travtuftsTravis@travtufts·
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Hey #mapoli please tell me come 2022 we are going to remember how Charlie Baker mismanaged the COVID vaccine rollout, vetoed the consensus police reform bill, vetoed abortion access, vetoed the consensus climate bill, didn’t fund the SOA, and slashed transit. Please.

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cdempcChris Dempsey@cdempc·
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The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
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"Service cuts punish those who need public transit the most ... Policymakers need to make choices now that will serve the public interest in the long term. They need to ensure the trains & buses keep running." #mapoli https://twitter.com/cdempc/status/1353002390560141318

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The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
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Focus on the record - "small minded and shortsighted" justification for transit cuts that make it tougher to reduce emissions, harm those in need and hold back our recovery #mapoli https://twitter.com/cdempc/status/1353002390560141318?s=20

Chris Dempsey@cdempc

The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
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Focus on the record - vetoing proposals that would break MA out of our failed transportation status quo https://twitter.com/BenjaminDowning/status/1352325656076541958?s=20

Benjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning

"Many of the vetoes represent missed opportunities for building a more equitable transportation system for all residents" - well said @MonicaTibbitsN - a thread on how @MassGovernor 's vetoes lock in failed transportation status quo #mapoli https://twitter.com/MonicaTibbitsN/status/1351658881341136900

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