Today, on LeftAhead, Lynne, Mike and I chatted about four sets of politicians on the national, state and local levels who have made rash, illegal, unacceptable and/or bizarre decisions. We discussed Sarah Palin and her problems in Alaska, … [Read more...]
Joan Vennochi and the Masters of the Speaker’s Office
Vennochi's complaint is that the progressive bloc of the Democratic Party is apparently willing to let Speaker DiMasi get away with anything, so long as he's pushing our agenda. While I've been very supportive of him, I don't find … [Read more...]
Building Our Movement
1. On fostering ideas:On BMG, I recommended creating permanent, volunteer councils largely comprised of non-establishment experts to both serve as a sound board for Deval Patrick (so he can test ideas out with them) and as a way to create … [Read more...]
Saint Kermit Gubernatorial Roundtable on WCCA Worcester features BMG bloggers
Saint Kermit (http://saintkermit.c...) Recorded live at WCCA in Worcester last Friday night, hosting our second political roundtable discussion live on Worcester's calbe access television station. Joining Saint Kermit host Jim … [Read more...]
Pre-Election Roundtable on Podcast
Topics ranged to whether the retiring and defeated anti-same-sex marriage legislators will have a successful last stand at the November 9th ConCon. Another was whether third parties can draw enough protest votes on such races as Secretary … [Read more...]