A platform-specific annotated subset of the campaign sites of the dozen running to be Boston's Mayor follows. The last post on the topic was likely too dense. Of course, this is a cross-post from Marry in Massachusetts. Yesterday, … [Read more...]
12 Boston Mayor Websites, So-So
After looking at the campaign websites for the dozen candidates for the Boston mayoralty, I was stunned by their mediocrity...and worse. In this cross-post from Marry in Massachusetts, I combined my subjective judgments with verifiable … [Read more...]
Boston Mayoral-Hopeful Shows
Word to wonks... I've been enjoying David Bernstein's Boston City Council candidate interviews. Then I realized I haven't been posting here on Left Ahead's versions with mayoral ones. Click the links below to run half hour mp3 files from … [Read more...]
Boston Council Prez Talks Power
Ross is a politician but not cowardly or overly slick. Among other ideas, he included:Home rule: A vestige of class warfare that cripples the city. Boston should be able to govern itself. Term limits:Mayor Tom Menino has been fine, … [Read more...]
Exploring Grace Ross for Governor
The anger on the ground is real. The fear is real. The sense of betrayal of promises made is palpable. We must provide a practical, real alternative to the lesson people will otherwise learn: that we are no longer participants in our own … [Read more...]
Getting through this economic mess requires a different trajectory
While many economists will tell you this crisis came out of nowhere, economic theory actually could have pointed the way. A fundamental reality of our economy that economists across the spectrum have repeated in recent months is that … [Read more...]
MSE: Galluccio wins
Just talked to Flaherty's press person; Flaherty concedes to Galluccio. [UPDATE (by David, on Wednesday morning): And, as it turns out, Paul Nowicki actually came in second by wiping out every other candidate in his hometown of … [Read more...]
“… whose rings must be kissed”
Posted without comment, from the venerable Cambridge Civic Journal, aka rwinters.com:What started out as a sleepy little filling of a vacancy in the State Senate has, as Primary Election Day (Tues, Sept 11) approaches, … [Read more...]
Questions for Jeff Ross
-You now live in Cambridge, according to your campaign filings, so why have you not removed the homestead filing in which you declare your Boston property as your principal residence?-Why did a Florida condo association file a … [Read more...]
Cambridge Chronicle backs Flaherty for Senate
As two BMGers have already noted, the Cambridge Chronicle has endorsed Tim Flaherty for the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex Senate seat.The Chronicle says that Flahertywas specific and multi-pronged in his approach. He said he would commission … [Read more...]