{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.} Back in early 2007, some high school kids made fun of Republican state sen. Scott Brown on Facebook; and, as we all know, Brown went to their high school and used foul language right back at … [Read more...]
The Scott Brown “Mock the Logo” Contest
{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.} It would appear, according to his campaign website, that Republican state sen. Scott Brown has settled on the below image as his official U.S. Senate campaign logo: Now, what exactly is that … [Read more...]
Dissecting Mike Capuano
There've been posts and comments about Martha Coakley and Stephen Lynch. Haven't heard much about Mike Capuano. Since he is not in my district, I don't know a lot about him. Any information about him, his stance on the issues, … [Read more...]
Alan Khazei, cofounder of City Year, explores a U.S. Senate run
Frank Phillips of the Boston Globe reports today that Alan Khazei, the cofounder of the widely admired City Year program in Boston that served as a model for community service programs, is seriously pondering jumping into the U.S. Senate … [Read more...]
Horror and Humor Unite for Tom Allen September 23
One of the wonderful parts of campaigning for my brother in 2004 was getting to know political leaders around the country who are making a difference. One of these was Tom Allen in Maine, where I did a lot of campaigning.I am helping … [Read more...]
Insurgent Candidates ‘R’ Us
Last evening, I sent notes to the campaigns of Bob Feuer, who is running in the Democratic primary against Congressman John Olver, and Ed O'Reilly, who is trying to unseat Senator John Kerry. We're looking to host forums here in … [Read more...]
Kerry Must Filibuster Mukasey Nomination
John Kerry must commit to filibustering the nomination of Michael Mukasey! It is not only Mr. Mukasey's refusal to call waterboarding torture--which it is--but standing idly by while this nomination goes through the Senate sends yet … [Read more...]
International Law and Iran
In my blog today I stated that Iran is a sovereign country and any attack upon it would be a violation of International Law according to the Charter of the United NationsThe Bush administration wants a dialogue to begin about attacking … [Read more...]
Warmongering about Iran, Cowboys and Blackwater, Military Commissions Act
In my blog today, Ed O'Reilly Blog, I discuss the decision by Secretary of State Rice, to implement simple "rules" rather than "rules of law" relative to private security agencies operating in Iraq, the Military Commissions Act if … [Read more...]
Lighting Up Bush’s Dark Secrets
There may be hope yet for our Constitution. The Washington Post reports today that, in a rare move, the Chief Justice of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court instructed the Bush Administration to register its views about a records … [Read more...]